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title: Discovery schedule form table
description: To perform Discovery on root certificates stored outside your server, you must set a special Discovery schedule that locates these certificates. This table guides you through the form required for this task.
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release: australia
product: Discovery
classification: discovery
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Reference, Certificate Inventory and Management, ITOM Visibility, IT Operations Management]
---

# Discovery schedule form table

To perform Discovery on root certificates stored outside your server, you must set a special Discovery schedule that locates these certificates. This table guides you through the form required for this task.

<table id="table_lhb_ppz_wfc"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Value

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name for your schedule.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Discover

</td><td>

**Certificates**.**Note:** Once you fill the Discover field, the **Certificate Discovery Type** field appears.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Certificate Discovery Type

</td><td>

**Import Certificates**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

MID Server selection method

</td><td>

**Specific MID Server**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

MID Server

</td><td>

The MID Server you want to perform this discovery.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Credential Alias

</td><td>

Your credential alias. If you must set one up, [Create a Connection &amp; Credential alias](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-security/connection-alias.md).

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Certificate Inventory and Management reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/cert-invt-mgmt-references.md)