Configure a launcher screen tab

Configure a tab on your navigation bar to direct users to a launcher screen.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

Note:

Beginning with the Rome release, some terminology has changed for certain ServiceNow® mobile products. This topic content references Mobile Studio, which retains the terminology used in previous releases. For more information, see ServiceNow mobile terminology changes

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > System Mobile > Mobile App Builder.
   The Mobile App Builder opens in a new browser tab and displays the application scope selection screen.
2. Search for the application scope you are working in and then select the name of the application scope.
   The Mobile App Builder categories home screen displays.
3. Select All mobile records in the left menu.
4. From the Record type list, select Launcher tab [sys_sg_applet_launcher_tab], and then select New.
   The new launcher tab screen appears where you can create a tab.
5. On the form, fill in the fields as needed.

   Table 1. Launcher tab form

   Field	Description
   Label	Name that displays for your navigation bar tab.
   Active	Toggle that sets whether the navigation bar tab is active. Inactive navigation bar tabs aren't visible.
   Launcher	Launcher screen that appears when a user taps the tab. This field is only available for launcher screen tab records. For details on creating a launcher screen, see Launcher screens.
   Icon	Icon that displays for your navigation tab.
   Role access	Roles that can access this launcher tab.

6. Select Save.

What to do next

After creating a launcher screen tab, add the new tab to a navigation bar. For more information, see Configure the navigation bar.

Note:

Changes to navigation bars are not visible to end users until they refresh their metadata. To refresh metadata, refresh any screen launcher in the app.