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

Context ranking

Context ranking allows a user to sort a collection of records preferentially; that is, independently of the attributes of those records.

For example, a Customer Support manager can organize a list of incidents in the order in which a technician should work on the tasks. Creating such an arbitrary list with a list filter is not possible.

  • Activate context ranking
    If you have the admin role, you can activate the Context Ranking plugin (com.glide.sorting). This plugin activates related plugins if they are not already active.
  • Create a ranking definition
    Enable context ranking for a related list by creating a ranking definition.
  • Rank a list
    After you create a ranking definition for a table, related lists based on that table and context include options for ranking the list and displaying the list by rank.
  • Scrum ranking definitions
    Ranking definitions for user stories are part of the SDLC (scrum process) application.

Parent Topic:ServiceNow AI Platform forms, fields, and lists