{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":46547,"path":"servicenow-platform/approvals/c_Summarizers.md","title":"Summarizers","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Summarizers\n\nApproval summarizers are stored in the Macro \\[sys\\_ui\\_macro\\] table.\n\nFrom the left navigation pane, select **System UI** > **UI Macros**. Summarizers use a naming convention of approval\\_summarizer\\_ + '<table\\_name> \\(for example, approval\\_summarizer\\_change\\_request is the summarizer for change requests, while approval\\_summarizer\\_sc\\_request is the summarizer for service catalog requests\\).\n\nEach summarizer is written in Jelly script, which is used to define internal forms. The script is stored in the large XML field at the bottom of the UI Macro form.\n\n-   **[Change an approval summarizer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/approvals/t_ChangeASummarizer.md)**  \nYou can modify existing approval summaries to include additional information.\n-   **[Create a new custom approval summarizer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/approvals/t_CreateANewCustomSummarizer.md)**  \nAfter you add a new table that has approvals to an instance, you can add a custom activity formatter by creating a new UI macro and then add it to the appropriate form.\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Approval summarizer formatter](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/approvals/r_ApprovalSummarizerFormatter.md)\n\n"}}