Configure how calendar entries look

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read t_ConfigureACalendarAttribute.md

To configure how calendar entries appear for a table, add calendar_elements attributes to the System Dictionary entry for that table.

Before you begin

Role required: itil, report_user, report_group, report_global, report_admin, or admin. To create a meaningful report, you must have the right to access the data you want to report on.

Procedure

Navigate to the table your report is based on, for example incident.list.
Open a form for any record in the table.
Select the Additional actions menu ([Omitted image "additional-actions.png"] Alt text: Additional actions menu icon) and choose Configure > Dictionary.
In the record list that appears, select the first record that does not have a value in the Column name field.

[Omitted image "reports-calendar-attributes01.png"] Alt text: Reports calendar attributes
Switch the Dictionary Entry form to the Advanced view.
In the Attributes field, add calendar_elements=<field name>;<field name>, listing the fields you want to appear in each entry of your calendar report separated by semi-colons.

Note: When you define attributes for calendar elements, you replace the default display elements of number and short_description with the attributes that you list in this field. To add any additional attributes to the calendar entry and retain the number and short description of the change, include the number and short_description fields in your attributes. For example, to add state information to your task calendar, add the following attribute to the Task table:
Text
```
calendar_elements=number;short_description;state
```
[Omitted image "reports-calendar-attributes02.png"] Alt text: Reports calendar attributes
If the table already has an attribute, separate it from the attribute you are adding with a comma, for example:
Text
```
reference_index_include=active,calendar_elements=number;short_description;state
```
Select Update.

Result

The calendar entries display the attributes you have added for the selected table.

[Omitted image "calendar-attribute-change-result-rd.png"] Alt text: Calendar entry with number, short description, and added state attribute

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title: Configure how calendar entries look
description: To configure how calendar entries appear for a table, add calendar\_elements attributes to the System Dictionary entry for that table.
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Configure how calendar entries look

To configure how calendar entries appear for a table, add calendar\_elements attributes to the System Dictionary entry for that table.

## Before you begin

Role required: itil, report\_user, report\_group, report\_global, report\_admin, or admin. To create a meaningful report, you must have the right to access the data you want to report on.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to the table your report is based on, for example incident.list.

2. Open a form for any record in the table.

3. Select the Additional actions menu \(\[Omitted image "additional-actions.png"\] Alt text: Additional actions menu icon\) and choose **Configure** &gt; **Dictionary**.

4. In the record list that appears, select the first record that does not have a value in the **Column name** field.

\[Omitted image "reports-calendar-attributes01.png"\] Alt text: Reports calendar attributes

5. Switch the **Dictionary Entry** form to the **Advanced** view.

6. In the **Attributes** field, add **calendar\_elements=&lt;field name&gt;;&lt;field name&gt;**, listing the fields you want to appear in each entry of your calendar report separated by semi-colons.

**Note:** When you define attributes for calendar elements, you replace the default display elements of **number** and **short\_description** with the attributes that you list in this field. To add any additional attributes to the calendar entry and retain the number and short description of the change, include the **number** and **short\_description** fields in your attributes. For example, to add state information to your task calendar, add the following attribute to the Task table:

```
calendar_elements=number;short_description;state
```

\[Omitted image "reports-calendar-attributes02.png"\] Alt text: Reports calendar attributes

7. If the table already has an attribute, separate it from the attribute you are adding with a comma, for example:

```
reference_index_include=active,calendar_elements=number;short_description;state
```

8. Select **Update**.

## Result

The calendar entries display the attributes you have added for the selected table.

\[Omitted image "calendar-attribute-change-result-rd.png"\] Alt text: Calendar entry with number, short description, and added state attribute

**Parent Topic:**[Customize calendar reports](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/reporting/c_CustomizeCalendarReports.md)

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