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# Create a change schedule from the Change Schedules page

# Create a change schedule from the Change Schedules page {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

You can create a change schedule to view all scheduled changes, change tasks,
blackout periods, maintenance windows for any given date, week, month, or year.

## Before you begin

* You have activated Change Management - Change Schedule plugin (com.snc.change_management.soc).
* Role required: itil, sn_chg_soc.change_soc_admin, sn_change_role, sn_change_write roles, sn_change_write, or admin

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* A user with an ITIL role can create a Change Schedule definition and view the schedule definition that they have created.
* An admin or a change schedule administrator can read or edit all Change Schedule definitions.
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## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllChangeSchedulesChange Schedules and click New.
2. On the form, fill in the fields.  
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   | Field | Description |
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   | Name | Name of the change schedule. |
   | Start date field | Field from the change request form that indicates the start date as an example planned start date. |
   | End date field | Field from the change request form that indicates the end date as an example planned end date. |
   | Condition | Conditions that determine which change requests display in the Change Schedule interface and the order in which those change requests are sorted. |
   [Table 1. New Change Schedule form]

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3. Click Submit.  
   The change schedule is displayed in the timeline view.
**Related concepts**   

* [Change schedules view](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/X2wh0ZtuVyWBU~D6~Ig89g "The Change Schedules module provides a Gantt or timeline view of change requests based on criteria defined within a Change Schedule Definition.")
* [Style rules definition](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/DcpEzDSL4iNYP5MNOnx3dg "You can create a style span to specify the color for different events in a change schedule. Style spans in a schedule help to quickly identify characteristics of a change based on a field value from the Change Request.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Create a change schedule from the change schedule definition](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/0zv2amIC4~CG2W9FLc_eyQ "You can define a change schedule from a change schedule definition record. Change schedule definitions help you to define the content that displays in the change summary popover, the users, groups or roles with whom a schedule is to be shared, and related span style colors.")
* [Add related tasks to a change schedule](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/qyCYK~ZBVghy6nzHUQTQjg "Create related definitions to present related tasks for change requests in the change schedule. For example, to view the change tasks associated with a change request, you need to define a related definition.")

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