Modify the employee profile widget display

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read config-employee-profile-instance-options.md

The employee profile widget displays the tabs and work-related information hierarchy. You can configure the instance options to control the number of tabs to display.

Before you begin

Role required: sp_admin (or) admin (or) sn_employee.admin

Procedure

Navigate to Self-Service > Employee Center.

The Employee Center home page is displayed.
Click profile widget on the primary navigation bar.

The profile page appears.
Press and hold the control key on the keyboard, right-click the about me widget, and then select Instance Options.
Configure the instance options.

Instance option	Description
Number of tabs to display	Count of tabs to display on the employee profile in the range of 1-10.Default: 4
Widget overview panel	Select to display the left navigation menu (widget overview panel).

5. Click **Save**.

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Employee profile

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title: Modify the employee profile widget display
description: The employee profile widget displays the tabs and work-related information hierarchy. You can configure the instance options to control the number of tabs to display.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/config-employee-profile-instance-options.html
release: australia
product: Employee Experience Foundation
classification: employee-experience-foundation
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Employee profile, Setup task management, Configuring Employee Center, Employee Center, EmployeeWorks, Employee Service Management]
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# Modify the employee profile widget display

The employee profile widget displays the tabs and work-related information hierarchy. You can configure the instance options to control the number of tabs to display.

## Before you begin

Role required: sp\_admin \(or\) admin \(or\) sn\_employee.admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Self-Service** &gt; **Employee Center**.

    The Employee Center home page is displayed.

2.  Click profile widget on the primary navigation bar.

    The profile page appears.

3.  Press and hold the control key on the keyboard, right-click the about me widget, and then select **Instance Options**.

4.  Configure the instance options.

<table id="table_cq4_vdk_crb"><thead><tr><th>

Instance option

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Number of tabs to display

</td><td>

Count of tabs to display on the employee profile in the range of 1-10.Default: 4

</td></tr><tr><td>

Widget overview panel

</td><td>

Select to display the left navigation menu \(widget overview panel\).

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Click **Save**.


**Related topics**  


[Employee profile](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/employee-profile-portal.md)