Edit a record after record generator submission
task brazil Updated Sep 15, 2026 1 min read edit-record-after-record-generator-submission.md
Keep a record editable after a playbook record generator creates it.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
After a record generator activity's form is submitted, the activity's type changes from Record Generator to Record, because it's now associated with the created record. Without an activity action to reopen it, the completed form is set to read-only.
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Process Automation Designer > Activity Actions.
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Select New.
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Set Type to Server Script.
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On the form, fill in the fields.
Field Description Applies to Select Record activities. State Select Complete. Form Fields Required Enable this option. Script Enter current.update(); -
Select Submit.
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Add the activity action to the relevant Playbook Experience Action Assignment Map.
Result
The record created by the record generator remains editable in Complete state.
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---
title: Edit a record after record generator submission
description: Keep a record editable after a playbook record generator creates it.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/build-workflows/workflow-studio/edit-record-after-record-generator-submission.html
release: brazil
product: Workflow Studio
classification: workflow-studio
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-15"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Playbook record generator, Design Playbook Experience, Playbooks, Workflow Studio, Build workflows]
---
# Edit a record after record generator submission
Keep a record editable after a playbook record generator creates it.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin
After a record generator activity's form is submitted, the activity's type changes from Record Generator to Record, because it's now associated with the created record. Without an activity action to reopen it, the completed form is set to read-only.
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Process Automation Designer** > **Activity Actions**.
2. Select **New**.
3. Set Type to **Server Script**.
4. On the form, fill in the fields.
|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Applies to|Select Record activities.|
|State|Select Complete.|
|Form Fields Required|Enable this option.|
|Script|Enter `current.update();`|
5. Select **Submit**.
6. Add the activity action to the relevant Playbook Experience Action Assignment Map.
## Result
The record created by the record generator remains editable in Complete state.
| title | Edit a record after record generator submission |
| description | Keep a record editable after a playbook record generator creates it. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/build-workflows/workflow-studio/edit-record-after-record-generator-submission.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Workflow Studio |
| classification | workflow-studio |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-15 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Playbook record generatorDesign Playbook ExperiencePlaybooksWorkflow StudioBuild workflows |