This article contains a list of available user preferences. A preference is a saved and stored state of some element used by a specific user, for example, a language, or form view for a specific table.

PreferenceTypeDescriptionValue example

application

String

This preference stores the application ID selected as default for this user.

When you change the default application via the Admin Preferences menu, the value of this preference changes automatically.


155931135900000002

menu.pin

Boolean

This preference stores the navigator menu state (whether it is pinned or not).

Available preference values:

  • false – the menu is not pinned.
  • true – the menu is pinned.
true, false

menu.tab

String

This preference stores information whether the navigation menu or one of its tabs is open by default.

Available preference values:

  • '-1' – the menu is closed
  • '0' – the main menu is open by default
  • '1' – the Favorites menu is open by default.

Use the '-1' value with the false value of the menu.pin preference.

Use '0' and '1' with the true value of the menu.pin preference.


-1, 0, 1

related_list.{table_name}

String

This preference stores the ID of the active related list element or the specified record form.

All related list elements are stored in the Related List Elements (sys_ui_related_list_element) table.

Name: related_list.user

Value: 159367870215688528

ui_form_view.{table_name}

String

This preference stores the title of the record form view preferred by a user.

Before selecting, create a form view first. See the Form Layout article for more information.

Form views are stored in the Form View (sys_ui_form) table.


Name: ui_form_view.task

Value: Default

ui_list_view.{table_name}

String

This preference stores the title of the list view preferred by a user.

Before selecting, create a list view first. See the List Layout article for more information.

List views are stored in the List View (sys_ui_list) table.


Name: ui_list_view.sys_cmdb_ci

Value: SP

ui.main.page

String

This preference stores the page ID selected by the user as a default main page.

If the value is not set, then the default system page is opened.

When you change the default page via the General Preferences menu, the value of this preference changes automatically.


157181783516355289


vcs.localPack.current

String

This preference stores the default local pack for this user.

When you change the default local pack via the Admin Preferences menu, the value of this preference changes automatically.


160207340514965336

table.{table_name}.per_page

Integer

This preference stores the number of records displayed per page for a specific table.

When you change the default number of records via the list, the value of this preference changes automatically.


30

related_list.{related_name}.per_page

Integer

This preference stores the number of records in the related list of a specific table that will be displayed in the tab by default.

When you change the default number of records via the related list, the value of this preference changes automatically.


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