Column Level Encryption Guided Tour

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read cle-tour.md

The tour gives a brief overview of the Column Level Encryption setup needed to encrypt table fields or attachments. Steps for the creation of Field Encryption Modules, Module Access Policies, and Encrypted Field Configurations are also covered. The tour includes links to detailed documentation and the ServiceNow University Column Level Encryption Overview course.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_kmf.crypto_manager or security_admin

Note: The guided tour is not yet available when Next Experience is enabled.

Procedure

Navigate to the $pa_dashboards_overview.do UI page on your instance.

For example: http://yourcompany.servicenow.com/nav_to.do?uri=%2F$pa_dashboards_overview.do Replace yourcompany with the name of your instance.
Open the Show Help icon ([Omitted image "toggle-help-sidebar-icon.png"] Alt text: Shows Toggle Help Sidebar icon in the upper left corner.
Select Take a Tour at the bottom of the sidebar.
Select Next to progress through the tour.

[Omitted image "tour_image.png"] Alt text: The Column Level Encryption tour.

Parent Topic:Exploring Column Level Encryption

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title: Column Level Encryption Guided Tour
description: The tour gives a brief overview of the Column Level Encryption setup needed to encrypt table fields or attachments. Steps for the creation of Field Encryption Modules, Module Access Policies, and Encrypted Field Configurations are also covered. The tour includes links to detailed documentation and the ServiceNow University Column Level Encryption Overview course.
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topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Exploring Column Level Encryption, Column Level Encryption, Encryption]
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# Column Level Encryption Guided Tour

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_kmf.crypto\_manager or security\_admin

**Note:** The guided tour is not yet available when Next Experience is enabled.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to the **$pa\_dashboards\_overview.do** UI page on your instance.

For example: `http://yourcompany.servicenow.com/nav_to.do?uri=%2F$pa_dashboards_overview.do` Replace `yourcompany` with the name of your instance.

2. Open the **Show Help** icon \(\[Omitted image "toggle-help-sidebar-icon.png"\] Alt text: Shows Toggle Help Sidebar icon in the upper left corner.

3. Select **Take a Tour** at the bottom of the sidebar.

4. Select **Next** to progress through the tour.

\[Omitted image "tour\_image.png"\] Alt text: The Column Level Encryption tour.

**Parent Topic:**[Exploring Column Level Encryption](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/exploring-column-level-encryption.md)