Activate parallel jobs for Data Discovery

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
  • 1 minute to read
  • Use parallel jobs to reduce your Data Discovery job execution time.

    Before you begin

    Role required: admin

    Procedure

    By default Data Discovery runs jobs using a single thread. Multiple threads may be activated for Data Discovery full scans.
    1. In the navigation filter enter sys_properties.list.
    2. Create the property com.glide.data_discovery.max_concurrent_item_workers
    3. Verify the Type is integer.
    4. Important:
      It is recommended to start with a small number of workers per node(2 or 3).
      Enter the number of parallel job workers in the Value field up to 5.