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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