Set a specific dashboard as home for specific users

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title: Set a specific dashboard as home for specific users
description: Configure ServiceNow so that specified users see the same dashboard when they log in.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/now-intelligence/performance-analytics/set-one-db-as-home-for-specified-users.html
release: australia
product: Performance Analytics
classification: performance-analytics
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Set Core UI dashboards as home for all users, Administering Core UI dashboards, Responsive dashboards in the Core UI, Reporting, dashboards, and Performance Analytics in the Core UI, Platform Analytics]
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# Set a specific dashboard as home for specific users

Configure ServiceNow so that specified users see the same dashboard when they log in.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

**Note:** Navigate to the dashboard you want to set as home, and copy the sys\_id from the URL. The sys\_id is the last element after the last forward slash. For example, in this URL, the sys\_id is 456CBA: `https://my-instance.service-now.com/now/platform-analytics-workspace/dashboards/params/edit/false/sys-id/456CBA`. Paste the sys\_id into a text file so that you can copy it into the system preference you create.

## About this task

The dashboard that you configure should be available to all users.

## 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 a meaningful description such as `Set home dashboard for ITIL users` that users can search for.

4.  In the **User** field, specify one user this dashboard will be the home for.

5.  Set the **Type** to `string`.

6.  In the **Value** field, enter the following: `$pa_dashboard.do?sysparm_dashboard=dashboard_sys_id`, but replace `dashboard_sys_id` with the sys\_id you copied before you began.

7.  Select **Submit**.

8.  Select the context menu \(\[Omitted image "Form\_MenuIcon.png"\] Alt text: Context menu icon\) and choose **Insert and Stay**.

    This action duplicates the user preference so that you can specify another user this dashboard will be home for. You can also specify a different sys\_ID on the duplicated record.


## Result

The specified users see the specified dashboards when they open ServiceNow or select the company logo.