Key questions about this property
The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.
| What does it do? |
Enables strict read-role behavior so read access rules apply to whole rows rather than individual fields. |
| What area does it affect? |
Read access rules |
| What does the default mean? |
The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default. |
| When should you review it? |
Review when changing how read access rules apply to records and fields. |
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.security.strict_read_roles |
| Type |
boolean |
| Application |
Not stated |
| Default value |
false |
| Description |
Not stated |
Sources
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Script include: ResourceSupport
The strict-read-roles plugin setting is checked when read access rules are created: when set to true, read rules apply to whole rows rather than fields, affecting users’ read access. If unset, it defaults to false; admins are not given a separate behavior.
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