What is Formatter and Types of Formatter?

[Srinivas snow28]

What is Formatter and Types of Formatter?

[AshishKM · Accepted solution]

Hi @Srinivas snow28 ,

It's a form element used to display information that is not a field in the record. Add formatters to a form by configuring the form.

Refer this doc page

https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/yokohama-platform-administration/page/administer/form-adminis...

Check the Incident form in Form Design view  there are some OOTB formatter included.

-Thanks,

AshishKM

[Mary MCA MSW]

Hello

A formatter in ServiceNow is a UI component that enhances the display of records in a form by formatting or structuring data in a user-friendly way. Formatters do not store data but visually represent it for better usability.

 
Types of Formatter?

• Create a UI macro for a formatter
• Create a formatter and add it to a form
• Activity formatter
• Process flow formatter
• Parent breadcrumbs formatter
• Approval summarizer formatter

Custom Formatters

Navigate to > System UI > Formatters.
If the built-in formatters don't meet your needs, you can create a custom formatter using UI Macro or UI Script.

References:
Formatters(Yokohama)