Property reference

glide.export.csv.charset

The glide.export.csv.charset property specifies the character set used for exporting CSV files. It defaults to Windows-1252, and administrators should adjust it to UTF-8 for exporting translated data correctly.

Default
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Type
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Application
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Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? This property determines the character encoding for CSV file exports, impacting how text is represented in the exported files.
What area does it affect? CSV file exports
What does the default mean? No default value is stated in the ServiceNow documentation.
When should you review it? Review this property when needing to export data in different character encodings, especially for translations.

Property record

Facts stated in the ServiceNow documentation. No out of the box record has been read from an instance yet.

Property name glide.export.csv.charset
Type Not stated
Application Not stated
Default value Not stated
Description Not stated

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

Context preview Snippet 1
... exports the instance date/time format defined by the glide.sys.date_format property. • Type: true | false • Default value: false • Location: Add the property to the System Property [sys_properties] table. glide.export.csv.charset Specifies the character set used to export CSV files. See Supported Character Encodings for a list of supported character encoding options. © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, the ...

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