Key questions about this property
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| What does it do? |
When enabled, email responses use the plain-text body when one is available; an empty HTML body also takes the plain-text path. |
| What area does it affect? |
Email response formatting |
| What does the default mean? |
The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default. |
| When should you review it? |
When changing how email responses use plain-text and HTML content |
Property record
No out of the box record exists. ServiceNow scripts read this property and use the default value shown until you create it.
| Property name |
glide.email_client.use_plain_text_response |
| Type |
boolean |
| Application |
Not stated |
| Default value |
false |
| Description |
Not stated |
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Email Script: insert_original_email_message
When set to true, the email response uses the plain-text body when one is available; if the HTML body is empty, it takes that path regardless. Admins can enable this behavior with the property; its default is false.
/sys_script_email.do?sys_id=5cc584083b321300c869c2c703efc45c
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