Create Security Attributes

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read create-security-attributes.md

Create new security attributes with a step-by-step guide.

Before you begin

Role required: security_admin

Procedure

Navigate to System Security > Security Attributes.
In the Security Attributes list, select New.
On the Security Attributes fields form, fill in the fields.

Field	Description
Label	Label of the security attribute.
Name	Name of the security attribute.
Type	The type of security attribute. - compound Note: For further information about compound security attributes, see Compound Security Attributes integer list string boolean(true\|false)
Is dynamic	Whether the security attribute value needs to be re-evaluated for each transaction.
Description	User-generated description of the security attribute.
Application	Static field, application Scope.
Lookup Table	Reference an external table for evaluation. For example, if you want to verify a user's role, enter `Role [sys_user_role]`.
Lookup Table Column	Reference a table column for evaluation. For example, if you want to verify a user's role by name, enter `name`, which is a column in sys_user_role.
Script	Derive a value from a script.

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title: Create Security Attributes
description: Create new security attributes with a step-by-step guide.
locale: en-US
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# Create Security Attributes

Create new security attributes with a step-by-step guide.

## Before you begin

Role required: security\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **System Security** &gt; **Security Attributes**.

2.  In the Security Attributes list, select **New**.

3.  On the Security Attributes fields form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_tgp_2pb_grb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Label

</td><td>

Label of the security attribute.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name of the security attribute.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Type

</td><td>

The type of security attribute. -   compound

**Note:** For further information about compound security attributes, see [Compound Security Attributes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/compound-security-attributes.md)

-   integer
-   list
-   string
-   boolean\(true\|false\)


</td></tr><tr><td>

Is dynamic

</td><td>

Whether the security attribute value needs to be re-evaluated for each transaction.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

User-generated description of the security attribute.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Application

</td><td>

Static field, application Scope.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Lookup Table

</td><td>

Reference an external table for evaluation. For example, if you want to verify a user's role, enter `Role [sys_user_role]`.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Lookup Table Column

</td><td>

Reference a table column for evaluation. For example, if you want to verify a user's role by name, enter `name`, which is a column in sys\_user\_role.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Script

</td><td>

Derive a value from a script.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>