Enable or disable an application menu or module

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title: Enable or disable an application menu or module
description: You can enable \(show\) or disable \(hide\) an application menu or module in the application navigator.
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# Enable or disable an application menu or module

You can enable \(show\) or disable \(hide\) an application menu or module in the application navigator.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

**Note:** Application menu items that are marked Read only, have a Protection Policy, or are within a Private scope cannot be updated.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Definition** > **Application Menus**.

2.  If you are enabling an application menu, click **All** in the breadcrumbs to display both active and inactive application menus \(remove the default filter condition\).

3.  Click the desired title.

    The application menu record opens and the **Modules** related list shows the modules that appear in the application navigator.

4.  Enable or disable the application menu and modules as desired.

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**Enable or disable a specific module in the application**

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1.  Double-click the **Active** field beside the module name in the **Modules** related list.
2.  Set **Active** to **true** \(show\) or **false** \(hide\).


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**Enable or disable multiple modules at the same time**

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1.  Select the check boxes next to the module names.
2.  Select **Change active state** from the **Actions** choice list.


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**Enable or disable the entire application menu \(for example, Incident or Service Catalog\)**

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Select or clear the **Active** check box.

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**Restrict the application menu to specific roles**

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Use the **Roles** field.

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</table>5.  Click **Update**.

    When you change application menus or modules, the application navigator automatically refreshes to display the changes.


**Parent Topic:**[Common UI elements](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/p_CommonUIElements.md)