Set up browser policies
Set up the browser policies to enable access to the Browser Extension for Employee Center within the supported browsers.
Before you begin
Role required: none
Note: The enterprise administrator must set up the browser policies.
About this task
The Browser Extension for Employee Center can be accessed through Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers.
Note: The administrator is responsible for setting up the browser policies depending on the supported browser in use.
The browser settings and policy page might look different for different browsers.
Procedure
Configure the Browser Extension for Employee Center in either of the supported web browsers.
- For more information on setting up the Browser Extension for Employee Center in Google Chrome, see https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/14749672?hl=e.
For more information on setting the Browser Extension for Employee Center in Microsoft Edge, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/configure-microsoft-edge.
The following is a sample of the JSON file that you must fill to see the policies on the browser.
{ "Instance": "", "Browser extension portal": "", "Employee portal": "", "Extension title": "", "Extension icon path": "", "Enable notifications": false, "Enable context menu": false, "Open search in browser extension": false, "Allowed sites": [], "Context menu title for search": "", "Context menu title for search in portal": "", "Empty State title": "", "Empty State Header Logo": "" }
In the ServiceNow Employee Center Browser Extension policy, fill in the fields.
Enter the following field values to set up Browser Extension for your web browser.
| Field | Values |
|---|---|
| Allowed sites | Examples: <concur, workday> |
| Browser extension portal | ecbe |
| Context menu title for search | Open search in browser extension |
| Context menu title for search in portal | Open search in employee portal |
| Employee portal | esc |
| Empty state action label | Open Employee Slate |
| Empty state message | <Empty state message for your organization> |
| Empty state title | <Visit Employee hub> |
| Enable context menu | true |
| Enable notifications | trueNote: Enable this setting to get Chrome browser notifications along with the notifications in your Browser Extension. |
| Instance | <servicenow.com> |
| Open search in browser extension | trueNote: Enabled this context search option to open it in the Browser Extension. |
| Open search in Employee Portal | trueNote: Enabled this context search option to open it in the Employee Center portal. |
If you try to access the Browser Extension from a website where it's not configured, a link takes you back to the Employee Center portal.