Create goal form

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Use the Goal form to create goals for your organizational strategic priorities.

Field

Description

Name

Name of the goal.

Parent goal

Name of the parent goal that this goal contributes to.

Start date

Start date for the goal. By default, the start date of the current quarter is populated.

Owner

Owner of the goal. By default, the name of the user creating the goal is populated.

Status

Status of the goal. The available options are:

  • Red: Indicates that the goal needs immediate attention.
  • Yellow: Indicates that the target needs improvement.
  • Green: Indicates that the target is on track.
  • None

Impact on parent goal

A numerical value that represents the importance of this goal relative to sibling goals or other goals under its parent goal. By default, the value is (1) Neutral.

The available options are:

  • (0) No impact
  • (1) Neutral
  • (2) Moderate
  • (3) High
  • (4) Very high
  • (5) Maximum

Note: This field is available only when the sn_gf.weighted_average_enabled system property is set to Yes.

Assigned entity type

Entity type to which the goal is assigned. For example, Business Unit or Department.

State

State of the goal. The available options are:- Draft

  • In Progress
  • Approved
  • Complete
  • Pending
  • Achieved
  • Not Achieved

Strategic priority

Name of the strategic priority that this goal is created for.

End date

End date for the goal. By default, the end date of the current quarter is populated.

Category

Category of the goal. The available options are:

  • Total Applications
  • Total Cost
  • Opex Capex
  • Cloud Applications
  • Homegrown Applications
  • Support Cost Labor Cost

Contributors

Users who contribute to the achievement of the goal.

Progress

Percentage complete for the goal. The progress value is calculated automatically if the goal has subgoals or/and targets.

Assigned entity

Entity to which the goal is assigned.

Comments

Detailed comments for the goal to facilitate collaboration.

**Parent Topic:**[Form field information for Enterprise Architecture Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-portfolio-management/eaw-form-field-information.md)

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