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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Dashboard URL parameters

Dashboard URL parameters allow you to control the visibility of headers and the breakdown sources of dashboards used in application pages.

Dashboard header

This sysparm_header URL system parameter controls the visibility of the header of the dashboard. It has the following values:

  • hidden — The header is hidden on the application page.
  • embedded — The dashboard header appears but only has limited options. Options to refresh, reset filters, and export to PDF are available on the context menu.
  • visible (default) — The full header is visible on the application page.
<your-servicenow-instance.com>/$dashboards.do?sysparm_dashboard=ABC123&sysparm_tab=123ABC&sysparm_editable=false&sysparm_active_panel=false&sysparm_element=fed654&sysparm_element_value=def456&sysparm_breakdown_source=ghi789&sysparm_homepage_filters=%7B%ihg789%22:%5B%7B%22table%22:%22incident%22,%22filter%22:%22assignment_group%jkl212%22%7D%5D%7D&sysparm_ignore_default_filter=true&sysparm_header=embedded

Dashboard breakdown​

The sysparm_breakdown URL system parameter controls the visibility of the dashboard breakdown. It has the following values:

  • visible (default) — The full breakdown is visible including source and element.
  • hidden — The full breakdown is hidden​.
  • embedded — Only the breakdown element is visible.​
  • readonly — The breakdown element is visible but is read only.
<your-servicenow-instance.com>/$dashboards.do?sysparm_dashboard=ABC123&sysparm_tab=123ABC&sysparm_editable=false&sysparm_active_panel=false&sysparm_element=fed654&sysparm_element_value=def456&sysparm_breakdown_source=ghi789&sysparm_homepage_filters=%7B%ihg789%22:%5B%7B%22table%22:%22incident%22,%22filter%22:%22assignment_group%jkl212%22%7D%5D%7D&sysparm_ignore_default_filter=true&sysparm_breakdown=hidden

Dashboard group​

The sysparm_group URL system parameter enables you to include a single dashboard group in the dashboard picker on the Dashboards overview page. This parameter takes only the name of the dashboard group for a value.

<your-servicenow-instance.com>/$dashboards.do?sysparm_dashboard=ABC123&sysparm_tab=123ABC&sysparm_editable=false&sysparm_group=incident

Other dashboard URL parameters

  • sysparm_active_panel

    Indicates whether the editing panel is displayed.

  • sysparm_editable

    Indicates whether the editing panel can be visible.

Parent Topic:Administering dashboards

Dashboards overview URL parameter

Use the sysparm_group parameter to select the default value of the dashboard group on the Dashboards overview page.

Dashboard group

The sysparm_group URL system parameter enables you to open the All tab of the Dashboards overview page (pa_dashboards_overview.do) filtered by the specified dashboard group. This parameter takes as a value only the name of a dashboard group.

Note: If the dashboard group specified in the URL does not exist, the URL returns the Dashboards overview page with the Recent tab selected.

The example URL shows only the dashboards in the group CMDB Overview.

<your-servicenow-instance.com>nav_to.do?uri=%2F$pa_dashboards_overview.do?sysparm_group=CMDB Overview