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# Create Report Subsection Element template

# Create Report Subsection Element template {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Use subsection elements to further organize a subsection into multiple elements.
Subsection elements help define visualizations, lists, free-form text more declaratively with
filter options such as assignment groups and labels.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_msi.workspace_manager

## Procedure

1. Navigate to Major Security Incident ManagementMSI AdministrationStatus Report Setup.  
   The MSI Status Report Setup page displays.
2. In the Report Template section, select Configure.
3. Open an existing report template and navigate to the respective Report sections list.
4. In the Report sections list, open an existing Report section template.
5. In the Report section template list, open an existing Report subsection template.
6. Navigate to Report subsection elementsNew.  
   Figure 1. Create Report subsection element template
7. On the Report subsection elements form, fill in the fields.

   | Field | Description |
   | Name | Name of the Report template subsection element. For example, Scope. Note: The existing subsections for the predefined reports are: Duration counters, Incident impact, Active Team, Active Team Trend. * Duration Counters: Displays the duration counter as a subsection element such as estimated time to resolve the incident within the status report. * Incident impact: Displays the visualization elements within the report such as the impacted assets, impacted locations, and impacted users. * Active Team: Displays the visualization elements within the report such as the number of active teams involved in closing the major security incident. * Active Team Trend: Depicts the active teams trend in a graphical representation. {#create-report-subsection-element-template__ul_kdw_hdn_ysb} |
   | Type | The report subsection element type. The available types are: * Free Form Text * Visualization * Custom * List {#create-report-subsection-element-template__ul_e1d_tcn_ysb} |
   | Table | Name of the report template table. |
   | Active | Select the check box to create a report section for the selected template in the MSIM workspace. Note: If the check box is unselected, the MSI Manager can't create a report section for this template in the MSIM workspace. |
   | Show by default in the report | Select this check box if you want to include the section within the report to quickly render the elements. |
   | MSI Report Template | The MSI Report Template name for which you're dividing the report into sections. |
   | Order | The order in which the report sections will be rendered. |
   | Description | Provide a description to the subsection element type. |
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8. Save and Update the new report template section.
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* **[Create a Free Form Type Element](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/vxkHIi1jA9DJbAWT6Dn2NA)**   
  Create a free form element type to define the free form text more declaratively with filter options such as assignment groups and labels.
* **[Create a Visualization Type Element](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/jGZ1lzIfzxWtHpnlPzEeNA)**   
  Create a visualization element type to define the visualization elements more declaratively with filter options such as assignment groups and labels.
* **[Create a List Type Element](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/hiNoVdSBuBMwJ8FTdAzR_A)**   
  Create a list type element, which defines the related list elements more declaratively with filter options such as assignment groups and labels.
* **[Create a Custom Type Element](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/7WlB81m6dxZ4NzKZJ5SxEA)**   
  Create a list type element, which defines the related list elements more declaratively with filter options such as assignment groups and labels.

**Related concepts**   

* [Add system properties](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/IRDo6SRnbIZ8judCg6Y8CA "Add system properties to control MSIM application behavior. Following are the default system properties that are introduced as part of the Major Security Incident Management status reports.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Create a Report Template](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ym_EcCxYTswcM83IuS0xgg "Create various report templates, which can be applied to the major security incidents and generate a status report. You can add standard and custom Major Security Incident Response form fields to the report template that are dot-walkable. In addition, you can format and configure the report based on your requirements using sections, subsections, and its elements.")
* [Create a Report Section Template](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/3oJ98hmEPUgInH8K_ck1dA "A report can further be divided into various sections. Use the Report section to break down the report into multiple sections and reorganize them in order.")
* [Create a Report Subsection Template](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Awpfy6FVSMb8~nlDwdSLQw "Use the report subsection to further organize the section into multiple subsections and configure their alignment and position using the available types such as Text side panel, Primary, and Secondary.")

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