Configure the tolerance for Maintain constant targets

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title: Configure the tolerance for Maintain constant targets
description: Change the tolerance band that determines whether a Maintain constant target is on target. The default tolerance is ±5%.
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# Configure the tolerance for Maintain constant targets

Change the tolerance band that determines whether a Maintain constant target is on target. The default tolerance is ±5%.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

A Maintain constant target is on target when the actual value stays within a tolerance band around the planned target. Administrators can change it with the **sn\_gf.maintain\_constant\_tolerance\_percent** system property.

The tolerance is a percentage of the planned target. For example, if the planned target is 250 and the tolerance is 10%, an actual value from 225 to 275 meets the target for that period.

For more information about how Maintain constant targets are evaluated, see [Target types and achievement strategies](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/target-types-overview.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Definition** > **System Properties**.

2.  Search for and open the **sn\_gf.maintain\_constant\_tolerance\_percent** system property.

3.  In the **Value** field, enter the tolerance percentage as a whole number.

    For example, enter 10 for a tolerance of ±10%. The default value is 5.

4.  Select **Update** to save the changes.


## Result

Maintain constant targets use the new tolerance when the status of a target breakdown period is calculated.

**Parent Topic:**[Configuring goals in Strategic Planning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/configuring-goal-framework-apw.md)

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