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# Create a scheduled job

# Create a scheduled job {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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Create a scheduled job on the Schedule Job \[sysauto\] table.

## Before you begin

Role required: system_scheduler_admin

## About this task

Create all new scheduled jobs using this method.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllSystem DefinitionScheduled Jobs.
2. Click New.
3. Select the appropriate type of scheduled job.
   * Automate the generation and distribution of a report
   * Automatically generate something (a change, an incident, a ci, etc) from a template
   * Automatically run a script of your choosing
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## Result

The fields presented depend on the type of scheduled job required.
* **[Automate generation and distribution of a report](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/rP5rIkb8yyqiif6R6OSd4Q)**   
  Generate and distribute scheduled reports via email.
* **[Automatically generate something from a template](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ZWMfheEDLJDUst_08xP7RQ)**   
  Schedule the generation of entities, which include changes, incidents, and CIs.
* **[Automatically run a script of your choosing](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/mh6~CyvBa6hJUI9YLpK0KQ)**   
  Schedule both conditional and non-conditional scripts. If Domain Separation is installed in the instance, you can also select, filter, sort, and schedule scripts based on their assigned domains.
* **[Enable run types for scheduled job child tables](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Jzf2415mP51TaiUJceUn~w#customize-run-times-for-scheduled-jobs)**   
  The run types; Day and Month in Year, Day in Week in Month in Year, and Week in Month, require the fields; Day, Month, and Year to be visible. Child tables which don't display those fields can't create jobs with that run type selected.

**Related concepts**   

* [Advanced options for scheduled jobs](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/tz60Gpmh6m5C3SfqFRe14A "Advanced scheduling options for scheduled jobs support greater flexibility in job planning and execution. You can configure jobs to start on a future date, end on a particular date, and define how the job should repeat.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Personalize the system date format](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/h6FdLBdKp54m5lei1ppIQg "You can personalize the format in which date values appear in your instance.")
* [Set a system time zone](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/e3Vt9r9Qg2iDgvAZaHse6g "Set your system time zone with a system property.")
* [View a schedule item](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/W1taGEGGFoDg1TnYAceu2A "You can view scheduled items, which are individual instances of a scheduled job, from the system scheduler.")  
**Related reference**   

* [Special cases in job schedules](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/tvYv7FoDEbMa1ki0aXoFPQ "Some special cases require care in job scheduling.")

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