Universal Request form

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Use the Universal Request form to create a universal request task record.

Field

Description

Number

Unique number generated for the universal request.

Opened

Date and time when the universal request was created.

Opened by

Agent who created the universal request.

Opened for

User who requested for this universal request.

Primary task

Task number, for example, an incident or HR case number that is associated with the universal request.

Restricted

Indicates that the request consists of sensitive data, and its use is limited on a need-to-know basis.

Contact type

Medium from which the universal request was created.

Priority

Points how quickly the service desk should address the request.

State

State of the universal request. By default, the state is New.

Impact

Impact value indicates a measure of the effect of an incident, problem, or change on business processes.

Assignment group

Group assigned to the universal request.

Assigned to

User assigned to the universal request.

Needs resolution review

When checked, and when the department agent closes the primary ticket, the Universal Request does not get closed. Universal Request state remains in In Progress, and the state reason changes to Confirm Response. This notifies the tier 1 agent (Routing agent) to either Accept or Reject the resolution provided in the primary ticket before closing the Universal Request for the requester.

Short description

Brief description of the request.

Description

Detailed description of the request.

Related Search Results section

Displays a list of knowledge articles, catalog items, pinned articles, or similar Universal Requests based on the Short description entered.

Notes section

Watch list

Users to receive notifications when work notes are added.

Work notes list

Users to receive notifications when work notes are added.Note: The administrator must create an email notification for the work notes list.

Additional comments (Customer visible)

More information about the change.

Work notes

Information about how to resolve the universal request or steps taken to resolve it, if applicable. This note is for internal use. The work notes information is not visible to your customer.

Closure Information section

Closed

Date and time when the universal request was closed.

Closed by

Agent that closed the request.

Close notes

How or why the universal request was closed.

**Parent Topic:**[Universal Request reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/universal-request-for-hr-service-delivery/ur-reference-topic.md)
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