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# Change number prefix for goals and targets

# Change the number prefix for goals and targets {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated September 30, 2026  
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Change
the Number field prefixes for goals and targets, for example, to OBJ and KR for objectives and key results, and update existing records.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

Each goal and target has a unique identifier in the Number field. By default, goal numbers start with GOAL and target numbers start with TRGT, for example, GOAL0001234 and TRGT0005678. A scheduled job
applies changed prefixes to existing goals and targets.

If you renamed the Goal and Target table labels, for example, to Objective and Key Result, you can change the prefixes to match. For information about renaming the labels, see [Customize label for Goal and Target tables](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/BafUbf9LBsg6N6nY5CjJXw "Customize the label for Goal [sn_gf_goal] and Target [sn_gf_goal_target] tables according to your organization’s requirement.").

The scheduled job keeps the numeric part of each number. For example, GOAL0001234 becomes OBJ0001234. Records that already have the new prefix are skipped, so you can run the job again safely. The job doesn't run business
rules or change the updated date of the records.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllSystem DefinitionNumber Maintenance.
2. Open the number record for the Goal Core \[sn_gf_core_goal\] table.
3. In the Prefix field, enter the new prefix for goals, for example, <kbd class="ph userinput">OBJ</kbd>, and then select Update.
4. Open the number record for the Target \[sn_gf_goal_target\] table, enter the new prefix for targets in the Prefix field, for example, <kbd class="ph userinput">KR</kbd>, and then select Update.
5. Navigate to AllSystem DefinitionScheduled Jobs.
6. Open the GF - Override Goal and Target Number fields with customized prefixes scheduled job.
7. Select Execute Now.
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## Result

Existing goals and targets show the new prefix in the Number field, and new goals and targets are numbered with the new prefix.
**Related tasks**   

* [Customize label for Goal and Target tables](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/BafUbf9LBsg6N6nY5CjJXw "Customize the label for Goal [sn_gf_goal] and Target [sn_gf_goal_target] tables according to your organization’s requirement.")

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