SNOW-CSA UI, Navigation and Forms Practice Question
A ServiceNow administrator at a large enterprise is troubleshooting an issue with the incident form. A custom form section titled 'Sensitive Data' should only be visible to users with the 'security_admin' role. The administrator created a UI Policy with the condition g_user.hasRole('security_admin') and an action that sets the 'Sensitive Data' section's visible attribute to true. The UI Policy is active and set to run on load. However, users with the 'security_admin' role report that they do not see the section. The administrator verified that the section is configured with a 'Visible' condition that is blank, and the section's 'Roles' field is empty. What is the most likely reason the section is not showing?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently assume UI Policies always control form element visibility, but they forget that a section's own 'Visible' condition script can override UI Policy actions, leading them to incorrectly blame the UI Policy condition syntax or the Roles field.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The section has a 'Visible' condition script that returns false, overriding the UI Policy.
The UI Policy is correctly configured to set the section's visible attribute to true when the condition is met. However, the section itself has a 'Visible' condition script that returns false, which overrides the UI Policy because the section's visibility condition is evaluated after the UI Policy runs. The UI Policy sets the visible attribute on the form, but the section's own condition script can independently control visibility, and if it returns false, the section remains hidden regardless of the UI Policy.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The UI Policy condition should use 'g_user.hasRoleExactly' instead of 'g_user.hasRole'.
Why it's wrong here
'hasRole' is sufficient; 'hasRoleExactly' is for exact role match but not needed here.
- ✓
The section has a 'Visible' condition script that returns false, overriding the UI Policy.
Why this is correct
A section's own 'Visible' condition, if it returns false, will hide the section regardless of UI Policy.
- ✗
A table-level ACL is blocking visibility of the section for all users.
Why it's wrong here
An ACL would prevent record access, not just hide a section.
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The section's 'Roles' field is empty and must be set to 'security_admin'.
Why it's wrong here
An empty 'Roles' field means the section is visible to all, not hidden.
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