---
title: Claims for reporting fields
description: Learn about the fields of the Claims for reporting form. Use this form to create a new claim.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/environmental-social-governance/claims-for-reporting-fields.html
release: australia
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Create or edit a claim, Claims for reporting, Use, Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly Environmental, Social, and Governance\)]
---

# Claims for reporting fields

Learn about the fields of the **Claims for reporting** form. Use this form to create a new claim.

<table id="table_vkv_rz2_2gc"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Name

</td><td>

Name of the claim.

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

Start date

</td><td>

The date when the claim process or period begins.

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

End date

</td><td>

The date when the claim process or period ends.

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

Due date

</td><td>

The date by which the claim needs to be completed.

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

Owner type

</td><td>

The category or classification of the owner responsible for the claim \(e.g., individual, team\).

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

Owner

</td><td>

The person or entity responsible for managing or overseeing the claim. This field appears only when **User** is selected in the **Owner type** field.

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

Owner Group

</td><td>

The group or department to which the owner belongs.This field appears only when **Group** is selected in the **Owner type** field.

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

Group

</td><td>

The group of the claims that shows the classification of the claim.

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

Subgroup

</td><td>

A more specific categorization within the group.

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

Claim

</td><td>

The specific statement or assertion being made about an achievement, commitment, event, or activity performed by your organization.

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

Footnotes

</td><td>

Additional explanatory notes or references related to the claim, providing further context or supporting information.

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

Approval required

</td><td>

Option to indicate if an approval is required for the metric definition.**Note:** When the **Approval required** option is enabled, the **Approver type** and **Approver** fields are displayed.

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

Approver assignment type

</td><td>

The method or rule used to assign an approver to the claim \(e.g., simple, advanced\)

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

Approver type

</td><td>

Specifies the type of approver for the metric definition. The choices are as follows:-   **User**
-   **User group**

**Note:** This field appears only when **Simple** is selected in the **Approver assignment type** field.

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

Approver

</td><td>

Approver user or approver group that is responsible to approve the metric definition. The choices are as follows:-   **Approver**: Displayed when the User option is selected.
-   **Approver group**: Displayed when the User option is selected.

**Note:** This field appears only when **Simple** is selected in the **Approver assignment type** field.

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

Additional comments

</td><td>

Any extra remarks or observations related to the claim.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Create or edit a claim](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/environmental-social-governance/create-or-edit-a-claim.md)