Create an SRM on-call schedule

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read sr-create-on-call-schedule.md

Set up an on-call schedule to make sure that someone is available to respond to incidents and critical alerts.

Before you begin

Before creating an on-call schedule, a team must exist in Service Reliability Management (SRM). The Alert table [em_alert] must also be added to the Trigger Rule Table Config list. See Add an SRM team and Add alert table to enable on-call scheduling for Service Operations Workspace for ITOM for more information.

Role required: srm_manager, srm_responder, or srm_admin

About this task

Shifts in SRM let you define variable time periods for your shift-based workforce. Create shifts for particular dates and times when you need coverage, and assign them to team members.

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Service Operations Workspace > Teams ([Omitted image "icon-sr-teams.png"] Alt text: Teams icon).
On the Teams page, select your team.
Select the Schedule tab and then select Create shift.
In the Create new dialog, select either Create new or Use template.

Your system admin can create predefined templates for you to use to create shifts.
Fill in the fields.

For more information on the field descriptions, see Create a shift form in Service Reliability Management.
Select Create shift.

Set on-call team preferences in SRM
Set on-call preferences for team members to increase the efficiency of your business operations.

Parent Topic:Working with SRM teams

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title: Create an SRM on-call schedule
description: Set up an on-call schedule to make sure that someone is available to respond to incidents and critical alerts.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-operations-management/service-reliability-management/sr-create-on-call-schedule.html
release: brazil
product: Service Reliability Management
classification: service-reliability-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Working with SRM teams, Using Service Reliability Management, Service Reliability Management, ITOM AIOps, IT Operations Management]
---

# Create an SRM on-call schedule

Set up an on-call schedule to make sure that someone is available to respond to incidents and critical alerts.

## Before you begin

Before creating an on-call schedule, a team must exist in Service Reliability Management \(SRM\). The Alert table \[em\_alert\] must also be added to the Trigger Rule Table Config list. See [Add an SRM team](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/service-reliability-management/sr-create-team.md) and [Add alert table to enable on-call scheduling for Service Operations Workspace for ITOM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/add-alert-table-oncall.md) for more information.

Role required: srm\_manager, srm\_responder, or srm\_admin

## About this task

Shifts in SRM let you define variable time periods for your shift-based workforce. Create shifts for particular dates and times when you need coverage, and assign them to team members.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Service Operations Workspace** &gt; **Teams \(\[Omitted image "icon-sr-teams.png"\] Alt text: Teams icon\)**.

2. On the Teams page, select your team.

3. Select the **Schedule** tab and then select **Create shift**.

4. In the Create new dialog, select either **Create new** or **Use template**.

Your system admin can create predefined templates for you to use to create shifts.

5. Fill in the fields.

For more information on the field descriptions, see [Create a shift form in Service Reliability Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/service-reliability-management/sr-create-shift-form.md).

6. Select **Create shift**.

- **[Set on-call team preferences in SRM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/service-reliability-management/sr-set-on-call-prefs.md)**
Set on-call preferences for team members to increase the efficiency of your business operations.

**Parent Topic:**[Working with SRM teams](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/service-reliability-management/sr-work-teams.md)