diff --git a/packages/kbn-discover-utils/src/utils/build_data_record.test.ts b/packages/kbn-discover-utils/src/utils/build_data_record.test.ts
index 275261a8a10ce..93b5b623ac13d 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-discover-utils/src/utils/build_data_record.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-discover-utils/src/utils/build_data_record.test.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('Data table record utils', () => {
   describe('buildDataTableRecordList', () => {
     test('should return a list of DataTableRecord', () => {
       const result = buildDataTableRecordList({
-        docs: esHitsMock,
+        records: esHitsMock,
         dataView: dataViewMock,
       });
       result.forEach((doc) => {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('Data table record utils', () => {
 
     test('should support processing each record', () => {
       const result = buildDataTableRecordList({
-        docs: esHitsMock,
+        records: esHitsMock,
         dataView: dataViewMock,
         processRecord: (record) => ({ ...record, id: 'custom-id' }),
       });
diff --git a/packages/kbn-discover-utils/src/utils/build_data_record.ts b/packages/kbn-discover-utils/src/utils/build_data_record.ts
index 18019bdf924b5..7c64b71cf5138 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-discover-utils/src/utils/build_data_record.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-discover-utils/src/utils/build_data_record.ts
@@ -32,19 +32,19 @@ export function buildDataTableRecord(
 
 /**
  * Helper to build multiple DataTableRecords at once, saved a bit of testing code lines
- * @param docs Array of documents returned from Elasticsearch
+ * @param records Array of documents returned from Elasticsearch
  * @param dataView this current data view
  */
 export function buildDataTableRecordList<T extends DataTableRecord = DataTableRecord>({
-  docs,
+  records,
   dataView,
   processRecord,
 }: {
-  docs: EsHitRecord[];
+  records: EsHitRecord[];
   dataView?: DataView;
   processRecord?: (record: DataTableRecord) => T;
 }): DataTableRecord[] {
-  return docs.map((doc) => {
+  return records.map((doc) => {
     const record = buildDataTableRecord(doc, dataView);
     return processRecord ? processRecord(record) : record;
   });
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/context/services/context.predecessors.test.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/context/services/context.predecessors.test.ts
index 5d403e7971dfa..fe562b33e5770 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/context/services/context.predecessors.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/context/services/context.predecessors.test.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('context predecessors', function () {
           expect(mockSearchSource.fetch$.calledOnce).toBe(true);
           expect(rows).toEqual(
             buildDataTableRecordList({
-              docs: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(0, 3),
+              records: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(0, 3),
               dataView,
             })
           );
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe('context predecessors', function () {
           expect(intervals.length).toBeGreaterThan(1);
           expect(rows).toEqual(
             buildDataTableRecordList({
-              docs: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(0, 3),
+              records: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(0, 3),
               dataView,
             })
           );
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ describe('context predecessors', function () {
 
           expect(rows).toEqual(
             buildDataTableRecordList({
-              docs: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(-3),
+              records: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(-3),
               dataView,
             })
           );
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ describe('context predecessors', function () {
           expect(setFieldsSpy.calledOnce).toBe(true);
           expect(rows).toEqual(
             buildDataTableRecordList({
-              docs: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(0, 3),
+              records: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(0, 3),
               dataView,
             })
           );
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/context/services/context.successors.test.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/context/services/context.successors.test.ts
index f05dfc4c7493a..39cc05bd76571 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/context/services/context.successors.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/context/services/context.successors.test.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('context successors', function () {
           expect(mockSearchSource.fetch$.calledOnce).toBe(true);
           expect(rows).toEqual(
             buildDataTableRecordList({
-              docs: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(-3),
+              records: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(-3),
               dataView,
             })
           );
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe('context successors', function () {
           expect(intervals.length).toBeGreaterThan(1);
           expect(rows).toEqual(
             buildDataTableRecordList({
-              docs: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(-3),
+              records: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(-3),
               dataView,
             })
           );
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ describe('context successors', function () {
           expect(intervals.length).toBeGreaterThan(1);
           expect(rows).toEqual(
             buildDataTableRecordList({
-              docs: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(0, 4),
+              records: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(0, 4),
               dataView,
             })
           );
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe('context successors', function () {
           expect(mockSearchSource.fetch$.calledOnce).toBe(true);
           expect(rows).toEqual(
             buildDataTableRecordList({
-              docs: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(-3),
+              records: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(-3),
               dataView,
             })
           );
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ describe('context successors', function () {
           expect(mockSearchSource.fetch$.calledOnce).toBe(true);
           expect(rows).toEqual(
             buildDataTableRecordList({
-              docs: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(-3),
+              records: mockSearchSource._stubHits.slice(-3),
               dataView,
             })
           );
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/data_fetching/fetch_documents.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/data_fetching/fetch_documents.ts
index 3e75be23ec667..bcacf1aef8a87 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/data_fetching/fetch_documents.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/data_fetching/fetch_documents.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const fetchDocuments = (
       filter((res) => !isRunningResponse(res)),
       map((res) => {
         return buildDataTableRecordList({
-          docs: res.rawResponse.hits.hits,
+          records: res.rawResponse.hits.hits,
           dataView,
           processRecord: (record) => services.profilesManager.resolveDocumentProfile({ record }),
         });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/slo/public/pages/slo_edit/components/common/documents_table.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/slo/public/pages/slo_edit/components/common/documents_table.tsx
index 20cd3f9a6171f..6d21c3331ed3e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/slo/public/pages/slo_edit/components/common/documents_table.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/slo/public/pages/slo_edit/components/common/documents_table.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export function DocumentsTable({
                 {loading && <EuiProgress size="xs" color="accent" />}
                 <UnifiedDataTable
                   rows={buildDataTableRecordList({
-                    docs: (data?.hits?.hits ?? []) as any,
+                    records: (data?.hits?.hits ?? []) as any,
                     dataView,
                   })}
                   showColumnTokens