Configuring Portfolio Planning
Learn about the process required to set up Portfolio Planning to enable your product and portfolio managers start aligning their work business objectives.
Configuration workflow
Use the following steps as guidelines to set up Portfolio Planning. Some of these steps require the admin role and some require the sn_align_core.apw_admin role.
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Assign user roles.
See the Roles installed table in Components installed with Portfolio Planning.
Note: If you are upgrading from an older version to Portfolio Planning v6.1.1 or higher, a fix script is run to remove the milestone_editor role from the roadmap_editor role because the roadmap_editor role is no longer used. In this case, you may experience a longer time for the upgrade to complete if your ServiceNow instance has a large number of users with the roadmap_editor role. For more information, see KB1443618.
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Configure lenses to enable portfolio plans.
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Integrate ServiceNow® Portfolio Planning with Project Portfolio Management (PPM).
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Configure Capacity Planning and generate resource capacity.
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Enable financial planning for epics and customise the Financials screen view.
Guided Setup to configure Portfolio Planning
Guided Setup provides a sequence of tasks to help you with the required configuration on your ServiceNow instances. After installing Portfolio Planning, navigate to All > **** > Portfolio Planning > Guided Setup.
When you’re configuring a task from the Guided Setup, you can launch the in-app help for additional guidance by clicking the Show Help icon ([Omitted image "Banner_HelpIcon.png"] Alt text: Show Help.).
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title: Configuring Portfolio Planning
description: Learn about the process required to set up Portfolio Planning to enable your product and portfolio managers start aligning their work business objectives.
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# Configuring Portfolio Planning
Learn about the process required to set up Portfolio Planning to enable your product and portfolio managers start aligning their work business objectives.
## Configuration workflow
Use the following steps as guidelines to set up Portfolio Planning. Some of these steps require the admin role and some require the sn\_align\_core.apw\_admin role.
1. [Install Portfolio Planning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/install-portfolio-planning.md).
2. Assign user roles.
See the Roles installed table in [Components installed with Portfolio Planning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/installed-with-portfolio-planning.md).
**Note:** If you are upgrading from an older version to Portfolio Planning v6.1.1 or higher, a fix script is run to remove the milestone\_editor role from the roadmap\_editor role because the roadmap\_editor role is no longer used. In this case, you may experience a longer time for the upgrade to complete if your ServiceNow instance has a large number of users with the roadmap\_editor role. For more information, see [KB1443618](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1443618).
3. Configure lenses to enable portfolio plans.
See [Configuring lens in Portfolio Planning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/configuring-lens-in-portfolio-planning.md).
4. Integrate ServiceNow® Portfolio Planning with Project Portfolio Management \(PPM\).
See [Portfolio Planning with Project Portfolio Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/portfolio-planning-integration-with-execution-applications.md).
5. Configure Capacity Planning and generate resource capacity.
See [Capacity configuration in Portfolio Planning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/config-cp-pp.md).
6. Enable financial planning for epics and customise the Financials screen view.
See [Configure financials for Portfolio Planning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/config-fin-pp.md).
## Guided Setup to configure Portfolio Planning
Guided Setup provides a sequence of tasks to help you with the required configuration on your ServiceNow instances. After installing Portfolio Planning, navigate to **All** > **** > **Portfolio Planning** > **Guided Setup**.
When you’re configuring a task from the Guided Setup, you can launch the in-app help for additional guidance by clicking the Show Help icon \(\[Omitted image "Banner\_HelpIcon.png"\] Alt text: Show Help.\).
| title | Configuring Portfolio Planning |
| description | Learn about the process required to set up Portfolio Planning to enable your product and portfolio managers start aligning their work business objectives. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/configuring-portfolio-planning.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Portfolio Planning |
| classification | portfolio-planning |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 2 |
| keywords | alignment planner workspaceportfolio planning workspaceportfolio plannerstrategic plannerstrategic planning workspace |
| breadcrumb | Portfolio PlanningStrategic Portfolio Management |