Property reference

glide_i18n.language_fallback_enabled

The glide_i18n.language_fallback_enabled property allows the configuration of fallback languages in ServiceNow. When enabled, it ensures that if a user's preferred language is unavailable, a specified fallback language is used before defaulting to English.

Default
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Application
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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 a fallback mechanism for language translations, allowing users to receive UI strings in a specified fallback language instead of defaulting to English when their preferred language is not available.
What area does it affect? Language Translation Settings
What does the default mean? No default value is stated in the ServiceNow documentation.
When should you review it? Review this property when configuring language settings or troubleshooting translation issues.

Property record

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

Property name glide_i18n.language_fallback_enabled
Type Not stated
Application Not stated
Default value Not stated
Description Not stated

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

Context preview Snippet 1
... States and/or other countries. Other company names, product names, and logos may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. 826 to work, you must enable the glide_i18n.language_fallback_enabled system property. By default, the value of the property is false. Set it to true to enable the fallback mechanism. For more information, see Set a fallback language . • ...
Context preview Snippet 2
... translations of UI strings in Mexican Spanish only when the translation differs from the Spanish translation. Note: To turn off fallback languages and always fall back to English, add the glide_i18n.language_fallback_enabled property to the System Properties [sys_properties] table and set the value to false . © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, Now, and other ServiceNow marks ...

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