Add additional group by variables to a service catalog report

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read add-addl-group-svc-cat-var-report.md

You can create reports grouped by any field with an additional group by variable on a selected service catalog item. In addition, you can create filters on the same variable. For example, if a mobile phone item has a storage variable, you can create a report that only shows those phones with 32 GB of storage.

Before you begin

Roles required: itil, report_user, report_group, report_global, report_admin, or admin. To create a meaningful report, you must have the right to access the data you want to report on.

About this task

You can apply these steps to any report type as long as the report source has variables associated with it. If the report source doesn’t have variables, the Variables option doesn’t display in the Additional group by filter.

Procedure

Open the Platform Analytics Data visualization library and select Create data visualization, then select Core UI in the modal that opens.

The com.snc.par.coreui.report_create.enabled system property must be true.
On the Data tab, give the report a name that reflects the information being grouped.
Select a report source that has variables associated with it.

There are two kinds of report sources.

Report source Description

Data source A table with filters applied to provide a single source of information for all users.

Table The raw data from a table with no filters applied.
Select Next.
On the Type tab, select the report type and select Next.
On the Configure tab, select a Group by filter.
Select Additional group by.
Select Variables [+] and select the structure icon ([Omitted image "Form_ShowReportStructureIcon.png"] Alt text: Report structure icon) to choose an item.

[Omitted image "additional-group-by-variable.png"] Alt text: Additional group by slushbucket
Select a Catalog item.

The variables associated with the item appear in the Additional group by window.[Omitted image "additional-group-by-selected-variables.png"] Alt text: Additional group by variables
Add the desired variables to the Selected column and select OK.
Continue to configure and style the report according to its report type.

See Core UI Report types.

Report source	Description
Data source	A table with filters applied to provide a single source of information for all users.
Table	The raw data from a table with no filters applied.

Parent Topic:Report on service catalog variables

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title: Add additional group by variables to a service catalog report
description: You can create reports grouped by any field with an additional group by variable on a selected service catalog item. In addition, you can create filters on the same variable. For example, if a mobile phone item has a storage variable, you can create a report that only shows those phones with 32 GB of storage.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/now-intelligence/reporting/add-addl-group-svc-cat-var-report.html
release: australia
product: Reporting
classification: reporting
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Report on service catalog variables, Advanced Core UI reporting topics, Core UI Reporting, Reporting, dashboards, and Performance Analytics in the Core UI, Platform Analytics]
---

# Add additional group by variables to a service catalog report

## Before you begin

Roles required: itil, report\_user, report\_group, report\_global, report\_admin, or admin. To create a meaningful report, you must have the right to access the data you want to report on.

## About this task

You can apply these steps to any report type as long as the report source has variables associated with it. If the report source doesn’t have variables, the **Variables** option doesn’t display in the **Additional group by** filter.

## Procedure

1. Open the Platform Analytics Data visualization library and select **Create data visualization**, then select **Core UI** in the modal that opens.

The **com.snc.par.coreui.report\_create.enabled** system property must be `true`.

2. On the **Data** tab, give the report a name that reflects the information being grouped.

3. Select a report source that has variables associated with it.

There are two kinds of report sources.

|Report source|Description|
|-------------|-----------|
|Data source|A table with filters applied to provide a single source of information for all users.|
|Table|The raw data from a table with no filters applied.|

4. Select **Next**.

5. On the **Type** tab, select the report type and select **Next**.

6. On the **Configure** tab, select a **Group by** filter.

7. Select **Additional group by**.

8. Select **Variables \[+\]** and select the structure icon \(\[Omitted image "Form\_ShowReportStructureIcon.png"\] Alt text: Report structure icon\) to choose an item.

\[Omitted image "additional-group-by-variable.png"\] Alt text: Additional group by slushbucket

9. Select a **Catalog item**.

The variables associated with the item appear in the **Additional group by** window.\[Omitted image "additional-group-by-selected-variables.png"\] Alt text: Additional group by variables

10. Add the desired variables to the **Selected** column and select **OK**.

11. Continue to configure and style the report according to its report type.

See [Core UI Report types](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/now-intelligence/reporting/report-types-creation-details-rd.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Report on service catalog variables](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/now-intelligence/reporting/rep-service-catalog-variables.md)