---
title: Forum form fields
description: Set fields on the form to create new forum or sub forum.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/communities/forum-form-fields.html
release: australia
product: Communities
classification: communities
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Communities references, Communities, Customer Service Management]
---

# Forum form fields

Set fields on the form to create new forum or sub forum.

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Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name of the forum.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

A short description that defines the forum.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Image

</td><td>

An image that provides a visual reference to describe the forum.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Order

</td><td>

The order that forums are displayed in. By default, the display is alphabetical. Enter a numerical value to set the order that forums are displayed in. You can combine both options.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Parent

</td><td>

The parent forum, if required. This lists the forum as a sub forum of the parent forum.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Enable Membership for this Forum

</td><td>

Check box to make the forum membership only, and enable registered forum users to request to join the forum. If you select this check box, the forum title is visible to all registered community users. Community users must request access to join the forum to see the content. **Note:** The **Approval Workflow for Membership** field appears when you select this check box.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Approval flow for Membership

</td><td>

The workflow for approving new members of a forum.**Note:** The **Approval flow for membership** setting takes precedence over **Approval workflow for membership** if both are set by legacy customers.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Approval Workflow for Membership

</td><td>

The workflow for approving new members of a forum.**Note:** This field is only available for customers who signed up before the Zurich release. If you're a new customer, you won't see this field.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Knowledge Base used for harvesting

</td><td>

The knowledge base used for harvesting community discussions to knowledge articles.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Communities references](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/communitie-references.md)

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