Activate PPM Standard \(Project Portfolio Management\)

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read t_ActivateProjectPortfolioSuiteWithFinancials.md

Activate the PPM Standard plugin (com.snc.financial_planning_pmo) if you have the admin role. This plugin installs the Project Portfolio Management applications.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

The PPM Standard is the basic plugin for the PPM (Project Portfolio Management) applications.

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.

Result

All PPM applications are installed in your ServiceNow instance, along with their user roles and tables. For more information, see Components installed with Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Standard.

Parent Topic:Project Portfolio Management

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title: Activate PPM Standard \(Project Portfolio Management\)
description: Activate the PPM Standard plugin \(com.snc.financial\_planning\_pmo\) if you have the admin role. This plugin installs the Project Portfolio Management applications.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/ppm-collaboration/t\_ActivateProjectPortfolioSuiteWithFinancials.html
release: australia
product: PPM Collaboration
classification: ppm-collaboration
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Activate PPM Standard \(Project Portfolio Management\)

Activate the PPM Standard plugin \(com.snc.financial\_planning\_pmo\) if you have the admin role. This plugin installs the Project Portfolio Management applications.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

The PPM Standard is the basic plugin for the PPM \(Project Portfolio Management\) applications.

## 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).

## Result

All PPM applications are installed in your ServiceNow instance, along with their user roles and tables. For more information, see [Components installed with Project Portfolio Management \(PPM\) Standard](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/ppm-collaboration/r_InstalledWithProjectPortfolioSuiteWithFinancials.md).

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