Here is a background script you can use to find distinct field counts.
Background script
getDistinct('cmdb_ci_server','os'); //Substitute the table and field values here function getDistinct(table,field) { var gaServer = new GlideAggregate(table); gaServer.addAggregate('count'); gaServer.orderByAggregate('count'); gaServer.groupBy(field); gaServer.query(); gs.print('Table: '+ table); while(gaServer.next()){ var myCount = gaServer.getAggregate('count'); gs.print('Distinct field ('+ field + '): ' + gaServer.os + ': ' + myCount); } }
Results
*** Script: Table: cmdb_ci_server
*** Script: Distinct field (os): : 11
*** Script: Distinct field (os): Linux Red Hat: 9
*** Script: Distinct field (os): Windows 2003 Standard: 8
*** Script: Distinct field (os): Windows XP: 7
*** Script: Distinct field (os): AIX: 5
*** Script: Distinct field (os): Solaris: 5
*** Script: Distinct field (os): Windows 2000 Server: 2
*** Script: Distinct field (os): HP/UX: 1
*** Script: Distinct field (os): OS/400: 1
*** Script: Distinct field (os): Windows 2000: 1