ServiceNow CPOA free question 1 / 10 · Domain 1: Strategy
A platform team wants an Instance Scan check that goes through every table in the instance and picks out each record holding a field of one particular kind, for example every HTML field, without naming the tables in advance. Which check to create fits this?
- Linter Check
- Table Check
- Column Type Check
- Script Only Check
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C
Why this is correct
The Getting started with checks page describes the Column Type Check as the way to "retrieve all records containing a specific column field type from all tables in an instance", created by selecting Create a new Column Type Check. The rule you define is then applied by iterating all records that match the target column field type. That is exactly the case in the question: the team knows the kind of field it cares about but not the tables, and wants the check to find them across the instance. Checks in Instance Scan are described as singular focused rules that detect anomalies or opportunities and can run against tables, records, or metadata, and the check type is the first choice that decides which of those the rule is built around.
Why the other options are wrong
"Table Check" … A Table Check is created when you know which specific table and conditions you want to test, and the page says it is applied on only one table at a time. Covering every table this way would mean one check per table, which is the opposite of not naming the tables in advance.
"Script Only Check" … A Script Only Check is created without specifying a table or a column type; you write your own script to verify metadata and configurations. It does not have the built-in iteration over every record that carries a chosen field kind, so the team would be writing that traversal itself.
"Linter Check" … A Linter Check generates an abstract syntax tree for the code of a record and is used to find issues in a script. It looks inside script content, not at which field kinds a table carries, so it does not select records by field kind.
Choosing among the four types
Start from what you already know. A known table and conditions point to a Table Check, which can still include a script through the Advanced option on the form. A known field kind across many tables points to a Column Type Check. Rules about configuration with no table at all point to a Script Only Check, and rules about the contents of scripts point to a Linter Check.
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