Select target tables

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title: Select target tables
description: Select target tables to be used in discovery jobs.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/data-discovery/dds-select-target-tables.html
release: australia
product: Data Discovery
classification: data-discovery
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Data Discovery sources, Data Discovery Store, Data Discovery, Platform Privacy]
---

# Select target tables

Select target tables to be used in discovery jobs.

## Before you begin

Role required: discovery.admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Data Discovery** > **Sources**.

2.  Select **Target Tables** in the navigation pane.

3.  Select the **Edit** button.

4.  Check the tables to target, they will show in the right side of the pop-up.

    **Note:** Target tables will scan all columns, unless specified otherwise [in policy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/data-discovery/dds-new-policy.md).

5.  Select the **Save** button.


## Result

Selected tables will now be targeted by [scheduled discovery jobs](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/data-discovery/dds-scheduled-discovery.md).