Configure records for the Customer Information view
Configure the records to display on the Customer Information view. For example, a record could provide information on the contact or consumer.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
About this task
Records are displayed in the Customer Information view in CRM Workspace.
[Omitted image "customer-records.jpg"] Alt text: Contact section displaying the contact details of the customer.
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Customer Central > Customer Information > Record Configurations.
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Select New.
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Fill out the fields, as required.
|
Field |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Title |
Enter a title for the record. |
|
Context table |
Select a Context table. Note: For example, enter Contact if you want to display all the information about a customer contact. |
|
Relationship |
Enter the relationship between the context and the record. 1. To create a new relationship, click the Lookup icon and then New. 2. Enter a name for the relationship. 3. In the Applies to table, select the table on which the list appears. Note: Enter either contact or consumer.
current.addQuery('sys_id', parent.sys_id); “sys_id” => is the name of the column in the record table that stores the context ID, for example, contact ID. “parent.sys_id” => is the unique key in the contact table that holds the contact record. Note: If building a new relationship, ensure that the exact column name from the record table that stores the context ID is specified here. ``` |
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Fields |
Select the fields to display on the record. Note: For the out-of-the-box Contact and Consumer record configurations, the Fields value is locked and displays the default fields for the corresponding context table. To display additional or different fields on the Contact Card in the Customer Information view, see Configure fields on the Contact Card in the Customer Information view. |
Related topics
Configure fields on the Contact Card in the Customer Information view
---
title: Configure records for the Customer Information view
description: Configure the records to display on the Customer Information view. For example, a record could provide information on the contact or consumer.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/configure-ci-records.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-09"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Configure the Customer Information view using CSM Agent Workspace, Configure Customer Central, Agent tools, Organize agent workspaces, Configure, Customer Service Management]
---
# Configure records for the Customer Information view
Configure the records to display on the Customer Information view. For example, a record could provide information on the contact or consumer.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin
## About this task
Records are displayed in the Customer Information view in CRM Workspace.
\[Omitted image "customer-records.jpg"\] Alt text: Contact section displaying the contact details of the customer.
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Customer Central** > **Customer Information** > **Record Configurations**.
2. Select **New**.
3. Fill out the fields, as required.
<table id="table_vzg_jcs_mlb"><thead><tr><th>
Field
</th><th>
Description
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
Title
</td><td>
Enter a title for the record.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Context table
</td><td>
Select a Context table. **Note:** For example, enter Contact if you want to display all the information about a customer contact.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Relationship
</td><td>
Enter the relationship between the context and the record. 1. To create a new relationship, click the Lookup icon and then New.
2. Enter a name for the relationship.
3. In the Applies to table, select the table on which the list appears.
**Note:** Enter either contact or consumer.
4. In the Queries from table select the table from which this list retrieves data.
5. In **Query with**, enter a script to build the relationship between the context table and the record table. You can also specify any filter conditions if needed. For example:
```
current.addQuery('sys_id', parent.sys_id);
“sys_id” => is the name of the column in the record table that stores the context ID, for example, contact ID.
“parent.sys_id” => is the unique key in the contact table that holds the contact record.
Note: If building a new relationship, ensure that the exact column name from the record table that stores the context ID is specified here.
```
</td></tr><tr><td>
Fields
</td><td>
Select the fields to display on the record. **Note:** For the out-of-the-box **Contact** and **Consumer** record configurations, the **Fields** value is locked and displays the default fields for the corresponding context table. To display additional or different fields on the Contact Card in the Customer Information view, see [Configure fields on the Contact Card in the Customer Information view](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/configure-contact-card-fields.md).
</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4. Select **Submit**.
**Related topics**
[Configure fields on the Contact Card in the Customer Information view](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/configure-contact-card-fields.md)
| title | Configure records for the Customer Information view |
| description | Configure the records to display on the Customer Information view. For example, a record could provide information on the contact or consumer. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/configure-ci-records.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-09 |
| reading_time_minutes | 2 |
| breadcrumb | Configure the Customer Information view using CSM Agent WorkspaceConfigure Customer CentralAgent toolsOrganize agent workspacesConfigureCustomer Service Management |