Set a specific Platform Analytics dashboard as home for all users
Configure ServiceNow so that all 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
-
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.
-
Leave the User field empty.
Steps 3 and 4 make the preference universal.
-
Give the preference a meaningful description that you can search for.
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Set the Type to
string. -
In the Value field, enter the following:
/now/platform-analytics-workspace/dashboards/params/edit/false/sys-id/dashboard_sys_id, but replacedashboard_sys_idwith the sys_id you copied before you began. -
Select Submit.
Result
All users see the same dashboard when they open ServiceNow.
---
title: Set a specific Platform Analytics dashboard as home for all users
description: Configure ServiceNow so that all users see the same dashboard when they log in.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/now-intelligence/set-specific-pae-db-as-home-for-all-users.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Set dashboards as home for all users, Configure, Dashboards, Platform Analytics experience, Platform Analytics]
---
# Set a specific Platform Analytics dashboard as home for all users
Configure ServiceNow so that all 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. Create a user preference with the name `my_home_navigation_page`.
2. Give the preference the description `Set all homepages to dashboards`.
3. Select the **System** check box to create an instance-wide default.
4. Leave the **User** field empty.
Steps 3 and 4 make the preference universal.
5. Give the preference a meaningful description that you can search for.
6. Set the **Type** to `string`.
7. In the **Value** field, enter the following: `/now/platform-analytics-workspace/dashboards/params/edit/false/sys-id/dashboard_sys_id`, but replace `dashboard_sys_id` with the sys\_id you copied before you began.
8. Select **Submit**.
## Result
All users see the same dashboard when they open ServiceNow.
| title | Set a specific Platform Analytics dashboard as home for all users |
| description | Configure ServiceNow so that all users see the same dashboard when they log in. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/now-intelligence/set-specific-pae-db-as-home-for-all-users.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Set dashboards as home for all usersConfigureDashboardsPlatform Analytics experiencePlatform Analytics |