SN System Properties Reference
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glide.i18n.force_index

The glide.i18n.force_index property ensures that translations are indexed for all tables within the ServiceNow platform. This setting, which defaults to true, is crucial for maintaining accurate and efficient multilingual support across the system.

Default: true Type: boolean Application: Global

Key questions about this property

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

What does it do? It forces the indexing of translations for every table, enhancing the performance of multilingual features.
What area does it affect? Translation indexing
What does the default mean? The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default.
When should you review it? Review this property when configuring multilingual support or optimizing translation performance.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.i18n.force_index
Sys ID c930d3627f3331001c1e32a4bdfa91e7
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description Always index translations for all tables
Updated 2024-05-25 03:39:09

Sources

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... of milliseconds to wait before an outbound transaction times out. • Type: integer • Default value: 175000 (175 seconds) • Location: Add the property to the System Property [sys_properties] table. glide.i18n.force_index Enables (true) or disables (false) indexing all translated fields, regardless of the value of the table attribute text_index_translations. • Type: true | false • Default value: true © 2026 ServiceNow, ...