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# Create a formatter and add it to a form

# Create a formatter and add it to a form {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Create the formatter after creating the UI macro that defines the
content.

## Before you begin

Role required: ui_macro_admin

## About this task

With the UI macro in place, create the formatter that references it, and add it to the form.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllSystem UIFormatters.
2. Click New.
3. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the formatter.
4. In the Formatter field, enter the name of the UI macro with .xml appended to it.
5. In the Table field, select the table in which the formatter will be used.
6. In the Type field, select Formatter.
7. Click Submit.
8. To add the formatter to a form, configure the form design and add the formatter.  
   The formatter appears on the form according to your selections.
**Related concepts**   

* [Activity formatter](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/gpQSv6GKjMb10zfJV3RT2A#c_ActivityFormatter "The activity formatter provides an easy way to track items not saved with a field in the record, for example, journal fields like comments and work notes.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Create a UI macro for a formatter](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/sgwNotVeDHrl8nbNPVgwzA "Create a UI macro to define the content that the formatter displays.")
* [Parent breadcrumbs formatter](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/8XBxbDAwYlwJ8q1GCLGIBw#t_TaskParentBreadcrumbsFormatter "The parent breadcrumbs formatter on the Task table provides breadcrumbs that show the parent or parents of the current task. This formatter can be used also on any table that extends Task.")
* [Limit the number of activity stream entries](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/yogHyvBfCN6e1f4W5WUVEg "You can set a system property to limit the number of entries allowed in an activity stream.")
* [Override a formatter with macros](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/m_R0gDP7dKHJzYzHsA~U~Q "The system uses formatters to handle complex rendering of specific form elements.")  
**Related reference**   

* [Process flow formatter](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/T_hmj4H2aj~DR6Z47la0cA#r_ProcessFlowFormatter "The process flow formatter provides a graphical summary of the stages in a process. The formatter is typically shown at the top of forms that are part of a process.")
* [Approval summarizer formatter](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/m_KoEg0M0gWWpUnmYw4Yxw "The approval summarizer formatter creates the summary at the bottom of an approval form.")

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