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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Create Child Case activity

Enable agents and fulfillers to create a child case during a playbook run.

Roles and availability

These activities are available as an application in the ServiceNow Store. Users with the playbook.admin or pd_author role can add these activities to a playbook.

Inputs

Open the activity properties panel and configure your activity to add values for the following inputs. If the input value varies, use the pill-picker to show where to get the value. To learn more about the pill-picker, see Dot-walking examples.

InputTypeDescription
LabelStringTitle to display as activity and playbook card.
DescriptionStringInformation to display about activity usage or outcome.
Run conditionCondition BuilderConditions that must be met to run an activity or stage. You can use data from prior activities to build conditions.Note: Select Show additional options to see this field.
Start RuleChoice

Under Schedule > Start Rule, select a start rule for when your stage should start running:- When process starts: Your stage starts running as soon as the playbook starts. - After specific stages: Your stage starts running after specified stage(s) have finished running.

Under Schedule > Start Rule, select a start rule for when your activity should start running:- When stage starts: Your activity starts running as soon as its stage starts running. Your stage starts running when your playbook is triggered. - After specific activities: Your activity starts running after specified activities have finished running.

Start with delayTrue/FalseOption to wait for a duration of time before running an activity or stage. When enabled, this input displays the Start with delay input properties.Note: Select Show additional options to see this field.
ParentChoiceParent record of the child case.
Assignment GroupChoiceUser group that the child case is assigned to.
Assigned ToChoiceUser that the child case is assigned to.
Short DescriptionStringSummary of the child case.
DescriptionStringDetailed information to display about the child case.
PriorityChoicePrioritization level of the child case.
Collect data from userTrue/FalseOption to pause the playbook until the end user manually completes or skips the activity. Only users with the playbook.admin role can edit this field. By default, the activity waits for user action or data before it completes.

Outputs

Your child case record.