Data Discovery policies

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title: Data Discovery policies
description: Use Data Discovery policies to scan specific tables and enable column based jobs.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/data-discovery/data-discovery-policies.html
release: australia
product: Data Discovery
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topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Exploring Data Discovery \(Classic\), Data Discovery, Platform Privacy]
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# Data Discovery policies

Use Data Discovery policies to scan specific tables and enable column based jobs.

Data Discovery policies allow you to have fine-grained control over defining specific data patterns, tables and columns that should be included in a job. Additionally, using policies enables you to create multiple discovery job settings at the same time, instead of one global configuration. You can review your Data Discovery policies by navigating to **All** > **System Security** > **Data Discovery \(Classic\)** > **Data Discovery Policies**.

**Note:** If no columns are selected for a policy, all columns of the target table will be scanned

See [Create a Data Discovery policy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/data-discovery/create-a-data-discovery-policy.md) to learn how to create a Data Discovery policy.