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title: "Legacy Table Compare: ServiceNow to Database"
canonical: "https://docs.perspectium.com/space/Lithium/2326827/Legacy%20Table%20Compare%3A%20ServiceNow%20to%20Database"
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It is highly recommended to use  new Table Compare  as this legacy feature will be deprecated in a future version.  Choosing  Legacy Table Compare: ServiceNow to Database   as your option to compare records makes a call to the  Perspectium  Integration Mesh  to retrieve your agent stats. These stats will then be saved to the  PSP Table Stats (u_psp_table_stats)  table in your instance so you can see your database name, ServiceNow and database record counts, differences between the counts, and more.    NOTE : Using the legacy table compare may require additional processing for Oracle, thus it is highly recommended to use the  new Table Compare  feature. Prerequisites  First, you will need to request the update set for   Legacy Table Compare.  Then, you will need to   install DataSync for ServiceNow  and the Legacy Table Compare, then   run the Perspectium Finish Install scripts .  Lastly,  set your initial Perspectium & DataSync properties . Procedures   To see the difference between the database tables and ServiceNow record, follow these steps: