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# Create or modify map icons

# Create or modify map icons {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 Minute Lesedauer

Upload new icons or modify existing icons to customize the icon displayed for a CI in maps in Dependency Views, Service Mapping, and Event Management.

## Vorbereitungen

Role required: sn_cmdb_admin or admin

## Warum und wann dieser Vorgang ausgeführt wird

The icons used in Dependency Views maps are listed in the Map Icons module. Records in the Map Icons list are arranged by CI classes, such as cmdb_ci_linux_server. The path to the default image files is
https://\<instance name\>.service-now.com/images/app.ngbsm/\<image name.svg\>. For information about uploading images to the database, see [Storing images in the database](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_StoringImagesInTheDatabase&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-user-interface&ft:locale=en-US).

Role required: admin or cmdb_admin roles are required to access the records in this table \[ngbsm_icon\] to upload new icons.

## Prozedur

* Navigate to AllConfigurationCI Class Manager, and do the following actions:
  1. Click Hierarchy to display the CI Classes list.
  2. Select a class to modify the icon for.
  3. In the class navigator bar, expand Class Info and then select Basic Info.
  4. On the Basic Info form, click Icon.
  5. In the Icons dialog box, select an icon and then click Update.
  6. On the Basic Info form, click Update.
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* Navigate to AllDependency ViewsMap Icons, and do the following actions:
  1. Click New to create a new map icon or click the name of an existing icon in the Label column to modify an existing icon.
  2. On the form, fill in the fields.  
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     | Field | Description |
     |-|-|
     | CI Type | Label or the informal name of the CI table that this icon represents in the view. |
     | Icon | Name of the icon. |
     | URL | Path to the icon image using the following format: /<var class="keyword varname">image name</var>.svg Click the lock icon to enter a new path. |
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  3. Fill in the fields on the form, as appropriate.
  4. Click Submit to enter a new icon or click Update to modify an existing icon.
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## Nächste Maßnahme

You can modify a Dependency Views map indicator to use the new icon.
**Zugehörige Tasks**   

* [Create or modify map indicators](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/gVTZI0xuW1idmesZb85C2w "Dependency Views maps and application service maps, use icons to display additional information for a CI by displaying its related records such as alerts, outages, incidents and problems. These icons are called map indicator.")
* [Create a predefined filter](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/zVCmL~30x7NCVT~UuiB4xQ "Create filters to narrow down the CIs that are displayed on a Dependency Views map. You can create filters that are based on CIs' class, CIs' attributes, or CIs' relationships.")
* [Set a predefined filter as default](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/_WxJRDity~pfeNBfEf5Ddw "You can set a custom predefined filter as the default predefined filter for viewing maps.")
* [Create or modify Map Related Items](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/eZsfu6MnGoWBHcoS0haIvw "The Map Related Items module relates referenced CIs to one another, which allows them to be displayed in a Dependency Views map.")
* [Create or modify Dependency Views menu actions](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/7wjPc847oCNjBqbJ6VWufw "To modify an existing menu option, first you create a copy of the original menu action record, and then you modify the copy.")
* [Create or edit a dependency type](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RrIqvFngAtIZMxGnQDl0cg "Use one of the dependency types provided, or create a custom dependency type with a script that will execute in real time to generate a custom view of a Dependency Views map for a specific CI.")  
**Zugehörige Verweise**   

* [Condition and script parameters for menu actions](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/nOuD1kqhVd_NNAQ6yQEanA "You can use the following condition and script parameters for menu actions.")