Add issues to a demand

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title: Add issues to a demand
description: Add an issue to a demand to escalate a risk or to track an unexpected problem. If the issue remains unresolved, unnecessary conflicts, delays, or even a failure can occur.
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release: australia
product: Portfolio Planning
classification: portfolio-planning
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Manage demands, Use, Next Experience for Demand Management in Portfolio Planning, Portfolio Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management]
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# Add issues to a demand

Add an issue to a demand to escalate a risk or to track an unexpected problem. If the issue remains unresolved, unnecessary conflicts, delays, or even a failure can occur.

## Before you begin

Role required: it\_demand\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Portfolio Planning Workspace**.

2.  Select the Demands icon \[Omitted image "demands-icon.png"\].

3.  Open a demand from the **List** page.

4.  Select **Details** from the navigation menu.

5.  Select the **Issues** tab.

    **Note:** If the **Issues** tab isn't visible, select **More** > **Issues**.

6.  Select **New**.

7.  On the Issue form, fill in the fields.

    For a description of the field values, see [Issue form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/create-issue-form-ppw.md).

8.  Select **Save**.