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sourceDocument: Xanadu Customer Service Management
sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/xanadu/customer-service-management

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    - xanadu

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ft:publication_title :

    - Xanadu Customer Service Management

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# Select a playbook activity view

# Select a playbook activity view {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
* 
* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

The activity view determines how the stages and activities are displayed in the
playbook.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

Users with the system administrator role can select the [playbook activity view](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/8NYxlw4Xk858m3APPsVdRA#csm-playbook-layout__section_oq5_3yw_5pb) in the playbook component configuration in UI
Builder.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to UI Builder and open the playbook component.
2. Click the playbook component.
3. In the Config tab, select a view in the Activity View field.

   | Choice | Description |
   | Stacked | Displays the stages in the playbook lifecycle panel and cards for each of the activities in the current stage in the playbook work area. |
   | Focused | Displays the stages and activities in the playbook lifecycle panel and the current activity in the playbook work area. |
   |-|-|

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4. Click Save.