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+This background script allows ServiceNow administrators and developers to quickly check the number of active records across multiple tables such as Incident, Change Request, Problem, or Task.
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+// Script: Check Number of Active Records per Table
+// Author: Bhavya
+// Use: To count active records in multiple tables
+
+(function() {
+    // List of tables you want to check
+    var tables = ['incident', 'change_request', 'problem', 'task'];
+
+    gs.print('Active Record Count per Table');
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < tables.length; i++) {
+        var tableName = tables[i];
+        var gr = new GlideRecord(tableName);
+
+        // Filter for active records
+        gr.addQuery('active', true);
+        gr.query();
+
+        var count = gr.getRowCount();
+        gs.print(tableName + " - Active Records: " + count);
+    }
+})();