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Property reference

glide.sys.domain.partitioning

Enables domain separation for platform data. When enabled, data is partitioned by domain; for duplicate CI matching, records are grouped within their domain rather than across domains.

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? Enables data partitioning by domain, keeping duplicate CI matching grouped within each domain instead of comparing records across domains.
What area does it affect? Domain separation and data partitioning
What does the default mean? The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default.
When should you review it? When configuring domain separation or preparing a domain-separated instance for migration.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.sys.domain.partitioning
Sys ID 6c75cd580a00010500ee40233bb0f0be
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description Enable domain separation.
Updated 2026-05-26 15:33:25

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

Brazil docs View supporting context
Context preview Snippet 1
... = new GlideAggregate(cmdbTable); if (filterQuery) dupeSetAgg.addEncodedQuery(filterQuery); dupeSetAgg.addAggregate('COUNT', matchField); dupeSetAgg.orderByAggregate('COUNT', matchField); dupeSetAgg.groupBy(matchField); if (sameClass) dupeSetAgg.groupBy('sys_class_name'); if (excludeEmpty) dupeSetAgg.addNotNullQuery(matchField); //Group by domain if domain separation is enabled (prevent matches across domains) if (gs.getProperty('glide.sys.domain.partitioning') == 'true') dupeSetAgg.groupBy('sys_domain'); //Must have at least 2 CI records that match if (numberOfMatches < 2) numberOfMatches = 2; dupeSetAgg.addHaving('COUNT', matchField, '>=', parseInt(numberOfMatches)); dupeSetAgg.query(); //LOOP THROUGH EACH SET OF MATCHES ...
Brazil docs View supporting context
Context preview Snippet 2
... the Domain Migration Tool plugin before you can use it. The Domain Migration Tool runs only if both data and process separation are enabled in the domain-separated instance: • The glide.sys.domain.partitioning data property must be set to true. • The glide.sys.domain.delegated_administration process property must be set to true. What the migration tool does • Automates much of the migration process, especially ...

Used in

Out of the box artefacts that read this property. Append the path to your instance URL to open the record and see how the value is used.

Script include: CatalogDomainUtil The setting is checked to help determine whether Service Catalog domain isolation is enabled; setting it to true contributes to enabling isolation, provided the other required settings and plugin are also active. The code shows no specific change for users or admins, and passes no default for this setting. /sys_script_include.do?sys_id=2c977168c3403300f7c7758a7ff57ecf
Script include: EmAiInsight The property controls whether the related-alert logic treats domain separation as active: the exact value “true” enables that status, while other values do not. If the property is unset, the code defaults it to false. /sys_script_include.do?sys_id=4d45bdae93e2030054fc31f6357ffb98
Script include: EvtMgmtAlertManagementCommonsDeprecated When set to true, it limits the active subflows considered to those on the domain-separation allowlist; otherwise, all active subflows are considered. The setting affects which subflows users can access, and defaults to false when no value is set. /sys_script_include.do?sys_id=c3c1b781b7e120107c038229ce11a911
Script include: EvtMgmtAlertMgmtCommons /sys_script_include.do?sys_id=48721966b7d920107c038229ce11a9f4
Script include: EvtMgmtHealthMonitorCommon /sys_script_include.do?sys_id=9a3b752793000300bde576df067ffb6e
Business rule: Update content display value When set to the exact value “true,” it allows the content mapping’s domain to be updated; otherwise, that update is skipped. No default value is supplied, so the code does not specify one. /sys_script.do?sys_id=edcc02f76b0211103d6bb0c6ee44af90
Scheduled script: Cloud Event Scheduler Count Monitor The system reads this property to decide whether the instance is domain-separated, but the shown code does not use that decision to change any behavior for users or admins. If the property is unset, it defaults to false. /sysauto_script.do?sys_id=7bdba6cc47c65510a0583595d36d43c9
Widget server script: Long Running Table Slushbucket The widget reads this setting and passes its value to the page; if it is unset, the value defaults to “false.” This code alone does not show that it changes what users or admins can do. /sp_widget.do?sys_id=7c1df4d4b39433002c992ab716a8dcac
Fix Script: EM - Disable TB and Gen Grouping for DS The fix script checks this setting and, when it is true, turns off text-based and generalized alert grouping if either is enabled, affecting users of those features. No default value is supplied in the check. /sys_script_fix.do?sys_id=c896957873c110106ac71e57faf6a763
Fix Script: EM - Domain Separation Alert Management When enabled, the script removes the Flow Operator role’s links to the Event Management admin and operator roles, changing the access those users inherit; when disabled, it makes no such change. The default is false. /sys_script_fix.do?sys_id=11ff2fbe67d013001e44007d2685ef5a

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