--- sourceDocument: Xanadu Employee Service Management sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/xanadu/employee-service-management Release : - xanadu ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Xanadu Employee Service Management ft:clusterId : - emplsm bundleId : - emplsm workflow : - Employee --- # Employee Center widgets # Employee Center widgets {#ariaid-title1} * Release version: Xanadu * * Updated August 1, 2024 * * ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 5 minutes to read You can use base system widgets as-is in your Employee Center or clone them to suit your own business needs. This section provides a quick overview of the widgets. To see the full list of widgets, you can navigate to AllService PortalWidgets. ## Employee Center widgets {#employee-center-widgets-list__section_r4f_bmg_vtb} {#employee-center-widgets-list__table_bv2_h5c_lwb__entry__3} | Widgets | Benefits | Roles/User Criteria | |-|-|-| | Curated Experiences | Provides dynamic employee-centric browse experience based on a unified taxonomy across all content types:​ * Employee Taxonomy: The base system employee-centric taxonomy that organizations can use as a starting point. * Mega Menu Widget: The top navigation bar for employees to browse all available topics. * Popular Topics Widget: The most popular topics highlighted across all organizations. * Dynamic Topic Pages: The dedicated and dynamically created page for accessing all content associated with the topic.​ {#employee-center-widgets-list__ul_slg_t5c_lwb} | admin | | Employee Profile Page | Provides the employee-centric taxonomy that organizations can use as a starting point. | sn_employee.admin | | Favorites Page | Provides quick access to all favorite items. Opens in a separate page, where you can manage all your favorite content. | admin | | Footer Widget | Allows for more scalability and configuration options. | admin, sp_admin | | Modern Portal Theme | Provides consistency across all the portal pages.​ | admin | | My Active Items Widget | Provides a consolidated view into all the tasks and to-dos assigned to the employee. It is designed to be configured and extended to additional tasks.​ | admin, sp_admin, esc_admin | | Quick Links Widget | Provides quick access to all the important content and pages (internal and external). | sp_admin, user_criteria_admin, Taxonomy Manager | | Recommended for you widget | Highlights the most relevant content for the employee. It is based on popularity or ML-algorithm (if entitled for Predictive Intelligence capabilities) that looks at similarity in employee profile to show popular content. | admin, sp_admin | [Table 1. List of widgets] {#employee-center-widgets-list__table_bv2_h5c_lwb} ## Employee Center Pro widgets {#employee-center-widgets-list__section_vwh_w1v_zyb} {#employee-center-widgets-list__section_vwh_w1v_zyb__entry__3} | Widget | ID | Description | |-|-|-| | App Launcher | app-launcher | Appears on the home page to provide one-click access to recently-used applications and favorites. | | Organization Chart (EC) | org_chart | Displays the employees organization chart, the relationships to other employees, and more. | | View As Search | view-as-search | | | View As Search Results | view-as-search-results | | | Web Applications | web_applications | Provides one-click access to applications assigned to the user. | [Table 2. EC Pro widgets] ## Content Publishing widgets {#employee-center-widgets-list__table_jm3_3kr_rdb__entry__3}{#employee-center-widgets-list__p_p22_nfg_h1c} | Widget | ID | Description | |-|-|-| | Announcements (CD) | cd-announcements | Shows portal content with content type of Rich Text. Generally, a brief broadcast message and shows in a carousel when there are multiple items. | | Category News Feed | cd-news-feed-category | Shows previews of news articles for a specific category. | | Content Experience | cd-content-experience | Delivers targeted, actionable communications to employees. For more information, see [Creating campaigns with Content Experiences](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/UIgual3XKkMkhkD9gPr~EQ "Campaigns offer a powerful content publishing tool that provides organizations with the ability to efficiently deliver targeted information to their employees. As a content manager, you can configure multiple channels to ensure content reaches the intended audience at the optimal time."). | | Content To-do (CD) | cd-content-todo | This widget is part of the HR to-do completion process used in the Employee Service Center, but cannot be used as a standalone widget. | | Event Calendar (CD) | cd-event-calendar | Shows portal content with content type of Calendar. Shows schedules. | | Featured News | cd-news-featured | Shows highlighted articles at the top of the News Center. | | Information Links (CD) | cd-information-links | Shows portal content with content type of URL. Shows hyperlinks. | | News Article Detail | cd-news-article-detail | Appears on the Article details page and holds the article body as created in the Rich Content Editor. | | News Dataloader | cd-news-dataloader | Can be added to the Article details page to facilitate data sharing between the widgets on the page, which reduces the page loading time. | | News Feed | cd-news-feed | Appears on the home page, News Center, and article details pages and holds previews of news articles. | | News Header | cd-news-header | Appears on the Article details page and holds the headline, subheadline and image thumbnail. | | News Info | cd-news-info | Appears on the Article details page and holds the news article publication date and Copy Link button. | | Organization Chart (CD) | cd-orgchart | Shows an organization chart of an employee. | | Preview Mobile Content (CD) | cd-preview-mobile-content | Notifications that show up in mobile view. | | Preview of Content To-do (CD) | preview_content_todos | Shows a preview of to-do content. | | Quick Links (CD) | cd-quick-links | Shows portal content with content type of Image-based Link. Shows a row of clickable images. | | Rich Content (CD) | cd-richcontent | Allows you to publish rich content like a long-form article within a widget on the portal (page or topic). Shows previews of three pieces of rich content. Appears as a carousel when are there more than three published pieces of rich content. | | Styled Content (CD) | cd-styled-content | Shows portal content with content type of Styled Content. Shows informative banners or text. You can configure color, alignment, and other options for text and background.{#employee-center-widgets-list__p_o22_nfg_h1c} Appears as a carousel when there are multiple items. | | Upcoming Events (CD) | cd-upcoming-events | Shows portal content with content type of Event. Shows upcoming events. | | Video Carousel (CD) | cd-video-carousel | Shows portal content with content type of Video. Multiple videos show in a carousel. You can show a scrolling list of videos using this widget. Note: Only YouTube and Vimeo embedded links are supported. | | Welcome Banner (CD) | cd-banner | Shows portal content with content type of Banner. Generally used to show informative banners/text. Shows in a carousel when there are multiple items. | [Table 3. Content Publishing] {#employee-center-widgets-list__table_jm3_3kr_rdb} Note: These widgets support the Content Experience widget; they are not mean to be used directly in the portal: CD Preview widget, CE Banner content, CE Carousel Layout, CE List Layout, CE Styled Content, and CE Tile Layout. ## Content Analytics widgets {#employee-center-widgets-list__table-content-analytics-widgets__entry__3} | Widget | ID | Description | |-|-|-| | Content Analytics Site Tracker | cda-site-analytics | Helps analyze user behavior, usage metrics, and more from the user experience dashboard. | [Table 4. Content Analytics] {#employee-center-widgets-list__table-content-analytics-widgets} ## Employee Profile {#employee-center-widgets-list__section_bhv_fwn_1bc} {#employee-center-widgets-list__table_nph_hwn_1bc__entry__3} | Widget | ID | Description | |-|-|-| | Employee Profile Details | employee_profile_details | Displays the basic profile and work- related information of an employee. | | Employee Profile Header | employee_profile_header | Appears across the employee profile page. | | Employee Profile My Team | employee_profile_my_team | Displays my team information. | | Employee Profile Overview | employee-profile-overview | Displays the employee profile overview. | | Public Profile Visibility | public_profile_visibility | Shows the visibility setting for the profile. You can modify the visibility settings based on your needs. | [Table 5. List of widgets for Employee Profile] {#employee-center-widgets-list__table_nph_hwn_1bc}For more information, see [Employee profile](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/zbmGySE2SQldv5PmVegM9w "A unified employee profile provides the employee information and offers extensibility for BUs."). ## Employee Center Pro Kiosk widgets {#employee-center-widgets-list__section_uf3_4sy_51c} {#employee-center-widgets-list__table_ekc_trt_zyb__entry__3} | Widget | ID | Description | |-|-|-| | Kiosk Header | eck-header | Appears across the kiosk portal and provides quick access to My requests, My favories, Employee profile, and so on. | | Employee Center Pro Kiosk Portal login | ec-pro-kiosk-portal-login | Enables the login and access to the kiosk portal. | | Employee Upcoming Shift | employee-upcoming-shift | Shows upcoming events. | | Timeoff Accrual Balance | timeoff-accrual-balance | Shows the time off and leave balances. | | Timeoff Accrual Balance - Home Page | timeoff-accrual-balance-home-page | Shows the time off and leave balances home page. | | Preferences | preferences | Shows the user preferences such as accessibility and language. | [Table 6. List of widgets for EC Pro Kiosk] {#employee-center-widgets-list__table_ekc_trt_zyb}For more information, see [Employee Center Pro Kiosk](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/H29dxsHfqwlDuvxZ7~hg8Q "Enable the field workers and shift workers with the in-context information for operational efficiency."). For more information on configuring widgets, see [Customize the Employee Center with widgets](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ZaOjyLi74FoKNJKoBRtkcw "You can configure the widget instance options to control how data is displayed within the widget."). **Related concepts** * [Browser Extension for Employee Center forms](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/GmsGD2vhZ5bUPVqaeX2Mnw "The Browser Extension for Employee Center forms provide information about various configurations required to set up the extension.") * [Campaign overview and Campaign analytics dashboards](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/O9ej89RRsI0ACLLHI9t~Ug "Content Analytics collects data on user interactions and generates visualizations to help campaign managers determine the effectiveness of campaigns.") * [Content Analytics dashboards](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/VSgxkwUO6w1NQAYZieYCGQ "Content Analytics display data visualizations for portal data collected in the default tracking profile.") * [Content engagement dashboard](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/E~hwAQ6bHM5JdXFFAPaClw "Content analytics displays data visualizations of engagement metrics for content published to the portal or Now mobile app in the Content Engagement dashboard.") * [Content Library Overview dashboard](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ijBzq7tdo9hndy08bG1_rw "Content analytics displays data visualizations of performance metrics for content published to the portal or Now mobile app in the Content Library Overview dashboard.") * [Employee Profile form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/AygvvWu5Wz20DxSyaGrF_A "An option in the Employee Profile configuration that provides a list of employee profile fields.") * [Enhanced Requests Experience forms](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/kmNssP18jy8aW93BlKbPKg "The forms provide information to set up the Enhanced Requests Experience.") * [Feedback Analytics dashboard](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Ks9JliGxNLHlVic8ldiTgw "Track all your feedback responses with the Feedback Analytics for portals, email, Virtual Agent, kiosks, and Now Mobile.") **Related reference** * [Activity Configuration form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/5fsTNl0pw7C171C5eqzKhQ "Use the Activity Configuration form to do a basic configuration or an advanced configuration for an activity.") * [Activity Configuration Detail form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/3n1j0sEhLP4EHYk8lSFUkA "Use the Activity Configuration Detail form to specify which records you want to retrieve from a table when certain conditions are met for a basic activity configuration.") * [Approvals experience reference](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/47N4qnhsbfbwtRfqoBG0FQ "Use the following reference information for better approval experience.") * [Block content form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/3Fzkh_VXqt3HU4xLSurs3g "Block content form") * [Components installed with Employee Center Pro](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/aozV3O7BC6wVWx2OXEZQ9Q "Several types of components install with the activation of the Employee Center Pro plugin, including user roles and tables.") * [Components installed with Content engagement](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/iADA1KlNnfGt6VTsXLe26w "Several types of components are installed with activation of the Content engagement plugin, including tables, user roles, and scheduled jobs.") * [Components installed with Content Experiences](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/1B_PxeQlBU5ck6ORrd8I2g "Several types of components install with the activation of the Content Experiences [sn_cd] plugin, including tables, user roles, and scheduled jobs.") * [Components installed with Content Publishing](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/DEjgzPauWrUUET_nTI0dNw "Several types of components install with the activation of the Content Delivery [com.sn_content_delivery] plugin, including tables, user roles, and scheduled jobs.") * [Components installed with Content Governance](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/8~2d8dMu5cjP~l6hlQo~Ew "Several types of components install with the activation of the Content Governance [sn_cg] plugin, including tables, user roles, and scheduled jobs.") * [Components installed with Content Analytics](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/svLmo4JHKXONQ2lusLn9KA "Several types of components install with the activation of the Content Analytics [sn_cda] plugin, including tables, user roles, and scheduled jobs.") * [Connected Content form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/P8blJU7FJval3LrhNYfllg "Use the connected content form to associate content to the topics in your taxonomy.") * [Default Employee Profile Header Configuration record](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/tA3Fur8VxtSR9L9w2wTWQA "The default Employee Profile header configuration record contains the following field values.") * [Employee Profile Header Configuration form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/iJC~6AwR2GD6uLEGAQ85cg "Use the Employee Profile Header Configuration form to create a header for a profile.") * [Employee Profile portal configuration form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/D1J5UZJZpgMy__at2_Jnfg "Use the Employee Profile Portal Configuration form to configure the profile for a service portal.") * [Employee Profile upgrade scenarios](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/hn3UmnIfOMJy8gqJooSllA "After upgrading Employee Profile to version 11.0.3, the profile pages on all portals are updated based on the following scenarios.") * [External Link form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/K4qxMHoAOYK5gfnmoB7G~Q "Use the External Link form to create an external link.") * [Featured Content form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/4zt5vJVQiU3oeFUDejB58g "Use the featured content form to mark the associated connected content as featured content for a topic.") * [Feedback configuration form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/H1sGZmDHiAPm~jxbZ3FCYA "Description of the feedback configuration form fields to target a portal for feedback responses.") * [Feedback definition form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/lydAvASPxWwWYsLs5QDf2w "Description of the feedback definition form fields to curate the experience and service feedback widgets in the portal pages.") * [Footer form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/S4XcRQh_ibu6dg9IrxVVSA "Use the Footer form to create a new footer that you want to appear in the Employee Center or Employee Center Pro.") * [Footer Menus form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/mGcIsY588jTqz5ehRvKKQA "Use the Footer Menus form to create a new footer menu that you want to appear on your Employee Center or Employee Center Pro.") * [Guided Self-Service reference](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/29qsLCYGYtzThSFrLu~2EA "Use the following reference information for the Guided Self-Service functionality.") * [Link content form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/U2JznbM3BytuTvP_dJwJlQ "Link content form.") * [Menu Item form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/pi6a1GW~Lu8LnVzdFtKCBA "Use the Menu Items form to configure the items for the More menu on the Employee Center header.") * [Configuring translation for Content Publishing after upgrade](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/_lI8GtGpBQhN5HHNs2l8_A "Content Publishing supports multi-lingual content creation by enabling content managers to easily change the interface language and request content translation through the Localization Framework.") * [Notification content form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/b_2YMaok3ObesgmVcFdZpg "Notification content form") * [Employee Profile Overview section form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/_buwBaYmtWnWIuNdPcCLvA "The overview section form enables you to configure a section on the Employee Profile UI.") * [Properties installed with Content Experiences](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Umr6J1Qaf_oiH~gWW19xUw "The Content Experiences [sn_ca] plugin adds properties that determine how a campaign runs related to scheduled jobs and performance.") * [Properties installed with Content Governance](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RcojombP_VnDCthGEYTGTw "The Content Governance [sn_cg] plugin adds properties that determine how many records to show in the Content Operations dashboard.") * [Properties installed with Content Publishing](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/qFfoQfp416ZlOfnXWG6CcQ "The Content Publishing [com.sn_content_delivery] plugin adds the following properties that are designed to control how scheduled jobs work in relation to notifications, to-dos, and communities.") * [Quick Link form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/FDY3LlbMi6QJS0GBGGiOwA "Use the Quick Link form to create a new quick link and specify the content type for the quick link.") * [Standard banner and icon sizes](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/jSnpBhb1OR5_eUAds~nu1g "Use the following sizes for the banner and icons for optimal portal performance.") * [Tab widget mapping form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/2viB8xN6g_d6dyBPdP2krQ "You can use the tab widget mapping form to display widgets on a tab and control their visibility.") * [Taxonomy form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/OTFeOzA7SJqTVr9eOIdfEA "Use the taxonomy form to create your own taxonomy for the Employee Center portal.") * [To-do content form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/nth9lsuQ8SxTu8hPsdt2rg "Use the To-do content form to add to-dos to your portal page.") * [Topic form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/_RI2LGZUM8HHxlHoPxBmpg "Use the topic form to create topics for the new or cloned taxonomy.") * [User Criteria form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/bk0p7MvyEDWrwmuMR7Hlnw "Add a user criteria record to decide which users, roles, and groups can access a quick link.") * [User Criteria output](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/yAaXdgV_Ld7jLZKU1oPSqg "User Criteria output based on Available For and Not Available For values.") *[\>]: and then