Select or create records in a related list

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title: Select or create records in a related list
description: When a form contains a related list, such as the Incidents related list in the problem form, you can select existing records or add new ones in the related list.
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Select or create records in a related list

When a form contains a related list, such as the **Incidents** related list in the problem form, you can select existing records or add new ones in the related list.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## Procedure

1.  Open the record to work with records in a related list, such as a problem record.

2.  Locate the related list, for example, **Incidents**.

3.  To select existing records, complete the following steps.

    1.  Click **Edit**.

    2.  Using the slushbucket, select the records to associate with the current record.

        When you select a record, information about it appears below the **Collection** list to help you identify the record to select.

    3.  Click **Save**.

4.  To create a new related record, complete the following steps.

    1.  Click **New**.

        A new form for the related table opens, for example, the incident form.

    2.  Complete the form and click **Submit**.

        The new record is added to the related table and to the related list of the record.


**Parent Topic:**[Related lists](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/c_RelatedLists.md)

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