---
title: Schedule or execute a job to delete records
description: Schedule a date and time to execute a delete job or execute the job immediately.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/schedule-execute-job-delete-records.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Deleting records safely in Core UI, Manage data growth in Core UI, Data Management, Tables and data, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Schedule or execute a job to delete records

Schedule a date and time to execute a delete job or execute the job immediately.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

Consider scheduling the delete job to run during non-business hours to minimize the potential performance impact on your users. Deleting all records in a table temporarily locks the table, which prevents inserts and updates. If you want to delete all records from a table, use the table cleaner option instead. For more information, see [Deleting older or unwanted records in Core UI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/deleting-older-records.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Data Management** > **Delete jobs**.

2.  Select a delete job record.

3.  Determine whether to schedule the delete job for a later time or run it right away.


## Result

The records are scheduled for deletion or deleted immediately. If you want to restore the deleted records, see [Rollback a delete job](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/rollback-delete-job.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Deleting records safely in Core UI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/deleting-records-safely.md)