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# View links between system elements and URLs

# View links between system elements and URLs {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

You can view the links between your system elements and their URLs to render more
specific content within your site.

## Before you begin

Role required: content_admin or admin

## About this task

See the [Navigate to a record or module using a URL](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/zHfq0BC9h6To0eljT93MiA "Users can navigate to a record or module directly by using a URL. This topic explains the URL schema by which the system renders pages.")
page for an overview of URL syntax in the ServiceNow platform.

The Incidents list offers a quick example of viewing a form within its own tab. This
viewing method illustrates how to append the URL string to render more specific
content within your site.

## Procedure

1. Navigate toIncidentAll.
2. Right-click in a blank area within the content frame and select Open Frame in New Window or Open Frame in New Tab.  
   The URL returned looks similar to this example.

   \<instance_name\>/incident_list.do?sysparm_userpref_module=b55b4ab0c0a80009007a9c0f03fb4da9  
   The URL is comprised of the following elements.
   * incident_list.do? is the call to the list with no parameters passed into it. Explore context menu options and list filtering variations to see how the URL string is appended with each action.
   * incident_list.do?sysparm_query=\&sysparm_view=ess is an example of how the view is passed in the URL string.
   * incident_list.do?sysparm_query=GROUPBYactive\&sysparm_view= is how the URL looks when the group by option is chosen from the context menu.
   * incident_list.do?sysparm_query=category%3Dsoftware is the result of applying a category is software filter to the list.
   {#t_LinkToContent__ul_azb_ssf_1p}

   Explore all the options available within the right-click menu.
   Click through to the Incident form itself (incident.do) to see what the URL
   string does when parameters are passed into it.
* **[Element link examples](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/vsVOsQ3s~7ZpDVbsexa2mg)**   
  View examples that show how to create a site pointing to various system data in several different data tables.
* **[Page source view](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/_hME63fdcm~ZlNv8iaI9qw)**   
  Use the tools available in your browser to view the frame source page and understand what URL address bars pass between system frame sets.

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