Control access to history
task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read t_ControlAccessToHistory.md
You can give a role access to view audit history by setting a system property.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
Procedure
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Navigate to All > System Properties > System.
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Select the glide.history.role property from the table.
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In the List of roles (comma-separated) that can access the history of a record, select the user roles you want to access history.
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Select Save.
Result
Any changes to a field are omitted if a user without read-access views the history of a record.
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--- title: Control access to history description: You can give a role access to view audit history by setting a system property. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/t\_ControlAccessToHistory.html release: australia topic_type: task last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Knowing about History sets, Auditing] --- # Control access to history You can give a role access to view audit history by setting a system property. ## Before you begin Role required: admin ## Procedure 1. Navigate to **All** > **System Properties** > **System**. 2. Select the **glide.history.role** property from the table. 3. In the **List of roles \(comma-separated\) that can access the history of a record**, select the user roles you want to access history. 4. Select **Save**. ## Result Any changes to a field are omitted if a user without read-access views the history of a record.
| title | Control access to history |
| description | You can give a role access to view audit history by setting a system property. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/t\_ControlAccessToHistory.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Knowing about History setsAuditing |