Next Experience system properties
List of system properties related to the Next Experience UI.
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Property |
Type |
Default value |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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glide.ui.polarisberg |
true | false |
true |
Disables the Core UI styles for lists and forms in the Next Experience. |
|
glide.ui.polaris.core_ui_exclude_dark_mode |
true | false |
true |
Excludes dark theme in the classic environment. |
|
glide.ui.polaris.dark_themes_enabled |
true | false |
true |
Enables dark theming. |
|
glide.ui.polaris.experience |
true | false |
true |
Turns the Next Experience UI on or off for the entire instance. This property takes precedence over all other Next Experience properties and user preferences. When false, the Next Experience UI is off for all users. |
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glide.ui.next_experience.opt_out |
true | false |
false |
Prevents the Next Experience UI from turning on automatically during an upgrade. This property applies only to instances that aren't using the Next Experience UI yet. When one of these instances upgrades to the Vancouver release or later, the Next Experience UI turns on automatically unless this property is set to true. The property is checked one time, during the upgrade. |
|
glide.ui.polaris.on_off_user_pref_enabled |
true | false |
true |
Displays a toggle in the Display section of the user preferences. Users can use the toggle to turn the Next Experience UI on or off for themselves. The toggle sets the glide.ui.polaris.use user preference. When false, users don't see the toggle. |
|
glide.ui.polaris.global_search |
true | false |
true |
Toggle the Unified Navigation search functionality in the header. |
|
glide.ui.polaris.history.url.param_blocklist |
string |
["tinyId"] |
URL parameters to ignore when removing duplicate URLs from the History menu. |
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glide.ui.polaris.list_style.enable_highlighted_value_style |
true | false |
true |
Enable the highlighted value style on list cells. When false, a dot displays next to values in lists rather than a highlight color over the value. |
|
glide.ui.polaris.style.hide_empty_list_image |
true | false |
true |
Hide the graphic that appears when a screen with no records is selected. Note: This system property applies only to the Core UI. |
|
glide.ui.polaris.menus |
true | false |
true |
Toggle the Unified Navigation menus in the header.Note: If false is needed, it’s recommended to hide menus from specific roles. |
|
glide.ui.polaris.login.show_illustrations |
string |
true |
Enables the display of illustrative graphics on the default login page. |
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glide.ui.polaris.login.style.background |
RGB colors |
|
Changes the login background color. |
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glide.ui.polaris.login.style.background_gradient_begin |
RGB colors |
|
Changes the colors of the beginning of the login background gradient. |
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glide.ui.polaris.login.style.background_gradient_end |
RGB colors |
|
Changes the colors of the end of the login background gradient. |
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glide.ui.polaris.login.style.mountain_primary |
RGB colors |
|
Changes the primary colors of the login mountain graphic. |
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glide.ui.polaris.login.style.mountain_secondary |
RGB colors |
|
Changes the secondary colors of the login mountain graphic. |
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overview_help.visited.navui |
string |
true |
Determines if the pop-up for Onboarding appears when the user logs in to an instance using Next Experience UI for the first time. |
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glide.ui.polaris.nav_filter_accuracy_score |
integer |
75 |
Controls accuracy of the filtering in the Unified Navigation menus. The higher the number, the more accurate the match must be. A value of 100 means an exact match is required. |
--- title: Next Experience system properties description: List of system properties related to the Next Experience UI. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/pol-sys-properties.html release: australia topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-10-22" reading_time_minutes: 2 breadcrumb: [Configure, Next Experience UI, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences] --- # Next Experience system properties List of system properties related to the Next Experience UI. <table id="table_yvy_5wf_2rb"><thead><tr><th> Property </th><th> Type </th><th> Default value </th><th> Description </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> glide.ui.polarisberg </td><td> true \| false </td><td> true </td><td> Disables the Core UI styles for lists and forms in the Next Experience. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.core\_ui\_exclude\_dark\_mode </td><td> true \| false </td><td> true </td><td> Excludes dark theme in the classic environment. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.dark\_themes\_enabled </td><td> true \| false </td><td> true </td><td> Enables dark theming. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.experience </td><td> true \| false </td><td> true </td><td> Turns the Next Experience UI on or off for the entire instance. This property takes precedence over all other Next Experience properties and user preferences. When false, the Next Experience UI is off for all users. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.next\_experience.opt\_out </td><td> true \| false </td><td> false </td><td> Prevents the Next Experience UI from turning on automatically during an upgrade. This property applies only to instances that aren't using the Next Experience UI yet. When one of these instances upgrades to the Vancouver release or later, the Next Experience UI turns on automatically unless this property is set to true. The property is checked one time, during the upgrade. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.on\_off\_user\_pref\_enabled </td><td> true \| false </td><td> true </td><td> Displays a toggle in the **Display** section of the user preferences. Users can use the toggle to turn the Next Experience UI on or off for themselves. The toggle sets the glide.ui.polaris.use user preference. When false, users don't see the toggle. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.global\_search </td><td> true \| false </td><td> true </td><td> Toggle the Unified Navigation search functionality in the header. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.history.url.param\_blocklist </td><td> string </td><td> \["tinyId"\] </td><td> URL parameters to ignore when removing duplicate URLs from the History menu. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.list\_style.enable\_highlighted\_value\_style </td><td> true \| false </td><td> true </td><td> Enable the highlighted value style on list cells. When false, a dot displays next to values in lists rather than a highlight color over the value. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.style.hide\_empty\_list\_image </td><td> true \| false </td><td> true </td><td> Hide the graphic that appears when a screen with no records is selected. **Note:** This system property applies only to the Core UI. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.menus </td><td> true \| false </td><td> true </td><td> Toggle the Unified Navigation menus in the header.**Note:** If false is needed, it’s recommended to hide menus from specific roles. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.login.show\_illustrations </td><td> string </td><td> true </td><td> Enables the display of illustrative graphics on the default login page. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.login.style.background </td><td> RGB colors </td><td> </td><td> Changes the login background color. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.login.style.background\_gradient\_begin </td><td> RGB colors </td><td> </td><td> Changes the colors of the beginning of the login background gradient. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.login.style.background\_gradient\_end </td><td> RGB colors </td><td> </td><td> Changes the colors of the end of the login background gradient. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.login.style.mountain\_primary </td><td> RGB colors </td><td> </td><td> Changes the primary colors of the login mountain graphic. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.login.style.mountain\_secondary </td><td> RGB colors </td><td> </td><td> Changes the secondary colors of the login mountain graphic. </td></tr><tr><td> overview\_help.visited.navui </td><td> string </td><td> true </td><td> Determines if the pop-up for Onboarding appears when the user logs in to an instance using Next Experience UI for the first time. </td></tr><tr><td> glide.ui.polaris.nav\_filter\_accuracy\_score </td><td> integer </td><td> 75 </td><td> Controls accuracy of the filtering in the Unified Navigation menus. The higher the number, the more accurate the match must be. A value of 100 means an exact match is required. </td></tr></tbody> </table>**Parent Topic:**[Configuring the Next Experience UI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/next-experience-ui-admin.md)
| title | Next Experience system properties |
| description | List of system properties related to the Next Experience UI. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/pol-sys-properties.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-10-22 |
| reading_time_minutes | 2 |
| breadcrumb | ConfigureNext Experience UIConfigure UIs and portalsConfigure user experiences |