Create a standard change task template

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title: Create a standard change task template
description: You can create a change task template to add to a standard change proposal. If the standard change proposal is approved, the related change tasks are created when the standard change request is created.
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release: australia
product: Change Management
classification: change-management
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Standard change catalog, Configure, Change Management, IT Service Management]
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# Create a standard change task template

You can create a change task template to add to a standard change proposal. If the standard change proposal is approved, the related change tasks are created when the standard change request is created.

## Before you begin

Role required: itil, change\_manager, or sn\_change\_write

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Change** > **Standard Change** > **Open Proposals**.

    **Note:** You can add standard change tasks to a standard change proposal only when the proposal is in the **New** state. After you submit the standard change proposal for approval, you cannot add more tasks.

2.  Open the standard change proposal that is in the **New** state.

3.  Select the **Change Task Templates** tab, and then select **New**.

4.  On the form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_mzj_4tq_nz"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Unique name for the change task template.

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

Std change proposal

</td><td>

Name of the standard change proposal for which you want to create the change task template.

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

Order

</td><td>

Order in which change tasks are created in the change request.The **Order** field determines the order in which you add the change tasks to the change request when you select it from the standard change catalog.

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

Short description

</td><td>

Brief description of the change task template.

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

Change Task values

</td><td>

Field values that are populated on the change task created as part of the standard change.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Select **Submit**.

    **Note:** Standard change catalog templates are not supported on Service Portal.


-   **[Propose a standard change template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/change-management/propose-standard-chg-template.md)**  
Propose a new standard change template when you identify a need while creating a change request.

**Parent Topic:**[Standard change catalog](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/change-management/c_StandardChangeCatalogPlugin.md)

**Related topics**  


[Configure standard change catalog properties]()

[Attach files to a standard change template]()

[Modify or retire a standard change template]()