Data Discovery scheduled discovery
Set up and schedule data discovery jobs to scan your instance for sensitive information.
Discovery Jobs
The Discovery Jobs table lists all discovery jobs. See Create discovery job to create a new discovery job.
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Name |
Name of the job |
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Description |
The job description |
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Percent Complete |
The percentage completion of the job |
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Scan Type |
Scan type of the job. Possible states are as follows:- Sample: Scans 10,000 entries.
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Start Date |
The start date of the job |
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Updated |
When the job was last updated. |
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State |
State of the Data Discovery job. The possible states are as follows:- Ready to Schedule: Default state for new jobs.
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Run |
How often the job is scheduled to run. |
The Discovery Findings table lists all the discovered findings from discovery jobs. See Review discovery findings to review and classify findings from discovery jobs.
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| Dictionary Entry | Column of the target table where the data was in |
| Table | Target table where the data was found |
| Data Pattern | Data pattern used to find the data |
| Data Pattern Match Count | Number of data entries that match the data pattern |
| Total Row Scan Count | Number of rows scanned during the job |
| Percentage of Matching Rows | Percentage of rows in the target table that match the data pattern |
| Data Discovery Job | Job used on the target table |
| Status | Status of the entry |
Granular Configuration
The Granular Configuration table lists all granular discovery jobs. See Create granular job to learn how to create a granular discovery job.
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Table |
Table of the granular discovery job |
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Column label |
Column label of the granular discovery job |
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Scan Start Point |
Sensitive data will only be discovered for the day of and after the scan start point.Note: If the scan start point is left empty, all entries in the column are scanned. |
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Active |
The state of the granular discovery job. |
The Granular Findings table lists all the granular findings from granular discovery jobs. See Review granular findings to review the findings from granular discovery jobs.
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Record |
Discovered record |
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Table |
Parent table of the record |
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Data Pattern |
Pattern used to discover the record |
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Action |
Action to be taken on the record- Review Record is pending review. This is assigned to new granular discoveries
No action will be taken on the record
Record will be anonymized |
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Status |
The status of the record- New Status assigned to finding when it is first reported
When user chosen action has been successfully applied on the finding Note: Processed findings are store for 3 days in the Granular Findings table before deletion
When applying user chosen action has failed Warning: Findings in Manual Review should be deleted by users after taking appropriate actions. |
--- title: Data Discovery scheduled discovery description: Set up and schedule data discovery jobs to scan your instance for sensitive information. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-security/data-discovery/dds-scheduled-discovery.html release: brazil product: Data Discovery classification: data-discovery topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 2 breadcrumb: [Data Discovery Store, Data Discovery, Platform Privacy] --- # Data Discovery scheduled discovery Set up and schedule data discovery jobs to scan your instance for sensitive information. ## Discovery Jobs The **Discovery Jobs** table lists all discovery jobs. See [Create discovery job](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-security/data-discovery/dds-create-new-job.md) to create a new discovery job. <table id="table_fhd_dhg_cgc"><thead><tr><th> </th><th> </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Name </td><td> Name of the job </td></tr><tr><td> Description </td><td> The job description </td></tr><tr><td> Percent Complete </td><td> The percentage completion of the job </td></tr><tr><td> Scan Type </td><td> Scan type of the job. Possible states are as follows:- **Sample**: Scans 10,000 entries. - **Full**: Scans all entries. </td></tr><tr><td> Start Date </td><td> The start date of the job </td></tr><tr><td> Updated </td><td> When the job was last updated. </td></tr><tr><td> State </td><td> State of the Data Discovery job. The possible states are as follows:- **Ready to Schedule**: Default state for new jobs. - **Scheduled**: The job is scheduled to run. - **In Progress**: Job is actively running. - **Completed**: Job has finished running successfully. - **Error**: The job has stopped running due to an error. - **Canceled**: The job has been canceled. - **Paused**: The job is paused. </td></tr><tr><td> Run </td><td> How often the job is scheduled to run. </td></tr></tbody> </table>## Discovery Findings The **Discovery Findings** table lists all the discovered findings from discovery jobs. See [Review discovery findings](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-security/data-discovery/dds-review-discovery-findings.md) to review and classify findings from discovery jobs. |Label|Description| |-----|-----------| |Dictionary Entry|Column of the target table where the data was in| |Table|Target table where the data was found| |Data Pattern|Data pattern used to find the data| |Data Pattern Match Count|Number of data entries that match the data pattern| |Total Row Scan Count|Number of rows scanned during the job| |Percentage of Matching Rows|Percentage of rows in the target table that match the data pattern| |Data Discovery Job|Job used on the target table| |Status|Status of the entry| ## Granular Configuration The **Granular Configuration** table lists all granular discovery jobs. See [Create granular job](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-security/data-discovery/dds-create-granular-job.md) to learn how to create a granular discovery job. <table id="table_jmf_q4g_cgc"><thead><tr><th> Label </th><th> Description </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Table </td><td> Table of the granular discovery job </td></tr><tr><td> Column label </td><td> Column label of the granular discovery job </td></tr><tr><td> Scan Start Point </td><td> Sensitive data will only be discovered for the day of and after the scan start point.**Note:** If the scan start point is left empty, all entries in the column are scanned. </td></tr><tr><td> Active </td><td> The state of the granular discovery job. </td></tr></tbody> </table>## Granular Findings The **Granular Findings** table lists all the granular findings from granular discovery jobs. See [Review granular findings](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-security/data-discovery/dds-review-granular-findings.md) to review the findings from granular discovery jobs. <table id="table_h3c_2pg_cgc"><thead><tr><th> Label </th><th> Description </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Record </td><td> Discovered record </td></tr><tr><td> Table </td><td> Parent table of the record </td></tr><tr><td> Data Pattern </td><td> Pattern used to discover the record </td></tr><tr><td> Action </td><td> Action to be taken on the record- **Review** Record is pending review. This is assigned to new granular discoveries - **Ignore** No action will be taken on the record - **Anonymize** Record will be anonymized </td></tr><tr><td> Status </td><td> The status of the record- **New** Status assigned to finding when it is first reported - **Processed** When user chosen action has been successfully applied on the finding **Note:** Processed findings are store for 3 days in the Granular Findings table before deletion - **Manual Review** When applying user chosen action has failed **Warning:** Findings in Manual Review should be deleted by users after taking appropriate actions. </td></tr></tbody> </table>
| title | Data Discovery scheduled discovery |
| description | Set up and schedule data discovery jobs to scan your instance for sensitive information. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-security/data-discovery/dds-scheduled-discovery.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Data Discovery |
| classification | data-discovery |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 2 |
| breadcrumb | Data Discovery StoreData DiscoveryPlatform Privacy |