--- sourceDocument: Zurich Employee Service Management sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/zurich/employee-service-management Release : - zurich ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Zurich Employee Service Management ft:clusterId : - emplsm bundleId : - emplsm workflow : - Employee --- # Topic form # Topic form {#ariaid-title1} * Release version: Zurich * * Updated July 31, 2025 * * ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read Use the topic form to create topics for the new or cloned taxonomy. {#topic-form__table_yvq_hs3_sqb__entry__2} | Field | Description | |-|-| | Name | Name for the topic. Note: For better topic discovery and search results, avoid special character / and ensure you re-index the content after topic name edits. Ensure that the topic table changes are manually reindexed for their corresponding indexed sources, see [Create and associate topics](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/_lU8ZLsXnrSz9_WdQBX29g "Create topics that you want to associate with the new or cloned taxonomy."). | | Taxonomy | Taxonomy with which you want to associate the topic. For example, Employee Center Pro or Employee Center Pro Kiosk. | | Template | Name of the topic template. Available options are emp_taxonomy_topic (for EC portal) and eck_taxonomy_topic (for kiosk). | | Parent topic | Parent topic with which you want to associate this topic. Leave this field blank if the topic you're creating is the parent topic. Note: When you clone or move a topic, the associated guided self-service also is cloned or moved accordingly. | | Application | This field is set to Employee Center by default. | | Active | Option to make the topic available for use. | | Apply template to child topics | Option to apply the parent topic template on the child topics. | | Order | Order in which you want the topic to appear. | | Description | Brief description of the topic. | | Icon | Icon that you want to display for the topic. Click the Click to add option to browse and select an image you want to set as the topic icon. Supported file types include .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .jpeg, .ico, and .svg. The recommended size for icons is: * Topic icon: 56 x 56px * Sub-topic icon: 28 x28px {#topic-form__ul_pqy_y24_hsb}Use the default icons that align with the EC theme such as Coral. | | Banner Image | Banner that you want to display for the topic. Click Click to add... to browse and select an image you want to set as the topic banner. Supported file types include .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .jpeg, .ico, and .svg. The recommended size for banners is: * Home page banner: 1440 x 400px * Topic page: 1258 x 300px {#topic-form__ul_ys3_524_hsb} | | Topic manager | Names of the topic managers with access to the topic. | | Topic contributor | Names of the topic contributors with access to the topic. | | Enable user criteria check | When you opt in, you can select the user criteria for the topic visibility. Enable user criteria check to determine visibility of current topic and its child topics in navigation and popular topics widget. The criteria set also applies to child topics. Criteria in connected content still govern content visibility on topic pages. Note: When you have a lot of topics, ensure you set up user criteria for your topics. Default: Disable For more information, see [Enable user criteria for topics](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/WuoiS1nC1DkgMKHWzelmvQ "Enable user criteria to configure topic-level access and visibility settings for topics in navigation and popular topics widget."). | | Available For | User group for whom the topic is visible. Ensure you specify the user criteria to make topics available for specific users and user groups. Note: When you do not specify any values for both Available For and Not Available For, the topics do not appear. This field is available when the Enable user criteria check is selected. | | Not Available For | User group for whom the topic isn't visible. Ensure you specify the user criteria to make topics unavailable for specific users and user groups. Note: When you do not specify any values for both Available For and Not Available For, the topics do not appear. This field is available when the Enable user criteria check is selected. | [Table 1. Topic form] {#topic-form__table_yvq_hs3_sqb} **Related concepts** * [Browser Extension for Employee Center forms](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/430~B4AYcqacv4tkKRoPNQ "The Browser Extension for Employee Center forms provide information about various configurations required to set up the extension.") * [Employee Center widgets](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Bvwx93dlEICW~jGaxFQvsQ "You can use base system widgets as-is in the portal or clone them to suit your own business needs.") * [Enhanced Requests Experience forms](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/XKBOAWdsGhPA8a86eJKLOQ "The forms provide information to set up the Enhanced Requests Experience.") **Related tasks** * [Create and associate topics](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/_lU8ZLsXnrSz9_WdQBX29g "Create topics that you want to associate with the new or cloned taxonomy.") **Related reference** * [Activity Configuration form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/XKQEy~MQwAgtk_hgAIpvhA "Use the Activity Configuration form to do a basic configuration or an advanced configuration for an activity.") * [Activity Configuration Detail form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/A3UqTfS06sVz~l6AGP7DOA "Use the Activity Configuration Detail form to specify which records you want to retrieve from a table when certain conditions are met for a basic activity configuration.") * [Approvals experience reference](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/VTPgpu7hoGhPaLsMQcoTmQ "Use the following reference information for better approval experience.") * [Connected Content form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/aQIbKVr88OR1OlKbBCXn3w "Use the connected content form to associate content to the topics in your taxonomy.") * [Default Employee Profile Header Configuration record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/9DGSVb~x6MAe~_LZVItnsg "The default Employee Profile header configuration record contains the following field values.") * [External Link form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ReXZBEIgN1N_LX82ip5bTQ "Use the External Link form to create an external link.") * [Guided Self-Service reference](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/vEZa9LXfA0BROS00Q03N3A "Use the following reference information for the Guided Self-Service functionality.") * [Menu Item form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JNhn4pbJzc6fYM4YFPGdAw "Use the Menu Items form to configure the items for the More menu on the Employee Center header.") * [Portal notification configuration form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/U43s3eU_nv1f1DVOQetI5g "The portal notification configurations form enables you to create a unified notification system for your preferred portal.") * [Portal notification content form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/qDe3Ix5ydHjpELcjRYlc7A "The field descriptions provided here are required to configure your portal notification messages.") * [Trigger conditions form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/qgY~GVLVABA05_Jcmhly1Q "The field descriptions provided here are essential to create the trigger conditions for your portal notification messages.") * [Quick Link form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/cf6XWb2xEakVVsRWtE~05A "Use the Quick Link form to create a new quick link and specify the content type for the quick link.") * [Tab widget mapping form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/6IuErWxi~M_XzKx7CA0X~w "You can use the tab widget mapping form to display widgets on a tab and control their visibility.") * [Taxonomy form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/M1rTTOc23DV3vMOE0iVCew "Use the taxonomy form to create your own taxonomy for the Employee Center portal.") * [User Criteria form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/FHfnEBzIibjXZ0knqDM4SQ "Add a user criteria record to decide which users, roles, and groups can access a quick link.") * [User Criteria output](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Eag9ZCAoAfrp2fcLRiQSBQ "User Criteria output based on Available For and Not Available For values.") * [Schedule appointment form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/WX2MfnMp4bEw04pgD4YEVw "Use the Schedule appointment form to select a reason and provide contact information for your appointment.") * [Location Consent form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/hq9bb5MDSJVv~lDeNVVmFQ "The location consent form helps you configure the communication channels for appointment bookings.") * [Website configuration form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/nqqAG4V4YlTwKQVvFNcx6Q "The field descriptions provide a point of reference when you're configuring the Browser Extension for Employee Center for a website.")