Application Menu API - ServiceNow Fluent
The Application Menu API defines menus in the application navigator [sys_app_application].
For general information about application menus, see Create an application menu.
ApplicationMenu object
Create a menu for an application [sys_app_application].
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $id | String or Number | Required. |
| title | String | Required. The label for the menu in the application navigator. |
| active | Boolean | Flag that indicates whether the menu appears in the application navigator. Valid values: Default: true |
| roles | Array | A list of variable identifiers of Role objects or names of roles that can access the menu. For more information, see Role API - ServiceNow Fluent. |
| category | Reference | The variable identifier of a menu category [sys_app_category] that defines the navigation menu style. To define a menu category, use the Record API - ServiceNow Fluent. For general information about menu categories, see Customize menu categories. |
| hint | String | A short description of the menu that displays as tooltip when hovering over it. |
| description | String | Additional information about what the application does. |
| name | String | An internal name to differentiate between applications with the same title. |
| order | Number | The relative position of the application menu in the application navigator. Default: 100 |
| $meta | Object | Metadata for the application metadata. With the installMethod property, you can map the application metadata to an output directory that loads only in specific
circumstances. Valid values for installMethod: |
import { ApplicationMenu } from "@servicenow/sdk/core";
ApplicationMenu({
$id: Now.ID['my_app_menu'],
title: 'My App Menu',
hint: 'This is a hint',
description: 'This is a description',
category: appCategory,
roles: ['admin'],
active: true,
})
The category referenced is defined using the Record object:
import { Record } from "@servicenow/sdk/core";
export const appCategory = Record({
table: 'sys_app_category',
$id: Now.ID[9],
data: {
name: 'example',
style: 'border-color: #a7cded; background-color: #e3f3ff;',
},
})