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title: Table administration
description: A table is a collection of records in the database. Each record corresponds to a row in a table, and each field on a record corresponds to a column on that table.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/table-administration-and-data-management/c\_TableAdministration.html
release: australia
product: Table Administration and Data Management
classification: table-administration-and-data-management
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Tables and data, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
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# Table administration

A table is a collection of records in the database. Each record corresponds to a row in a table, and each field on a record corresponds to a column on that table.

## Get started

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[Explore\[Omitted image "bus-explore.svg"\] Alt text:Learn the basics of tables and table administration.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/table-administration-and-data-management/exploring-table-administration.md)

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[Manage\[Omitted image "bus-agent-workspace-1.svg"\] Alt text:Manage tables and indexes, and create relational connections between records.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/table-administration-and-data-management/using-table-administration.md)

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[Work with the Task table\[Omitted image "bus-datasheet.svg"\] Alt text:Use the Task table to track task-specific functions, and connect with Incident and Problem tables.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/table-administration-and-data-management/c_TaskTable.md)

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[Create database views\[Omitted image "bus-optimize-manage.svg"\] Alt text:Create database views for reporting purposes.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/table-administration-and-data-management/c_DatabaseViews.md)

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