Property reference

glide.ui.text_search.enable

The glide.ui.text_search.enable property activates the Global Text Search feature in ServiceNow. Admins should ensure this property is enabled to facilitate efficient searching across the platform, as it is set to true by default.

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 Global Text Search functionality, impacting how users can search for records across the ServiceNow instance.
What area does it affect? Global Text Search
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 configuring search capabilities or troubleshooting search issues.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.ui.text_search.enable
Sys ID 186469670a0a0b06002107a0546d8e8f
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description Enable Global Text Search.
Updated 2024-05-25 04:06:36

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... Text Search. 2. Review the values for the following global text search properties and change them as needed. UI properties for global text search Property Description Enable Global Text Search (glide.ui.text_search.enable) Option to enable global search in Core UI and UI15. ◦Type: Boolean ◦Default value: true ◦Supported values: © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, Now, and ...