Add or modify an action plan to-do

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read add-todo-task.md

Create, modify, and save to-do tasks as part of an action plan. To-dos are assigned to employees, mentors, or managers to complete.

Before you begin

Role required: All employees with direct reports

Procedure

Navigate to All > Employee Center > Action plans, and open an action plan.
Click Add to-do or open an existing task in a stage.

Choose the option that is best suited for your employee or mentor.

Option	Description
Select from the To-do template list	Select from a list of available to-do task templates and click Next. Templates make it easy and fast to create consistent to-do tasks for more than one employee or mentor.
Click Create your own	Click Create your own to create a to-do from scratch. Creating a to-do from scratch is a good option to create a unique task for a single employee or mentor.

Fill in the to-do form.

Note:
- For to-dos that are appropriate for more than one employee or mentor, select Save as Template. Save the to-do as a template so that it is available to use for other employees or mentors in future action plans.
- The Action plan to-do task fields topic has descriptions of the To-do form fields.
Click Save.

Parent Topic:Manage action plan to-do tasks and create templates

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title: Add or modify an action plan to-do
description: Create, modify, and save to-do tasks as part of an action plan. To-dos are assigned to employees, mentors, or managers to complete.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/journey-accelerator/add-todo-task.html
release: australia
product: Journey Accelerator
classification: journey-accelerator
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Manage action plan to-do tasks and create templates, Create and track plans for your employees, Use, Journey Accelerator, Employee Journey Management, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
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# Add or modify an action plan to-do

Create, modify, and save to-do tasks as part of an action plan. To-dos are assigned to employees, mentors, or managers to complete.

## Before you begin

Role required: All employees with direct reports

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Employee Center** &gt; **Action plans**, and open an action plan.

2.  Click **Add to-do** or open an existing task in a stage.

3.  Choose the option that is best suited for your employee or mentor.

    |Option|Description|
    |------|-----------|
    |**Select from the __To-do template__ list**|Select from a list of available to-do task templates and click **Next**. Templates make it easy and fast to create consistent to-do tasks for more than one employee or mentor.|
    |**Click __Create your own__**|Click **Create your own** to create a to-do from scratch. Creating a to-do from scratch is a good option to create a unique task for a single employee or mentor.|

4.  Fill in the to-do form.

    **Note:**

    -   For to-dos that are appropriate for more than one employee or mentor, select **Save as Template**. Save the to-do as a template so that it is available to use for other employees or mentors in future action plans.
    -   The [Action plan to-do task fields](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/journey-accelerator/ja-todo-fields.md) topic has descriptions of the To-do form fields.
5.  Click **Save**.


**Parent Topic:**[Manage action plan to-do tasks and create templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/journey-accelerator/manage-todo-tasks-as-manager.md)