Configure documentation section
Configure the documentation section to describe your plan through structured components: a high-level checklist, purpose, scope, and coverage areas.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_bcm.admin, sn_bcp.plan_admin
Procedure
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Navigate to Business Continuity > General Administration > Documentation Sections.
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Select New.
The documentation section template is shown in the example.
[Omitted image "doc-section-new-record-template.png"] Alt text: Documentation section template.
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On the form, fill in the fields.
For more information on the fields, see Documentation Section record form.
The example shows the documentation section template from the demo data.
[Omitted image "doc-section-template-from-demo-data.png"] Alt text: Documentation section template from the demo data.
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Select Submit.
- Documentation Section record form
Use the Documentation Section record form to describe a plan in the structured sections in the BCM UIB Workspace.
Parent Topic:Configuring the documentation section
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title: Configure documentation section
description: Configure the documentation section to describe your plan through structured components: a high-level checklist, purpose, scope, and coverage areas.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/governance-risk-compliance/configure-doc-section-for-bcp.html
release: brazil
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configuring the documentation section, General administration setup for BCM, Configure, Business Continuity Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
---
# Configure documentation section
Configure the documentation section to describe your plan through structured components: a high-level checklist, purpose, scope, and coverage areas.
## Before you begin
Role required: sn\_bcm.admin, sn\_bcp.plan\_admin
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **Business Continuity** > **General Administration** > **Documentation Sections**.
2. Select **New**.
The documentation section template is shown in the example.
\[Omitted image "doc-section-new-record-template.png"\] Alt text: Documentation section template.
3. On the form, fill in the fields.
For more information on the fields, see [Documentation Section record form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/governance-risk-compliance/doc-section-record-form.md).
The example shows the documentation section template from the demo data.
\[Omitted image "doc-section-template-from-demo-data.png"\] Alt text: Documentation section template from the demo data.
4. Select **Submit**.
- **[Documentation Section record form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/governance-risk-compliance/doc-section-record-form.md)**
Use the Documentation Section record form to describe a plan in the structured sections in the BCM UIB Workspace.
**Parent Topic:**[Configuring the documentation section](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/governance-risk-compliance/bcp-admin-documentation-sections.md)
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