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title: Working with the CAB Workbench
description: Use the CAB workbench to review and authorize change requests and review recently implemented changes.
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release: australia
product: Change Management
classification: change-management
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Use, Change Management, IT Service Management]
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# Working with the CAB Workbench

Use the CAB workbench to review and authorize change requests and review recently implemented changes.

-   **[Create a CAB definition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/change-management/define-your-cab.md)**  
A Change Advisory Board \(CAB\) definition is similar to a recurring meeting invitation. When you define a CAB definition, it determines the attributes that are associated with all CAB meetings generated from that definition.
-   **[View the CAB calendar](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/change-management/view-cab-workbench.md)**  
The CAB calendar provides an overview of your CAB meeting schedule to help with planning and managing CAB meetings.
-   **[Create a single CAB meeting occurrence](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/change-management/create-a-cab-meeting.md)**  
Depending on your requirements, you can create an individual Change Advisory Board \(CAB\) meeting occurrence.
-   **[CAB meeting attendance using the CAB workbench](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/change-management/attend-cab-meeting-using-cab-workbench.md)**  
As an itil user, attend a Change Advisory Board \(CAB\) meeting from the CAB workbench. Follow the current agenda item, view the change schedule, and if you are an approver, approve or reject a change request.
-   **[Add CAB meeting agenda items](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/change-management/add-new-agenda-items.md)**  
You can add an agenda item to your CAB meeting to customize the agenda and make the meeting more effective.
-   **[CAB meeting management using the CAB workbench](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/change-management/manage-cab-meeting-using-cab-workbench.md)**  
As a Change Advisory Board \(CAB\) manager, you can view and manage details of a CAB meeting and its agenda items through the CAB workbench.

**Parent Topic:**[Using Change Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/change-management/using-change-management.md)