SN System Properties Reference
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glide.knowman.search.show_category

The glide.knowman.search.show_category property determines whether categories are displayed in knowledge search results. Admins should review this setting to ensure that users can easily navigate and filter knowledge articles by category, enhancing search usability.

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? This property enables or disables the display of categories in knowledge search results, affecting how users interact with knowledge articles.
What area does it affect? Knowledge Management
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 optimizing knowledge search functionality or adjusting user experience.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.knowman.search.show_category
Sys ID f7bc9d22c3013100bde4beae82d3aea7
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description Show category in knowledge search results
Updated 2024-05-25 03:39:13

Sources

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... knowledge search results. Show publish date in knowledge search results (glide.knowman.search.show_published) Select the check box to show the date article was knowledge search results. Show category in knowledge search results (glide.knowman.search.show_category) Select the check box to show the category bread article in knowledge search results. © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, Now, and other ServiceNow marks ...