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How to Create Schedules

SotaT — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:24:50 GMT

I believe ServiceNow's standard schedules are configured for the US. This time, I want to create a schedule aligned with the Japanese calendar. Is manually creating the schedule the only option? Also, how should substitute holidays be set up? Will manual maintenance be required every year?

Re: How to Create Schedules

Rafael Batistot — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:41:34 GMT

hi @SotaT

This solution might help you

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/holiday-calendar-setup/td-p/2825791

Re: How to Create Schedules

Ankur Bawiskar — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:52:29 GMT

@SotaT

My thoughts

1) you can create a regional schedule and attach a regional holiday child schedule, where you manually enter Japanese official holidays—including substitute holidays —each year.

2) Yes it's a manual activity to update the holiday for that schedule by an admin.

check these links for help

How to set up Schedules and regional specific Holidays for for users to account for Capacity based on User's TimeZone/Region

Some automation is shared here but I haven't tried it

ServiceNow – Automating Bank Holidays (U.K.)

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Re: How to Create Schedules

Bhimashankar H — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:56:04 GMT

Hi @SotaT ,

It has to be created manually. Substitute holidays (such as those for national holidays falling on weekends) must be set up as child holiday schedules. annual maintenance is required to keep public holiday/substitute holiday entries up to date.

First create a regional main schedule and then create child holiday schedule of type "Holiday"

Refer this post: Holiday Setup and How to create schedule and regional specific holiday - KB0953556 from ServiceNow

Thanks,
Bhimashankar H

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Re: How to Create Schedules

Bhimashankar H — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:00:45 GMT

Hi @SotaT ,

I hope you saw my reply.

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Thanks,
Bhimashankar H