Configure the show workflow icon
task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read t_ConfigureShowWorkflowIcon.md
You can configure an icon to appear beside a workflow field to display the related workflow in the Workflow Editor.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
About this task
The show workflow icon ([Omitted image "IconRelatedincidentsUI15.png"] Alt text: Core UI show workflow icon) opens the workflow in the Workflow Editor.
Procedure
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In the form, select and hold (or right-click) the label for the workflow field and select Configure > Configure Dictionary.
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Add the ref_contributions=show_workflow dictionary attribute in the Attributes field.
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Select Update.
The form reopens and the show workflow icon appears beside the field on the right.
Related topics
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---
title: Configure the show workflow icon
description: You can configure an icon to appear beside a workflow field to display the related workflow in the Workflow Editor.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-administration/t\_ConfigureShowWorkflowIcon.html
release: brazil
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Decorations, Reference field type, Reference, Field administration, Forms, fields, and lists, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---
# Configure the show workflow icon
You can configure an icon to appear beside a workflow field to display the related workflow in the Workflow Editor.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin
## About this task
The show workflow icon \(\[Omitted image "IconRelatedincidentsUI15.png"\] Alt text: Core UI show workflow icon\) opens the workflow in the Workflow Editor.
## Procedure
1. In the form, select and hold \(or right-click\) the label for the workflow field and select **Configure** > **Configure Dictionary**.
2. Add the **ref\_contributions=show\_workflow** dictionary attribute in the **Attributes** field.
3. Select **Update**.
The form reopens and the show workflow icon appears beside the field on the right.
**Related topics**
[Altering tables and fields using dictionary attributes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/table-administration-and-data-management/c_DictionaryAttributes.md)
| title | Configure the show workflow icon |
| description | You can configure an icon to appear beside a workflow field to display the related workflow in the Workflow Editor. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-administration/t\_ConfigureShowWorkflowIcon.html |
| release | brazil |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | DecorationsReference field typeReferenceField administrationFormsfieldsand listsConfigure core featuresAdminister the ServiceNow AI Platform |