SN System Properties Reference
Property reference

glide.scan.inactive_records

The glide.scan.inactive_records property enables the Instance Scan feature to include inactive records during its operations. Admins should consider adjusting this setting if they need to audit or analyze inactive records within their instance.

Default: false Type: boolean Application: Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? This property configures whether inactive records are included in the Instance Scan process, with a default setting of false.
What area does it affect? Instance Scan functionality
What does the default mean? The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default.
When should you review it? Review this property when planning audits or data analysis involving inactive records.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.scan.inactive_records
Sys ID dda57141ff332210a430ffffffffff79
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value false
Description This property allows Instance Scan to include inactive records in the scan. The default value is set to false.
Updated 2025-09-03 23:30:48

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... respective companies with which they are associated. 2694 Special considerations None. Instance Scan properties On the properties form, you can set parameters that control how the instance executes. Property Description glide.scan.inactive_records • Controls whether instance scan considers inactive records, where active=false • The default value is false. Instance Scan scans only the active records • When enabled, scans will include inactive ...
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... environment (IDE) on the ServiceNow AI Platform. Changed in this release Scan execution of inactive and base system checks You can now execute scans on inactive checks by setting the glide.scan.inactive_records property to true. Add and enable glide.scan.base_system_records property to execute scans on base system checks. Activation information Instance Scan is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default. ...