Configure a Data Discovery job

  • Versão de lançamento: Australia
  • Atualizado 12 de mar. de 2026
  • 2 min. de leitura

    • Configure a Data Discovery job and review the status of ongoing jobs. A Data Discovery job defines when a pattern is executed on a target table.

    Antes de Iniciar

    Role required: data_discovery_admin

    Procedimento

    1. Navigate to System Security > Data Discovery(Classic) > Data Discovery Job.
    2. In the Data Discovery Jobs list, select New.
    3. On the Data Discovery job fields form, fill in the fields.
      Tabela 1. Data Discovery job fields
      Field Description
      Name Name of the job.
      Description Description of the job.
      Scan Type Number of entries to be scanned. Possible states are as follows:
      • Sample: Scans 10,000 entries.
      • Incremental:Scans for sensitive data patterns in new or modified records. This scan type is recurring.
      • Full: Scans all entries.
      Policy The Data Discovery policy to be used in this job. See Data Discovery policies for more information.
      Scan Attachments Scans attachments for any sensitive data patterns. Images embedded under .pdf or .doc files will not be scanned for sensitive data.
      Aviso:
      This feature requires sending your data to a controlled ServiceNow environment. Before enabling, please confirm you have agreed to the additional terms and conditions required to use this feature.
      Context Job details about patterns scanned, target tables entries hit, and time elapsed.
      State 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.
      Summary Displays the results of the job after you execute it.
      Start Date Sets the start date for the job.
      Time window start The start of the time window to run this job. The job will run after the time entered in this field. The time entered in the Time window start field must happen before the time entered in the Time window end field.
      Nota:
      A valid time value is in Coordinated Universal Time based on a 24-hour time notation.
      Time window end The end of the time window to run this job. The job runs until the time entered in this field. If the job hasn't complete this time, the job pauses and resumes at the next time window start. The time entered in the Time window end field must happen after the time entered in the Time window start field.
      Nota:
      A valid time value is in Coordinated Universal Time based on a 24-hour time notation.
    4. Select Submit.
      The Schedule Job and Update buttons appear.
    5. Select Schedule Job to run your job.
      The job runs between the times selected in the Time window start and Time window end fields. If the job hasn’t completed during the start and end time window, the job will continue at the next time window start.
    6. Opcional: Choose one of the following functions:
      • Cancel Job: Cancels the job.
      • Pause: Pauses the job.
      • Resume: Restarts a paused job.