Add formatters in Table Builder

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 2 min read add-formatters.md

You can add form elements that display non-field information to users by adding a formatter in Table Builder. For example, you may want to display a Comments field where users can add comments to a displayed form.

Before you begin

Note: Formatters are only supported in Core UI and earlier.

Launch Table Builder. For more information, see Accessing Table Builder.
(Optional) Choose a domain to work within (if not global). For more information, see Domain separation and Table Builder.
(Optional) Choose an application scope to work within (if not global). For more information, see Using an application scope with Table Builder.

Note: To understand how to approach customizing your forms, review Table Builder workflow and navigation.

Role required: personalize_form or AES user role and delegated developer permissions. For more information, see Delegate developers using AES.

Procedure

Navigate to the Forms tab in Table Builder.
Choose a view to work with.

For detailed information on how to choose a view for a form, see Choose a form view in Table Builder.
To display a list of the available components that you can add to your form view, in the Add form elements panel, select Formatters.

Note: You can also launch the Add form elements panel by clicking the Add ([Omitted image "fb-add-icon.png"] Alt text: Add icon.) icon above an existing element in the form editor.
Select a formatter, and then drag it to the location in the form editor where you'd like to place it.

Note: Formatters in forms are only supported in Core UI and earlier interfaces.

For information on how you can add a formatter to a form, see Formatters.
Select Save.

Parent Topic:Forms in Table Builder

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title: Add formatters in Table Builder
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# Add formatters in Table Builder

You can add form elements that display non-field information to users by adding a formatter in Table Builder. For example, you may want to display a **Comments** field where users can add comments to a displayed form.

## Before you begin

**Note:** Formatters are only supported in Core UI and earlier.

- Launch Table Builder. For more information, see [Accessing Table Builder](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/form-builder-glide-family-release/accessing-form-builder.md).
- \(Optional\) Choose a domain to work within \(if not global\). For more information, see [Domain separation and Table Builder](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/form-builder-glide-family-release/form-builder-domain-separation.md).
- \(Optional\) Choose an application scope to work within \(if not global\). For more information, see [Using an application scope with Table Builder](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/form-builder-glide-family-release/fb-application-scope.md).

**Note:** To understand how to approach customizing your forms, review [Table Builder workflow and navigation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/form-builder-glide-family-release/form-builder-workflow.md).

Role required: personalize\_form or AES user role and delegated developer permissions. For more information, see [Delegate developers using AES](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/aes-app-dev-workflow.md).

## Procedure

1. Navigate to the **Forms** tab in Table Builder.

2. Choose a view to work with.

For detailed information on how to choose a view for a form, see [Choose a form view in Table Builder](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/form-builder-glide-family-release/manage-form-views.md).

3. To display a list of the available components that you can add to your form view, in the Add form elements panel, select **Formatters**.

**Note:** You can also launch the Add form elements panel by clicking the Add \(\[Omitted image "fb-add-icon.png"\] Alt text: Add icon.\) icon above an existing element in the form editor.

4. Select a formatter, and then drag it to the location in the form editor where you'd like to place it.

**Note:** Formatters in forms are only supported in Core UI and earlier interfaces.

For information on how you can add a formatter to a form, see [Formatters](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/c_Formatters.md).

5. Select **Save**.

**Parent Topic:**[Forms in Table Builder](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/form-builder-glide-family-release/form-view-configuration.md)