--- sourceDocument: Australia Governance, Risk, and Compliance sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance Release : - australia ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Australia Governance, Risk, and Compliance ft:clusterId : - grc bundleId : - grc workflow : - Technology --- # Create New Legal entity form # Create New Legal entity form {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Australia Updated September 10, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read Summarize ![AI sparkle icon](https://servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ai-sparkle-icon) Summarized using AI This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. ## Summary of Create New Legal entity form The Create New Legal entity form enables ServiceNow customers to input and manage digital resilience information for legal entities in compliance with regulatory reporting requirements, such as DORA. This form is designed to capture detailed entity identifiers, classification, and financial data to support accurate and validated reporting. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):** Enter a 20-character alphanumeric LEI based on ISO 17442. The system validates this against the GLEIF database and auto-fills the entity's name and country, providing inline warnings if these fields are edited inconsistently with GLEIF data. * **Entity Details:** Capture the official name, two-letter country code of registration, and classification of the entity type from a comprehensive list including financial institutions, service providers, and non-financial entities. * **Hierarchy Information:** Specify the entity's position within the corporate group (e.g., ultimate parent, subsidiary) and, if applicable, provide the LEI of the direct parent entity. * **Update and Integration Dates:** Record the last update date and the date the entity was integrated into the register, using standardized YYYY-MM-DD format. * **Entity Status:** Indicate whether the financial entity has been deleted from the information register, with the capability to record the deletion date automatically. * **Financial Data:** Include the currency code used in the entity's financial statements and the monetary value of total assets as per the previous year's financial statements. ## Practical Implications By accurately completing this form, ServiceNow customers ensure that their legal entity data is compliant with global standards and validated against authoritative sources, reducing errors in regulatory reporting. This facilitates transparency, regulatory adherence, and effective digital resilience management within the ServiceNow platform. On the Create New Legal entity form, fill in the fields to set up the digital resilience information. ## Create New Legal entity form {#tprm-create-new-legal-entity__section_nj3_td5_ddd} {#tprm-create-new-legal-entity__table_omg_5d5_ddd__entry__2} | Field | Description | |-|-| | Digital resilience information || | LEI of the entity | Legal Entity Identifier. A unique global identifier for the entity reported in the register of information. It uses the 20-character, alpha-numeric code based on the ISO 17442 standard. Note: When you enter or update this field, the system validates the code against the GLEIF database and auto-populates the Name of the entity and Country of the entity fields. If you then edit those fields to values that no longer match GLEIF data, an inline warning is displayed on the edited field. For more information, see [Validate Legal Entity Identifier codes for DORA reporting](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/PQXkTi5bEbCNKzjDx9WUgg "Review and resolve Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) validation results for DORA Register of Information reporting. LEI validation runs automatically during Plain-CSV Reporting Package generation and Microsoft Excel upload to verify that LEI codes in the digital resilience registers exist in the GLEIF database and have an active and issued status."). | | Name of the entity | Legal name of the entity that maintains and updates the register of information. | | Country of the entity | Two-letter country code where the license or the registration of the entity, as listed in the information register, was issued. | | Type of entity | Types of the entity. Identify the type of the entity by using one of the following options: * Credit institutions * Investment firms * Central counterparties (CCPs) * Asset management companies * Account information service providers * Electronic money institutions * Crypto-asset service providers * Central security depository * Trading venues * Trade repositories * Payment institution * Other financial entity * Securitization repository * Crowdfunding service providers * Administrator of critical benchmarks * Credit rating agency * Institutions for occupational retirement provision * Insurance intermediaries, reinsurance intermediaries and ancillary insurance intermediaries * Insurance and reinsurance undertakings * Data reporting service providers * Managers of alternative investment funds * Non-financial entity: Other than ICT intra-group service provider * Non-financial entity: ICT intra-group service provider * Issuers of asset-referenced tokens {#tprm-create-new-legal-entity__ul_pqv_j25_ddd} | | Hierarchy of the entity within the group | Hierarchy of the entity within the group that is identified by using one of the following options: * Ultimate parent * Parent other than ultimate parent * Subsidiary * Entities other than entities of the group * Outsourcing {#tprm-create-new-legal-entity__ul_y1g_cf5_ddd} | | LEI of the direct parent undertaking of the entity | Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) of the direct parent undertaking of the entity reported in the register of information. This field is displayed when the Hierarchy of the entity within the group field has one of the following values: * Parent other than ultimate parent * Subsidiary * Entities other than entities of the group * Outsourcing {#tprm-create-new-legal-entity__ul_wdv_v35_ddd} | | Date of last update | Date of last update made in the register of information in relation to the entity in the YYYY-MM-DD format. | | Date of integration in the register of information | Date on which the entity was included in the register of information in the YYYY-MM-DD format. | | Has the financial entity been deleted in the information register? | Information of the legal entity such as whether the financial entity been deleted in the information register. Available options are: * Yes: Displays the Date of deletion in the register of information field. * No: If the financial entity has been deleted in the information register, the date is auto-filled in the following field: Date of deletion in the register of information. {#tprm-create-new-legal-entity__ul_qjl_j2z_2dd} | | Currency | Code of currency used in preparing the financial entity's financial statements. | | Value of total assets - of the financial entity | Monetary value of the total assets of the entity using the ICT services, as per the previous year's financial statement. | [Table 1. Create New Legal entity form] {#tprm-create-new-legal-entity__table_omg_5d5_ddd}