Schedule fields

reference australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read r_ScheduleFields.md

The Schedule form contains the following fields.

Field	Description
Name	Unique name for the schedule.
Time Zone	Time zone for the schedule. If you select Floating, the time zone is relative to whatever process is accessing the item at the time. - For example, if a resource manager in Amsterdam sets a floating schedule for 8:00A.M. to 5:00P.M., a user in San Jose sees the schedule as 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. When a schedule is defined in a specific time zone, users in different time zones see the schedule with their own time zone applied.
Parent	Parent schedule that constraints the new schedule.
Application	Application scope of the schedule.
Type	Text label that describes the purpose of the schedule. You can also use one of these system terms to determine how to process certain schedules: - Excluded: Excludes time periods from SLA counts. Maintenance: Specifies time periods where change management activities are allowed. A schedule containing maintenance schedule entries cannot also contain blackout schedule entries. Blackout: Excludes time periods from change management schedules. A schedule containing blackout schedule entries cannot also contain maintenance schedule entries.
Description	Description of the schedule.

**Parent Topic:**[Define a schedule](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/time-configuration/t_DefineASchedule.md)

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title: Schedule fields
description: The Schedule form contains the following fields.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/time-configuration/r\_ScheduleFields.html
release: australia
product: Time Configuration
classification: time-configuration
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Define a schedule, Schedules, Explore, Time configuration, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
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# Schedule fields

The Schedule form contains the following fields.

<table id="table_ffs_l3w_bp"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Name

</td><td>

Unique name for the schedule.

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

Time Zone

</td><td>

Time zone for the schedule. If you select **Floating**, the time zone is relative to whatever process is accessing the item at the time. -   For example, if a resource manager in Amsterdam sets a floating schedule for 8:00A.M. to 5:00P.M., a user in San Jose sees the schedule as 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
-   When a schedule is defined in a specific time zone, users in different time zones see the schedule with their own time zone applied.

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

Parent

</td><td>

Parent schedule that constraints the new schedule.

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

Application

</td><td>

Application scope of the schedule.

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

Type

</td><td>

Text label that describes the purpose of the schedule. You can also use one of these system terms to determine how to process certain schedules: -   **Excluded**: Excludes time periods from SLA counts.
-   **Maintenance**: Specifies time periods where change management activities are allowed. A schedule containing maintenance schedule entries cannot also contain blackout schedule entries.
-   **Blackout**: Excludes time periods from change management schedules. A schedule containing blackout schedule entries cannot also contain maintenance schedule entries.

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

Description

</td><td>

Description of the schedule.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Define a schedule](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/time-configuration/t_DefineASchedule.md)

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[Define a schedule](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/time-configuration/t_DefineASchedule.md)