Goal progress value calculation

concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read goal-progress-value-calculation.md

The progress or percentage complete value of goals is auto-calculated using different formulas. The formula depends on whether the goal has only targets, a combination of sub-goals and targets, and if it has weighted average calculation enabled.

Scenario	Formula used to calculate the progress value of the goal
The goal has targets. The goal doesn’t have sub-goals. No weight scale defined for targets.	`Progress value of the goal = Sum of progress values of its associated targets / number of targets`
The goal has sub-goals and targets. No weight scale defined for sub-goals and targets.	`Progress value of the goal = Sum of progress values of its sub-goals and associated targets / number of sub-goals and targets`
The goal has two targets (target 1 and target 2). The goal doesn’t have sub-goals. Weight scale defined for targets and the sn_gf.weighted_average_enabled system property is set to Yes.	`Progress value of the goal = [(Progress of target 1 * Weight scale of target 1) + (Progress of target 2 * Weight scale of target 2)] / (Weight scale of target 1 + Weight scale of target 2)`
The goal has two targets (target 1 and target 2). The goal has two sub-goals (sub-goal 1 and sub-goal 2). Weight scale defined for sub-goals and targets and the sn_gf.weighted_average_enabled system property is set to Yes.	`Progress value of the goal = [(Progress of sub-goal 1 * Weight scale of sub-goal 1) + (Progress of sub-goal 2 * Weight scale of sub-goal 2) + (Progress of target 1 * Weight scale of target 1) + (Progress of target 2 * Weight scale of target 2)] / (Weight scale of sub-goal 1 + Weight scale of sub-goal 2 + Weight scale of target 1 + Weight scale of target 2)`

**Parent Topic:**[Create an Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly ESG Management\) goal](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/environmental-social-governance/create-esg-goal.md)

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title: Goal progress value calculation
description: The progress or percentage complete value of goals is auto-calculated using different formulas. The formula depends on whether the goal has only targets, a combination of sub-goals and targets, and if it has weighted average calculation enabled.
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breadcrumb: [Create an Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly ESG Management\) goal, Configure, Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly Environmental, Social, and Governance\)]
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# Goal progress value calculation

The progress or percentage complete value of goals is auto-calculated using different formulas. The formula depends on whether the goal has only targets, a combination of sub-goals and targets, and if it has weighted average calculation enabled.

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Scenario

</th><th>

Formula used to calculate the progress value of the goal

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-   The goal has targets.
-   The goal doesn’t have sub-goals.
-   No weight scale defined for targets.

</td><td>

`Progress value of the goal = Sum of progress values of its associated targets / number of targets`

</td></tr><tr><td>

-   The goal has sub-goals and targets.
-   No weight scale defined for sub-goals and targets.

</td><td>

`Progress value of the goal = Sum of progress values of its sub-goals and associated targets / number of sub-goals and targets`

</td></tr><tr><td>

-   The goal has two targets \(target 1 and target 2\).
-   The goal doesn’t have sub-goals.
-   Weight scale defined for targets and the sn\_gf.weighted\_average\_enabled system property is set to **Yes**.

</td><td>

`Progress value of the goal = [(Progress of target 1 * Weight scale of target 1) + (Progress of target 2 * Weight scale of target 2)] / (Weight scale of target 1 + Weight scale of target 2)`

</td></tr><tr><td>

-   The goal has two targets \(target 1 and target 2\).
-   The goal has two sub-goals \(sub-goal 1 and sub-goal 2\).
-   Weight scale defined for sub-goals and targets and the sn\_gf.weighted\_average\_enabled system property is set to **Yes**.

</td><td>

`Progress value of the goal = [(Progress of sub-goal 1 * Weight scale of sub-goal 1) + (Progress of sub-goal 2 * Weight scale of sub-goal 2) + (Progress of target 1 * Weight scale of target 1) + (Progress of target 2 * Weight scale of target 2)] / (Weight scale of sub-goal 1 + Weight scale of sub-goal 2 + Weight scale of target 1 + Weight scale of target 2)`

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Create an Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly ESG Management\) goal](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/environmental-social-governance/create-esg-goal.md)