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title: Navigation stack
description: The navigation stack is the portion of the ServiceNow suite of applications that determines where a user is redirected after the update of a record.
locale: en-US
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topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [User interface configuration, Working in Core UI, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
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# Navigation stack

The navigation stack is the portion of the ServiceNow suite of applications that determines where a user is redirected after the update of a record.

An administrator can cause page references to be manually inserted into the navigation stack when a link in the **Navigation Page** is clicked. This is done by modifying a module definition to include an argument of sysparm\_stack with a string value equal to the URL reference to the page to be inserted into the stack. The administrator can also override the redirection determined by the stack by creating a business rule or editing an existing one to include `gs.setRedirect("http://redirect_page.com")`.

## Operating parameters of the navigation stack

The navigation stack can be thought of a user's navigation history in the instance. It is updated every time a user views a new page. The navigation stack is referenced when users press the page back button. It is also referenced when a user submits or updates a record, at which point users are redirected to their last page in the navigation stack.

\[Omitted image "BackAndUpdate.png"\] Alt text: Actions that invoke the navigation stack

## Inserting pages to the navigation stack

The administrator can insert page references manually into the navigation stack when a link in the navigation page is clicked. The module definition is modified to include an argument of sysparm\_stack with a string value equal to the [URL reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/navigate-using-url.md) to the page to insert into the stack. The following image shows the system definition for the **Incident** > **Create New** module. By passing an argument of "sysparm\_stack=incident\_list.do", the list view of incidents \(incident\_list.do\) is added to the stack. After submitting an incident, the user is directed to this page.

\[Omitted image "SysparmStackEx.png"\] Alt text: Argument in a module link

## Overriding the redirection behaviors of the navigation stack with onEvent business rules

The redirection behaviors that occur as a result of navigation stack behaviors can be overridden using onEvent business rules. This override is performed by using the function **gs.setRedirect**. Doing so overrides the redirection as determined by the navigation stack, when the specified event occurs. The function **gs.setRedirect** takes a string argument that is a URL for the page that the user is redirected to. This URL can be external, for example: **gs.setRedirect\('http://www.google.com'\)**.

**Parent Topic:**[User interface configuration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/p_NavigationAndUIConfiguration.md)