Add a UI policy
Add a UI policy to display the Needs review field for Normal change requests when it reaches the Complete state.
Before you begin
The Needs review field must exist on the Change Request [change_request] table.
Note: A UI policy action can reference only a field that exists on the table. If the field does not exist, create it before configuring the UI policy action. For more information, see Create a custom field.
Role required: admin
Procedure
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Open the Change Request form.
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Open the form context menu and select Configure > UI Policies.
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Select New.
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On the UI Policy form, enter the following values.
|
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
|
Table |
Change Request |
|
Short description |
Show “Needs review” field |
|
Conditions |
[Type] [is] [Normal][State] [is one of] [Review, Complete, Closed] |
The **UI Policy Actions** related list appears.
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In the UI Policy Actions related list, select New.
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Enter the following values.
Field Value Field name Needs review Mandatory True Visible True -
Select Submit to create the UI Policy action and return to the UI Policy form.
Parent Topic:Tutorial: Add a new change management state
Previous topic:Create a custom field
Next topic:Create an ACL
---
title: Add a UI policy
description: Add a UI policy to display the Needs review field for Normal change requests when it reaches the Complete state.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-service-management/change-management/t\_AddUIPolicy.html
release: brazil
product: Change Management
classification: change-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Tutorial: Add a new change management state, Reference, Change Management, IT Service Management]
---
# Add a UI policy
Add a UI policy to display the **Needs review** field for **Normal** change requests when it reaches the **Complete** state.
## Before you begin
The **Needs review** field must exist on the Change Request \[change\_request\] table.
**Note:** A UI policy action can reference only a field that exists on the table. If the field does not exist, create it before configuring the UI policy action. For more information, see [Create a custom field](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/change-management/t_CreateCustomField.md).
Role required: admin
## Procedure
1. Open the Change Request form.
2. Open the form context menu and select **Configure** > **UI Policies**.
3. Select **New**.
4. On the UI Policy form, enter the following values.
<table id="table_ecg_y2m_b1b"><thead><tr><th>
Field
</th><th>
Value
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
Table
</td><td>
Change Request
</td></tr><tr><td>
Short description
</td><td>
Show “Needs review” field
</td></tr><tr><td>
Conditions
</td><td>
\[**Type**\] \[**is**\] \[**Normal**\]\[**State**\] \[**is one of**\] \[**Review, Complete, Closed**\]
</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5. Open the form context menu and select **Save** to create the UI Policy record and stay on the form.
The **UI Policy Actions** related list appears.
6. In the UI Policy Actions related list, select **New**.
7. Enter the following values.
|Field|Value|
|-----|-----|
|Field name|Needs review|
|Mandatory|True|
|Visible|True|
8. Select **Submit** to create the UI Policy action and return to the UI Policy form.
**Parent Topic:**[Tutorial: Add a new change management state](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/change-management/t_AddNewStateTutorial.md)
**Previous topic:**[Create a custom field](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/change-management/t_CreateCustomField.md)
**Next topic:**[Create an ACL](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/change-management/t_CreateNewACL.md)
| title | Add a UI policy |
| description | Add a UI policy to display the Needs review field for Normal change requests when it reaches the Complete state. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-service-management/change-management/t\_AddUIPolicy.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Change Management |
| classification | change-management |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | {"Tutorial":"Add a new change management state"}ReferenceChange ManagementIT Service Management |