it is not recommended to delete records on "sys_audit" table , i want to delete the old logs of some attributes.

shabbir5
Tera Guru

it is not recommended to delete records on "sys_audit" table ?, i want to delete the old logs of some attributes.

what happens if i run the background script or fix script to perform this operation

@Ankur Bawiskar 

Thank you,

Shabbir

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So you logged into your PDI at least once every 10 days for about 8 years? Wow, that's impressive! I let my PDIs expire by accident all the time.

Dipu Joy
ServiceNow Employee
ServiceNow Employee

Tips for reducing instance database footprint

If it is a live instance; removing the data from sys_audit with a blanket before *datetime* is not a good idea.

I wish I could have found a similar document earlier this year.