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# Reference

# Demand Management reference {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Reference information to provide additional details about Demand Management such as the fields, user roles, tables, guidelines, and domain separation information.
* **[Demand tasks](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/CcPMLl28RQgYCpxXIsOqUA)**   
  A demand task is a unit of work created within a demand. Use demand tasks to break down planning activities before converting the demand into a project, change, enhancement, or defect.
* **[Actual cost and effort calculation for demands](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/AxS47tTJ18X27nWu1gYUZQ)**   
  The actual cost and effort are realized cost incurred and time spent for the work performed on a demand and demand task during a specific time period. Calculations are based on approved time cards and the hourly rate for each resource. The hourly rate determines how actual cost and effort vary.
* **[Demand Management key terms](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/cu0y87Fyg4NvZ7_nYV6ahw)**   
  Important terms in Demand Management are listed in the table.
* **[Inputs for AI skills](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/nxSQ7iCpfIbO5oJrD9S8YQ)**   
  Learn about the inputs of each skill for the ServiceNow Otto for Strategic Portfolio Management application. By configuring the inputs for a skill, you can determine how and when a skill is used.
* **[Stage fields](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/xr2asTPJ4I0MD8NNzwGj8A)**   
  The Stage field on the Ideas list displays the current state of an idea as it moves through the demand life cycle. The current state includes from an idea to a demand and then to the resulting project, enhancement, change, or defect.
* **[Composite Fields](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/EceIERxpFQL4wwGjl1NAzw)**   
  A composite field combines information from two fields in a table to form a single field.
* **[Domain separation and Demand Management](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/kaIKwbi6lNgJA_NaKyuVHQ)**   
  Domain separation is supported in Demand Management. Domain separation enables you to separate data, processes, and administrative tasks into logical groupings called domains. You can control several aspects of this separation, including which users can see and access data.
* **[Data migrated from demands to artifacts](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/mrO~ciQETjLXQyhpGca0Ig)**   
  Data fields that are migrated from a demand to an artifact when the artifact is created from the demand.
* **[Demand Management forms](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/sh3b3K7cBV~s7u~al7WKmw)**   
  Field information for forms used in the Demand Management application.