Add an annotation to a subflow history entry
Add a text description to a subflow's flow history entry. Summarize the purpose or contents of a particular flow history entry.
Before you begin
Role required: flow_designer or admin
About this task
Annotations are only visible from the sidebar History view.
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Process Automation > Workflow Studio.
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On the homepage, select Subflows.
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Open the subflow whose flow history entries you want to annotate.
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Select Edit subflow.
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From the sidebar view, select the History icon.
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From the list of flow history entries, select the entry that you want to annotate.
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From More actions menu, select Add annotation.
[Omitted image "subflow-history-add-annotation-01.png"] Alt text: Add annotation menu item
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In the text box, enter the text of the annotation.
[Omitted image "subflow-history-add-annotation-02.png"] Alt text: Sample annotation reading Wait 3 days then close incident
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Press Enter to save the annotation.
[Omitted image "subflow-history-add-annotation-03.png"] Alt text: Subflow's flow history entry with annotation
What to do next
You can change the annotation using the Modify annotation option.
Parent Topic:Subflow history
---
title: Add an annotation to a subflow history entry
description: Add a text description to a subflow's flow history entry. Summarize the purpose or contents of a particular flow history entry.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/build-workflows/workflow-studio/add-annotation-to-subflow-history-entry.html
release: brazil
product: Workflow Studio
classification: workflow-studio
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Subflow history, Build subflows, Flows, subflows, and actions, Workflow Studio, Build workflows]
---
# Add an annotation to a subflow history entry
Add a text description to a subflow's flow history entry. Summarize the purpose or contents of a particular flow history entry.
## Before you begin
Role required: flow\_designer or admin
## About this task
Annotations are only visible from the sidebar History view.
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Process Automation** > **Workflow Studio**.
2. On the homepage, select **Subflows**.
3. Open the subflow whose flow history entries you want to annotate.
4. Select **Edit subflow**.
5. From the sidebar view, select the **History** icon.
6. From the list of flow history entries, select the entry that you want to annotate.
7. From More actions menu, select **Add annotation**.
\[Omitted image "subflow-history-add-annotation-01.png"\] Alt text: Add annotation menu item
8. In the text box, enter the text of the annotation.
\[Omitted image "subflow-history-add-annotation-02.png"\] Alt text: Sample annotation reading Wait 3 days then close incident
9. Press Enter to save the annotation.
\[Omitted image "subflow-history-add-annotation-03.png"\] Alt text: Subflow's flow history entry with annotation
## What to do next
You can change the annotation using the **Modify annotation** option.
**Parent Topic:**[Subflow history](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/build-workflows/workflow-studio/subflow-history.md)
| title | Add an annotation to a subflow history entry |
| description | Add a text description to a subflow's flow history entry. Summarize the purpose or contents of a particular flow history entry. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/build-workflows/workflow-studio/add-annotation-to-subflow-history-entry.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Workflow Studio |
| classification | workflow-studio |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Subflow historyBuild subflowsFlowssubflowsand actionsWorkflow StudioBuild workflows |