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Discovery is the process of scanning your databases to find and catalog data assets. AnomalyArmor queries system catalogs (not your data) to build an inventory of tables, views, and columns. Discovery can run on a schedule or on-demand. On each run, discovery compares current state against previous state to detect new assets, removed assets, and schema changes.

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How Discovery Works

Discovery process: Connect → Query Catalog → Compare State → Detect Changes → Store Results

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Discovery Types

Initial discovery (full scan) vs Incremental discovery (only changes)
Initial Discovery runs when you first connect a data source, performing a full catalog scan. Incremental Discovery runs on your configured schedule, checking only for changes since the last run.

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Next Steps

Configure Discovery

Set up schedules and discovery options

Connect a Data Source

Add databases for discovery to scan