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# Configure Playbook Experience to display ideal path

# Configure Playbook Experience to display ideal path {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 28, 2026  
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Configure Playbook Experience to show the stages and activities in an ideal path before they are executed during a playbook run.

## Before you begin

Configure the ideal path in the playbook. To learn more, see [Configure the ideal path for a playbook](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/8C~sX2ZMfRhRT__doYVzFQ "Mark one or more decision branches as the ideal path in Workflow Studio for a playbook. The playbook can highlight the expected execution route and show users a preview of upcoming activities at runtime.").

Role required: admin

## About this task

You can configure Playbook Experience to display conditional stages and activities in an ideal path. During a playbook run, the unresolved decision are shown to the user as conditional activities. It displays a preview of
what is likely to come next, even before the decision has been evaluated. This informs the fulfillers about the ideal execution path of the playbook. For more information about ideal path, see [Ideal path for a playbook](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/RYCiqGzBar6_Bct1QC7waA "The ideal path is the expected execution route through a playbook. The sequence of activities that should run when a decision resolves in the anticipated way. You can define an ideal path on each decision branch and visualize it across the entire playbook in Workflow Studio.").

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllPlaybook ExperiencePlaybook Experiences.
2. From the list, select a Playbook experience where you want to configure ideal path visibility.
3. In the Configurations list, select an existing configuration or select New to create a configuration.  
4. In the Pending Item Visibility field, select Show stages and activities on the ideal path.  
5. Select Update or Submit.

## What to do next

Deploy a playbook with ideal path and the configured Playbook Experience.

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