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08-04-2026 05:58 AM
Hello,
Is there any way to make Add link in work note the default action in Service Operations Workspace (SOW), replacing Attach and add link in comment, so that it is displayed directly instead of requiring users to click the three-dot (⋮) menu?
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08-04-2026 07:44 AM - edited 08-04-2026 07:45 AM
The action is controlled by the Recommended Actions component configuration in UI Builder. No client script or modification to the Activity Stream is required.
By default, the Attach and share article guidance uses:
- Primary action: Attach and add link in comment
- Secondary action: Add link in work notes
ServiceNow allows administrators to reorder these guidance actions. The first action becomes the visible primary button, while the remaining actions appear under the three-dot menu.
Configuration steps
- Navigate to Now Experience Framework → UI Builder.
- Open Service Operations Workspace.
- Open the record page or page variant currently used for Incident records.
- In the content tree, locate the Recommended Actions component. It may be placed within the Agent Assist or contextual side-panel area.
- Select the component and open the Configure tab.
Locate:
Recommended Action Specific Configuration
Expand the configuration for:
Attach and share article
- Reorder the actions so that Add link in work notes is first.
The order should be:
1. Add link in work notes
2. Attach and add link in comment
3. Attach and add link in email- Save and publish the page.
After this change, Add link in work notes will be displayed directly on the knowledge article card as the primary action. The comment and email actions will move to the overflow menu. ServiceNow specifically documents that this property can show or hide guidance actions and order them to determine the primary and secondary actions.
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2 weeks ago
Though this does work, in our environment (Australia) Add link in work notes does not add the KB to the Related Records tab under Attached Knowledge. I presume it is because it is not an "attach" action, just an add action in work note. Without the the "attach" action, the KB is not associated with incident and the record is not annotated in the m2m_kb_task table.
