Find sys_id named records

Background Scripts/Find sys_id named records/findSysIdNamedFiles.js

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+//
+// Finds values in fields that are pure sys_id's
+//
+
+var table = "cmn_location"; // Table to search in
+var field = "name"; // Table field to search in
+
+var grTable = new GlideRecord(table);
+grTable.query();
+var searchresults = "";
+while (grTable.next()) {
+    var fieldvalue=grTable.getValue(field);
+    if(/^[a-f0-9]{32}$/.test(fieldvalue)) {
+        searchresults += fieldvalue + ",";
+    }
+}
+if( searchresults != "" ) {
+    gs.info("The following sys-ids were found in the " + table + "." + field + " field:");
+    gs.info(searchresults);
+} else {
+    gs.info("No Sys-ID based values in " + table + "." + field);
+}

Background Scripts/Find sys_id named records/readme.md

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+## Find sys_id named records
+
+Use this background script to find records that contain a sys_id value in a specified field (other than the actual sys_id field)
+
+This might for example have happened by accident during migration of data between two ServiceNow instances where referenced records on the target instance were accidentally created due to a Choice action=create setting on a Field Map.
+
+How to use:
+
+Change the "table" and "field" variables to the table and field name you want to search for sys_ids in