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# Synthetic monitoring properties

# Synthetic monitoring properties {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Synthetic monitoring includes the following properties.
These properties are available for synthetic monitoring.  
Note:  
To open the System Properties \[sys_properties\] table, enter <kbd class="ph userinput">sys_properties.list</kbd> in the navigation filter.
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| Property | Description |
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| sn_sow_synthetics.logger | Controls logging output. Valid values are: * debug * info * notice (default) * warning * err * crit {#synthetics-properties__ul_wlx_mln_fhc} |
| sn_sow_synthetics.auto_mid_selection.skip_phases | Determines the number of comma-separated phases to skip in selection cascade. Default value is empty. |
| sow.recommendation.enabled | Feature flag to enable recommendation tile on incidents and by default it is set to 'false'. |
| sow.recommendation.max_endpoints | Determines the max endpoints to be shown in recommendation panel. The default value is 50. |
| sn_sow_synthetics.default_mid_location | Displays default location sys_id for auto MID selection phase 5. The default value is 'null'. |
| sn_sow_synthetics.auto_mid_selection.enabled | Flag to enable/disable auto MID selection and be default it is set to 'true'. |
| sn_sow_synthetics.auto_mid_selection.dns_cache_ttl | Determines the DNS cache time for IP affinity phase. The default value is 300 seconds. |
[Table 1. Properties for synthetic monitoring]

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