Set Core UI dashboards as home for all users
You can set dashboards as home for all users. By default, the most recent dashboard a user has visited is the dashboard they see when they log in to ServiceNow.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
About this task
Note: This topic refers to Core UI dashboards. If you are looking for information about the newer Platform Analytics dashboards, see Dashboards in Platform Analytics.
Procedure
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Navigate to All > User Administration > User Preferences.
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Create a user preference with the name
my_home_navigation_page. -
Give the preference the description
Set all homepages to dashboards. -
Select the System check box to create an instance-wide default.
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Leave the User field empty.
Steps 4 and 5 make the preference universal.
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Set the Type to
string. -
Set the value to
/now/platform-analytics-workspace/dashboards. -
Select Submit.
[Omitted image "user-pref-all-homepages-db.png"] Alt text: User preference form with description, name, type, and value filled in. User field is empty.
Result
All users see the last dashboard that they visited when they log in to ServiceNow.
What to do next
---
title: Set Core UI dashboards as home for all users
description: You can set dashboards as home for all users. By default, the most recent dashboard a user has visited is the dashboard they see when they log in to ServiceNow.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/now-intelligence/performance-analytics/set-dashboards-as-home-for-all-users.html
release: australia
product: Performance Analytics
classification: performance-analytics
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Administering Core UI dashboards, Responsive dashboards in the Core UI, Reporting, dashboards, and Performance Analytics in the Core UI, Platform Analytics]
---
# Set Core UI dashboards as home for all users
You can set dashboards as home for all users. By default, the most recent dashboard a user has visited is the dashboard they see when they log in to ServiceNow.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin
## About this task
**Note:** This topic refers to Core UI dashboards. If you are looking for information about the newer Platform Analytics dashboards, see [Dashboards in Platform Analytics](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/now-intelligence/analytics-center-dashboards.md).
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **User Administration** > **User Preferences**.
2. Create a user preference with the name `my_home_navigation_page`.
3. Give the preference the description `Set all homepages to dashboards`.
4. Select the **System** check box to create an instance-wide default.
5. Leave the **User** field empty.
Steps 4 and 5 make the preference universal.
6. Set the **Type** to `string`.
7. Set the value to `/now/platform-analytics-workspace/dashboards`.
8. Select **Submit**.
\[Omitted image "user-pref-all-homepages-db.png"\] Alt text: User preference form with description, name, type, and value filled in. User field is empty.
## Result
All users see the last dashboard that they visited when they log in to ServiceNow.
## What to do next
[Set a specific dashboard as home for all users](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/now-intelligence/performance-analytics/set-specific-db-as-home-for-all-users.md)
| title | Set Core UI dashboards as home for all users |
| description | You can set dashboards as home for all users. By default, the most recent dashboard a user has visited is the dashboard they see when they log in to ServiceNow. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/now-intelligence/performance-analytics/set-dashboards-as-home-for-all-users.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Performance Analytics |
| classification | performance-analytics |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Administering Core UI dashboardsResponsive dashboards in the Core UIReportingdashboardsand Performance Analytics in the Core UIPlatform Analytics |