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glide.export.excel.display_value

Shows field display values rather than raw values in Excel exports. With the default setting enabled, exported spreadsheets use display values; disabling it uses raw field values instead.

Default
true
Type
boolean
Application
Not stated

Key questions about this property

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

What does it do? Sets whether Excel exports use field display values or raw field values, with display values enabled by default.
What area does it affect? Excel data exports
What does the default mean? The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default.
When should you review it? When exported spreadsheets need to show display values or raw field values by default.

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.export.excel.display_value
Type boolean
Application Not stated
Default value true
Description Not stated

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... properties that control display values and headers. Format Property Default Value glide.export.csv.raw.value false Note: Setting the property as false also crops the value's string to 32000 characters. CSV glide.export.csv.column_header_label false glide.export.excel.display_value true Excel glide.export.excel.column_header_label true JSON glide.json.return_displayValue false glide.export.xlsx.display_value true XLSX glide.export.xlsx.column_header_label true Example: CSV Example: glide.export.csv.raw.value = false (default) glide.export.csv.column_header_label = false (default) Example: © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights ...

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Business rule: Put Display Defaults on Scratchpad This setting supplies the default for whether Excel exports show field display values rather than raw values; the export interface uses that default, which admins can change through the property. If unset, the default is true. /sys_script.do?sys_id=ad61dca7c77232003369effeeb97639e

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