---
title: Hide or show categories in the Data List widget
description: Create a condition script to hide or show a category in the Portal Data List widget.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Customer Self-service and Omnichannel Engagement
classification: customer-self-service-and-omnichannel-engagement
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Portal Data List widget, Configurable Portal widgets, Set up self-service, Configure, Customer Service Management]
---

# Hide or show categories in the Data List widget

Create a condition script to hide or show a category in the Portal Data List widget.

## Before you begin

The UI Components for Customer Portals plugin must have been activated. For more information, see [Activate the UI Components for Customer Portals plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/customer-self-service-and-omnichannel-engagement/activate-config-portal-widget.md)

Role required: sp\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Extensions Points** > **Scripted Extensions Points**.

2.  On the Extension Points page, in the **API Name column** search field, enter `*datalist`.

3.  Select the **sn\_ciwf\_ui\_cmpnt.DatalistCategoryConditionScript** in the **API Name** column.

    If a message appears about the application scope, select **here** to be able to edit the record.

4.  On the DatalistCategoryConditionScript page, in the Related links, select **Create implementation**.

5.  In the **Script** field, paste the following CSS code:

    ```
    showCategory: function(category_id, params) { 
    
          /* 
          if(category_id=="cases_category"){ 
              return true; 
          } 
          */ 
          return true; 
        }
    ```

<table id="table_r5r_kyx_13c"><thead><tr><th>

Parameters

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

category\_id

</td><td>

Portal Data List category id.

</td></tr><tr><td>

params

</td><td>

JSON containing url\_params and related\_table. For example,```

{
  "url_params": {
    "table": "customer_contact",
    "sys_id": "60beb5e7d7600200e5982cf65e6103ad",
    "view": "sp"
  },
  "related_table": "sn_customerservice_case"
}

```

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>6.  Copy the name of a condition script from the **Name** field.

7.  Select **Update**.

8.  Navigate to your portal home page.

9.  On the Data List widget, press Control+right-click.

10. Select **Instance Options**.

11. In the Behavior section, paste the name that you copied into the **Data List condition script** field.

12. Select the condition script from the list.

13. Select **Save**.