Workspace related lists count

George_1 · ‎06-07-2026

When I open a record, the related tab “Diagnosis and Recovery Tasks” initially shows a count of 5. However, when I click and open the related list tab, it loads and displays the actual count, which is 149 records.

Any suggestions on where to debug this.

Naveen20 · ‎06-08-2026

@George_1

This is almost always a defined relationship script or a before-query business rule that evaluates differently for the count versus the list.

You may Debug as below

Open the related list definition (right-click the list header > Configure > Related Lists, or check sys_relationship). If "Diagnosis and Recovery Tasks" is a defined relationship, inspect its "Query with" script — the count and list often diverge here.

Check for before-query business rules on the target task table that conditionally add filters.

Enable session debug (SQL/Security) and compare the encoded query fired for the count tab vs. the opened list. Related lists can return the wrong number of records when a query rule or relationship is involved.

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Tanushree Maiti · ‎06-07-2026

Hi @George_1

In ServiceNow workspaces, related list counts are calculated in the background. The discrepancy between an initial count of 5 and the actual 149 records is typically caused by deferred loading

for sys_properties: glide.ui.defer_related_lists

default value : false

Description: Load related lists after the form has loaded. This greatly increases the response time of forms.

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George_1 · ‎06-07-2026

Hi @Tanushree Maiti , the property value is false, still it is not loading the exact number when the form loads.

Ankur Bawiskar · ‎06-08-2026

@George_1

happening for all the users or some users?

how is the behavior for some other related lists which are OOTB?

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Ankur
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George_1 · ‎06-08-2026

@Ankur Bawiskar happening for all users, not just for this related list, for few other also I have observed the same when the number of records are high.