<h2>Configure custom menus for Unified Navigation</h2><br/><div style="overflow-x:auto"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head><meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright 2025" /><meta name="DC.rights.owner" content="(C) Copyright 2025" /><meta name="generator" content="DITA-OT" /><meta name="DC.type" content="task" /><meta name="DC.title" content="Configure custom menus for Unified Navigation" /><meta name="abstract" content="Create custom menus in the Next Experience Unified Navigation that contain just what the users need to increase productivity and efficiency." /><meta name="description" content="Create custom menus in the Next Experience Unified Navigation that contain just what the users need to increase productivity and efficiency." /><meta name="DC.subject" content="custom menu, unified navigation menu" /><meta name="keywords" content="custom menu, unified navigation menu" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../administer/navigation-and-ui/concept/next-experience-ui-admin.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../administer/navigation-and-ui/concept/c_NavigationAndTheUserInterface.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../administer/general/concept/configure-uis-and-portals.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../get-started/servicenow-overview/concept/next-experience-landing-page.html" /><meta name="DC.creator" content="ServiceNow" /><meta name="DC.date.created" content="2023-08-03" /><meta name="DC.date.modified" content="2024-02-01" /><meta name="DC.format" content="XHTML" /><meta name="DC.identifier" content="configure-custom-menu" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../CSS/commonltr.css" /><title>Configure custom menus for Unified Navigation</title></head><body id="configure-custom-menu"> <div class="breadcrumb"><a class="link" href="../../../administer/navigation-and-ui/concept/c_NavigationAndTheUserInterface.html" title="Interact with ServiceNow AI Platform applications and data in the way that works best for you.">Configure user experiences</a> > <a class="link" href="../../../administer/general/concept/configure-uis-and-portals.html" title="Customize your interface to create an efficient, unique experience for users and customers.">Configure UIs and portals</a> > <a class="link" href="../../../get-started/servicenow-overview/concept/next-experience-landing-page.html" title="The Next Experience UI delivers a next generation, intuitive, personalized experience to drive productivity, improve engagement, and surface insights across the Now Platform. The UI unifies your instance apps and reduces clicks to access the items you need to get working.">Next Experience UI</a> > </div> <h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">Configure custom menus for <span class="ph">Unified Navigation</span></h1> <div class="body taskbody"><p class="shortdesc">Create custom menus in the <span class="ph">Next Experience</span> <span class="ph">Unified Navigation</span> that contain just what the users need to increase productivity and efficiency.</p> <div class="section prereq p"> <p class="p">Role required: admin</p> </div> <ol class="ol steps"><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Navigate to <span class="ph menucascade"><span class="ph uicontrol">All</span> > <span class="ph uicontrol">Unified Navigation Menus</span></span>.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">New</span>.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">On the form, fill in the fields.</span> <div class="itemgroup info"> <div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="configure-custom-menu__table_qqx_kl2_25b" class="table" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><span class="tablecap"><span class="table--title-label">Table 1. </span><span class="ph">Unified Navigation</span> Menu form</span></caption><colgroup><col style="width:50%" /><col style="width:50%" /></colgroup><thead class="thead" style="text-align:left;"><tr class="row"><th class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d170329e107">Field</th><th class="entry cell-norowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d170329e110">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e107 ">Name</td><td class="entry cell-norowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e110 ">Name of your <span class="ph">Unified Navigation</span> Menu.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e107 ">Menu Active</td><td class="entry cell-norowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e110 ">Menu that is active when checked.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e107 ">Order</td><td class="entry cell-norowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e110 ">Order that the menu appears in place of other menus.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e107 ">Application</td><td class="entry cell-norowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e110 ">Scope of the menu. <span class="ph uicontrol">Global</span> is the default.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e107 ">Hidden Roles</td><td class="entry cell-norowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e110 ">Roles that this menu is hidden from.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry row-nocellborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e107 ">Visible Roles</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e110 ">Roles that this menu is visible to.</td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">Submit</span>.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">To configure <span class="ph">Unified Navigation</span> configurable menu items, select your menu from the Unified Navigation Menus list.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">New</span>. <span class="ph">The form displays the <span class="ph uicontrol">Application</span> or <span class="ph uicontrol">Module</span> field, depending on your selection.</span></span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">On the form, fill in the fields.</span> <div class="itemgroup info"> <div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="configure-custom-menu__table_uxs_fn2_25b" class="table" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><span class="tablecap"><span class="table--title-label">Table 2. </span><span class="ph">Unified Navigation</span> configurable menu items form</span></caption><colgroup><col style="width:50%" /><col style="width:50%" /></colgroup><thead class="thead" style="text-align:left;"><tr class="row"><th class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d170329e243">Field</th><th class="entry cell-norowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d170329e246">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e243 ">Menu</td><td class="entry cell-norowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e246 ">Name of the menu that you are adding the new menu items to.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e243 ">Type</td><td class="entry cell-norowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e246 ">Type of menu item that you are creating.<ul class="ul" id="configure-custom-menu__ul_kzk_pn2_25b"><li class="li">Application</li><li class="li">Module</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e243 ">Application or Module</td><td class="entry cell-norowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e246 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Application</span> or <span class="ph uicontrol">Module</span> that you are adding as a menu item.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e243 ">Application (scope)</td><td class="entry cell-norowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e246 ">Scope of the menu item. The default is <span class="ph uicontrol">Global</span>.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry row-nocellborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e243 ">Order</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d170329e246 ">Order that the menu item appears in the menu list.</td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">Submit</span>.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">Save</span> or <span class="ph uicontrol">Update</span>.</span> <div class="itemgroup stepresult">The new menu is displayed. If it does not appear, ensure that active is marked and then refresh your instance.</div> </li></ol> </div> <div class="related-links"> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent Topic:</strong> <a class="link" href="../../../administer/navigation-and-ui/concept/next-experience-ui-admin.html" title="Set up your ServiceNow Next Experience to drive productivity, improve engagement, and reveal insights across the ServiceNow AI Platform.">Configuring the Next Experience UI</a></div> </div> </div></body></html></div>