Property reference

glide.ui.first.field.reference

Makes the first column in a list link to its underlying record, even when that column displays a reference field. When enabled, selecting that value opens the row's record; the default false leaves this behavior disabled.

Default
false
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? When enabled, makes the first column in a list link to the underlying record, including when the column displays a reference field.
What area does it affect? List views
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 users open records from the first column of a list.

Property record

Facts stated in the ServiceNow documentation. No out of the box record has been read from an instance yet.

Property name glide.ui.first.field.reference
Type boolean
Application Not stated
Default value false
Description Enables (true) or disables (false) having the first column in a list always link to the underlying record, even if it is a reference field. For example, if the first column on an Incident list is Assigned to, that value links to the Incident if this property is set to true.

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... calculations where the day of the week is used as a parameter. • Type: integer • Default value: 2 • Location: Add the property to the System Property [sys_properties] table. glide.ui.first.field.reference Enables (true) or disables (false) having the first column in a list always link to the underlying record, even if it is a reference field. For example, if the first ...

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