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sourceDocument: Australia Employee Service Management
sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/employee-service-management

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    - australia

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ft:publication_title :

    - Australia Employee Service Management

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    - emplsm

workflow :

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# Configure topic page widget

# Configure topic page widget instance {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated January 27, 2025  
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Configure the topic page widget instance to control applications, topic subtopics, and topic assistance settings.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

The topic page widget displays topic-related content and applications to employees. Configure widget instance properties to control featured applications, topic subtopics display, and
topic assistance prompts.{#eslate-configure-topic-widget__eslate-configure-knowledge-widget-context-1}

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllAI Experience Framework ComponentsWidget Instances.
2. Open the Topic Page Instance widget instance record.  
   The widget instance record displays the following fields: {#eslate-configure-topic-widget__table_widget_instance_fields__entry__2}

   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Container | Container that holds the widget instance. |
   | Widget | Widget type. This field is automatically set to <kbd class="ph userinput">Topic Page</kbd>. |
   | Order | Position of the widget within the container. Lower numbers appear first. |
   | Name | Identifier for the widget instance. This field is automatically set to <kbd class="ph userinput">Topic Page Instance</kbd>. |
   | Application | Application that contains the widget instance. This field is automatically set to <kbd class="ph userinput">Employee Slate Core</kbd>. |
   [Table 1. Widget instance fields]

   {#eslate-configure-topic-widget__table_widget_instance_fields}Figure 1. Topic Page widget instance
3. In the Properties field, configure the widget options using JSON format.  
   The Properties field contains a JSON object with the following structure:

       {
         "widgetOptions": {
           "featured-apps": {
             "dataSource": "topic",
             "showViewAll": false,
             "hideWhenEmpty": true,
             "heading": "Applications",
             "headingWeight": "normal",
             "fixedHeight": true
           },
           "topic-subtopics": {
             "heading": "Sub"
           },
           "ask-topic-assist": {
             "heading": "Ask Otto",
             "numberOfPrompts": "5"
           }
         }
       }

   Note:  
   Modify the values as required.
4. Configure the featured-apps section to control how featured applications appear.
5. Configure the topic-subtopics section to control subtopic display.  
   Set the heading property to specify the section heading. Leave empty to use the default heading.
6. Configure the ask-topic-assist section to control topic assistance prompts.  
   {#eslate-configure-topic-widget__table_topic_assist__entry__2}

   | Property | Description |
   |-|-|
   | heading | Section heading text. Example: <kbd class="ph userinput">Ask Otto</kbd>. |
   | numberOfPrompts | Number of assistance prompts to display. Leave empty to use the default value of 5. |
   [Table 2. Topic assistance properties]

   {#eslate-configure-topic-widget__table_topic_assist}
7. Select Update to save the configuration.

## Result

The Topic Page widget displays featured applications, subtopics, and topic assistance based on your configuration.  
Note:  
Only for Moveworks experiences, the topic suggested prompts are available. For other experiences, Ask Otto or topic assist isn't available.

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