What is formatter and types of formatters.How to create process flow formatter for incident table

[bhaskarjadu]

What is formatter and types of formatters.How to create process flow formatter for incident table

[Dr Atul - LNG]

HI @bhaskarjadu 

A formatter is a form element used to display information that is not a field in the record. Add formatters to a form by configuring the form.

https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/xanadu-platform-administration/page/administer/form-administr...

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

https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0677284

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@bhaskarjadu 

good explanation here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geFUnZfqD2g 

Formatters Type

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[PrashantLearnIT]

Hi @bhaskarjadu 

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

Process flow formatter for incident table is explained here - https://youtu.be/cb--gaTvCUw?si=QyL9FZYI1gGxkPCh