Column Level Encryption Guided Tour
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
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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.doReplaceyourcompanywith 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.
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Select Take a Tour at the bottom of the sidebar.
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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.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-security/cle-tour.html
release: brazil
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Exploring Column Level Encryption, Column Level Encryption, Encryption]
---
# Column Level Encryption Guided Tour
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
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/brazil/markdown/platform-security/exploring-column-level-encryption.md)
| 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. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-security/cle-tour.html |
| release | brazil |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Exploring Column Level EncryptionColumn Level EncryptionEncryption |