Before executing a bulk share, you can preview the bulk share to see how many records will be shared out as well as details about when the shared records were created. 

The bulk share preview page will display the following: 

(info) NOTEEstimates are based on sampling the 50 latest records from the selected table and seeing how many entries are in the related table (i.e. sys_journal_field, sys_audit, etc.) to calculate an estimated total for all records.

Prerequisites


(warning) First, you will need to follow the steps to get started with DataSync Free and create a bulk share.

Procedure


To preview a bulk share before executing it, follow these steps:


Navigate to Bulk Share

Log into your sharing ServiceNow instance and navigate to Perspectium DataSync Free > DataSync Free > Bulk ShareClick the timestamp next to the name of the bulk share you want to preview.


Preview Bulk Share

At the bottom of the bulk share form under Related Links, click Preview. You will automatically be redirected to a page that displays information about how many records will be bulk shared as well as a graph showing when the records were created. To download the graph, click the icon and then choose a file type for your download. To return to your bulk share record, click the Back to Bulk Share link in the bottom left-hand corner of the page.