Key questions about this property
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| What does it do? |
Sets the number of seconds Discovery waits for a status record to appear after a discovery request is triggered, defaulting to 10 seconds when unset. |
| What area does it affect? |
Discovery request processing |
| What does the default mean? |
The default value is "10", which sets the baseline numeric behavior for this property. |
| When should you review it? |
When adjusting how long Discovery waits for a status record after a request |
Property record
No out of the box record exists. ServiceNow scripts read this property and use the default value shown until you create it.
| Property name |
glide.discovery.discover_now_timeout |
| Type |
integer |
| Application |
Not stated |
| Default value |
10 |
| Description |
Not stated |
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Script include: Discovery
It sets how many seconds the system waits for a discovery status record to appear after a discovery is triggered. If no value is set, the wait defaults to 10 seconds; changing it affects how long users wait for that status to be found.
/sys_script_include.do?sys_id=a6cdaf5bc0a802550004f460b6c04967
Script include: DiscoveryResultManager
It sets how many seconds the system waits for a discovery status record to appear before continuing, which can affect how long a discovery request takes to proceed. Admins can change the wait time; if the property is unset, the code uses 10 seconds.
/sys_script_include.do?sys_id=3fd4f6d2c3473200e412bea192d3ae6a
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