Configure a screen tab

Configure a tab on your navigation bar to direct your users to a commonly used screen, such as a map, calendar, or list.

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 Screen tab, and then select New.
5. On the form, fill in the fields.

   Table 1. Screen tab form

   Field	Description
   Label	Name that displays for your screen tab.
   Active	Toggle that sets whether the screen tab is active. Inactive screen tabs are invisible.
   Screen	Screen that appears when a user taps on the tab. For details about creating a screen, see Create a screen
   Icon	Icon that displays for your screen tab.
   Role access	Roles that are able to access the screen tab.

6. Select Save.

What to do next

After creating a launcher screen tab, add the new tab to a navigation bar. For details about configuring a navigation bar, see Configure the navigation bar.

Note:

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