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# Client side planning console

# Client side planning console {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 8, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Build your project structure quickly on the client side (browser) without saving details to the server for each interaction. This prevents time lags after you perform actions in the planning console and improves scheduling
performance.

For example, when a project manager changes dates on a project task in the planning console, the system must re-calculate dates for dependent tasks and the project. This re-calculation can cause time lag if each interaction is
saved to the server. Similarly, when a new task or a dependency is created, there can be a time lag before the new dates are displayed. This occurs if they are saved on the server side each time.

When client side planning is [enabled](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/mwPzlMPMsWPolOA6nFrilQ "Enable client side planning in planning console to enable project scheduling at the client side."), the changes such as re-calculation of dates aren't posted to the server immediately. All the changes in planning console are kept on client side until the user explicitly
saves the changes to be committed to the server.

## Exceptions {#client-side-planning-console__section_lxr_n1f_sdb}

There are a few actions for which you must save your changes immediately to the server side before proceeding such as:

* Create baseline
* Copy project
* Copy partial project
* Add child tasks
* Add external dependency
* Edit Assigned to
* Edit Additional Assignees
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In addition, if you enable custom business rules on any of the columns, those columns are also
part of exceptions.
* **[Enable client side planning](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/mwPzlMPMsWPolOA6nFrilQ)**   
  Enable client side planning in planning console to enable project scheduling at the client side.

**Related concepts**   

* [Gantt chart](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/RwloQEcBg~jWc5_CG6eqiQ "A Gantt chart on the planning console is a visual representation of a project timeline that shows start and end dates of tasks, and the dependencies between tasks.")
* [Custom columns in the planning console](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/k4dcPThwM10GLfCfTSGCFQ "In addition to the regular columns that are provided in the base system, as the PPS admin, you can configure which columns appear in the planning console.")
* [Using Planning console - Legacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/gDHVPcMhqrdpCDlxPFuJGQ "The planning console is a centralized interface for the Project Management application.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Open the project planning console](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/DSn~c8mjKlz6Ykc00av2gg "Access the planning console to perform the planning for the project.")
* [Create a parent-child relationship on the planning console](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/3VbwyC6nkH8OYpSPgNeJFA "The WBS section of the planning console allows you to create parent-child relationships for new tasks or move around existing tasks in a new parent-child relationship. The position of a task in the hierarchy and the level of indentation determine the parent-child relationship it has with the tasks above or below it.")
* [Create a dependency from the planning console](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JDum0U7nkj2~_9UUya04AA "Create a dependency between two tasks on the planning console.")  
**Related reference**   

* [Planning console tasks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/mCvBAyeZAQquEHYP9KM42A "You can perform several tasks on the planning console that you can perform on lists and forms, such as creating project tasks and copying projects. You can also perform several tasks unique to the console.")
* [Predecessor dependencies in the planning console](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/XHfdd4tgmeq61bf8BoYSiw "In the WBS section of the planning console, you can create dependencies between tasks by specifying a series of values.")