Making the Comments mandatory when rejecting 'sysapproval_approver' record form Service portalDescription<!-- div.margin{ padding: 10px 40px 40px 30px; } table.tocTable{ border: 1px solid; border-color:#E0E0E0; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); padding-top: .6em; padding-bottom: .6em; padding-left: .9em; padding-right: .6em; } table.noteTable{ border:1px solid; border-color:#E0E0E0; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); width: 100%; border-spacing:2; } table.internaltable { white-space:nowrap; text-align:left; border-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:14px; width: 85%; } table.internaltable th { border-width: 1px; padding: 5px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); } table.internaltable td { border-width: 1px; padding: 5px; border-style: solid; border-color: #E0E0E0; color: #000000; } table tr td { padding: 15px; } .title { color: #D1232B; font-weight:normal; font-size:28px; } h1{ color: #D1232B; font-weight:normal; font-size:21px; margin-bottom:-5px } h2{ color: #646464; font-weight:bold; font-size:18px; } h3{ color: #000000; font-weight:BOLD; font-size:16px; text-decoration:underline; } h4{ color: #646464; font-weight:BOLD; font-size:15px; text-decoration:; } h5{ color: #000000; font-weight:BOLD; font-size:13px; text-decoration:; } h6{ color: #000000; font-weight:BOLD; font-size:14px; text-decoration:; } hr{ border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #cccccc; } ul { list-style: disc outside none; margin-left: 0; } li { padding-left: 1em; } --> Overview In the legacy UI, the Comments can be made mandatory on rejecting a 'sysapproval_approver' record using a client script or UI policy. The user can achieve the same functionality by editing 'Approval Info' widget.This can be done by having a textarea in the HTML Body template of the widget and make it mandatory from the client controller script of the widget. Additional Information Refer the below community post which explains the procedure to make the comments mandatory in Service portal. Portal diaries: Service Portal — Making Rejection Comments Mandatory on Approval Record Note: ServiceNow community is for public so that ServiceNow cannot take the responsibility of all content of posts of the community. Also, some script maybe cannot be implemented at the latest release.