Key questions about this property
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| What does it do? |
Sets the direction of separators shown in a navigation item's parent path; an empty value defaults to left-to-right. |
| What area does it affect? |
Portal navigation paths |
| What does the default mean? |
No out of the box record exists and the scripts that read it pass no fallback value. |
| When should you review it? |
When navigation parent paths need to display in a different direction |
Property record
No out of the box record exists. ServiceNow scripts read this property; create it to change the behavior.
| Property name |
text_direction |
| Type |
Not stated |
| Application |
Not stated |
| Default value |
Not set |
| Description |
Not stated |
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Script include: PortalExtensibleNavigationUtilSNC
The system reads this setting when displaying a navigation item’s parent path; it changes the separator direction shown to users. If the setting is empty, it defaults to left-to-right (ltr).
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