Activate Investment Funding for projects and demands

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read activate-investment-funding-ppm.md

Activate the Investment Funding (com.snc.investment_funding) plugin if you have the admin role. This plugin includes demo data and activates related plugins if they aren't already active.

Before you begin

Ensure that the PPM Standard (com.snc.financial_planning_pmo) plugin is installed.

Role required: admin

About this task

The Investment Funding (com.snc.investment_funding) plugin enables you to request or allocate funds for your projects and demands.

The plugin activates the related plugins if they are not already active. It also adds the sn_invst_pln_investment_user role to the following roles:

project_manager
demand_manager
portfolio_manager
program_manager

Procedure

Navigate to All > System Applications > All Available Applications > All.
Find the plugin using the filter criteria and search bar.

You can search for the plugin by its name or ID. If you cannot find a plugin, you might have to request it from ServiceNow personnel.
Select Install to start the installation process.

Note: When domain separation and delegated admin are enabled in an instance, the administrative user must be in the global domain. Otherwise, the following error appears: Application installation is unavailable because another operation is running: Plugin Activation for <plugin name>.

You will see a message after installation is completed. For information about the components installed with a plugin, see Find components installed with an application.

Parent Topic:PPM Standard (Project Portfolio Management)

Related topics

Currencies and budget reference rates

Install Investment Funding

List of plugins (Brazil)

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---
title: Activate Investment Funding for projects and demands
description: Activate the Investment Funding \(com.snc.investment\_funding\) plugin if you have the admin role. This plugin includes demo data and activates related plugins if they aren't already active.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/ppm-collaboration/activate-investment-funding-ppm.html
release: australia
product: PPM Collaboration
classification: ppm-collaboration
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [PPM Standard \(Project Portfolio Management\), Explore Project Portfolio Management, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Activate Investment Funding for projects and demands

Activate the Investment Funding \(com.snc.investment\_funding\) plugin if you have the admin role. This plugin includes demo data and activates related plugins if they aren't already active.

## Before you begin

Ensure that the PPM Standard \(com.snc.financial\_planning\_pmo\) plugin is installed.

Role required: admin

## About this task

The Investment Funding \(com.snc.investment\_funding\) plugin enables you to request or allocate funds for your projects and demands.

The plugin activates the related plugins if they are not already active. It also adds the sn\_invst\_pln\_investment\_user role to the following roles:

- project\_manager
- demand\_manager
- portfolio\_manager
- program\_manager

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **System Applications** &gt; **All Available Applications** &gt; **All**.

2. Find the plugin using the filter criteria and search bar.

You can search for the plugin by its name or ID. If you cannot find a plugin, you might have to request it from ServiceNow personnel.

3. Select **Install** to start the installation process.

**Note:** When domain separation and delegated admin are enabled in an instance, the administrative user must be in the **global** domain. Otherwise, the following error appears: `Application installation is unavailable because another operation is running: Plugin Activation for <plugin name>.`

You will see a message after installation is completed. For information about the components installed with a plugin, see [Find components installed with an application](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/find-components.md).

**Parent Topic:**[PPM Standard \(Project Portfolio Management\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/ppm-collaboration/c_ProjectPortfolioSuiteWithFinancials.md)

**Related topics**

[Currencies and budget reference rates]()

[Install Investment Funding](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/investment-funding/activate-investment-funding.md)

[List of plugins \(Brazil\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/list-of-plugins.md)