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# Add the layout, state model, and playbook to a workflow

# Add the layout, state model, and playbook to a workflow {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated September 1, 2026  
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Attach a layout, state model, and playbook to a workflow to define what it captures, its lifecycle, and how users are guided through it.

## Before you begin

The issue workflow must exist, with its basic details saved. See [Create an issue workflow](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JrgJqauBtL3lQwuS4wGVsQ "Set up a workflow so a specific category of issues, such as vendor risk or compliance issues, follows its own states, layout, and trigger condition.").

Role required: sn_grc_issue_mgmt.issue_workflow_admin

## About this task

The layout defines the fields, sections, header information, and vertical navigation available for an issue. The state model defines the lifecycle stages an issue moves through and the rules for moving between them. The playbook provides the step-by-step guided experience users see while working through the issue lifecycle.

The Workflow components step opens automatically after you save the workflow's basic details.

## Procedure

1. In the Layout field, select an existing issue layout, such as Issue configuration or Advanced Issue configuration.  
   Note:  
   Select View all issue layouts to browse existing layouts, filtered to the workflow's table, or select New on that list to create one. See [Table configuration fields](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/5NgekpwdThdSpWAuhNx51w "Fields on the Table configuration form, used to create an issue layout.").
2. In the State model field, select an existing state model.  
   Each option in the list previews the states included in that model.  
   Note:  
   Select View all state models to browse existing state models or create one. See [Create a GRC state model](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/i76zlRl82tCN~gmUtMzAug "Create a GRC state model to define the states a table's records move through so an issue workflow can use it to control its lifecycle.").
3. **Optional:** In the Playbook field, select an existing playbook, or leave the field set to None.  
   Note:  
   Select View all playbooks to browse existing playbooks or create one. To build a new playbook from scratch in Workflow Studio, see [Create a playbook](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/build-workflows/workflow-studio/create-process-definition.html).
4. Save your selections by selecting Save and continue.

## Result

The step is marked Complete. If you selected a state model or playbook, their states and stages become available for mapping.

## What to do next

Continue the guided setup by mapping states to playbook stages. See [Map states to playbook stages](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/2LokRMSeob5Vu1IbS~APyw "Map workflow states to playbook stages so that the issue state and guided activities remain synchronized as an issue moves through its lifecycle.").
* **[Table configuration fields](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/5NgekpwdThdSpWAuhNx51w)**   
  Fields on the Table configuration form, used to create an issue layout.