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# Create a child playbook

# Create a nestable child playbook {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Nest a child playbook within a parent playbook to organize your processes. Creating child playbooks that can be used in other parent playbooks enables you to define sets of activities that can be re-used across multiple playbooks to
avoid duplication.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin, playbook.admin, or playbook.write

## About this task

The child playbook must be activated to display as an option for selection in the parent playbook. After the child playbook is created, you must define at least one launch playbook permission for the child playbook to be activated.  
To define a launch playbook permission for the child playbook:

1. Select the Start node in the diagram view of the playbook or open the Process Properties from the overflow menu.
2. Select Runtime PermissionsAdd a Permission Set.
3. Define some permission criteria and then select the Trigger on-demand check box.
4. Select Save.
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## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllWorkflow Studio.
2. In the workspace window, select NewPlaybook.
3. In the New Playbook window:  
   1. Make sure that Standard playbook is selected as the Type.
   2. Enter a Playbook name.
   3. Enter a Description that helps you identify the playbook.
   4. Select an Application scope.
   5. Select Standalone for the Execution type:

      When you select Standalone, the option Allow this playbook to be nest-able in another playbook automatically appears and is selected.
   6. Select Build playbook.
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4. In the Diagram view of the playbook you just created, select the plus sign between Start and End, and then select Create a stage to put your activities in.
5. Define the stage properties in the panel.
6. In the window, select Activate.
7. Select Save and close.  
   For more information about creating a playbook, see [Create a playbook](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/cqO52uRHkrW~czttqGe0QQ "Create a playbook to set up an automated business process. Use Playbook builder in Workflow Studio to add stages, activities, triggers, and runtime permissions, then activate the playbook to make it available to agents and fulfillers.").

## What to do next

After you have successfully built the nestable child playbook and activated it, build the parent playbook to host the nestable child playbook. See [Create a parent playbook to host a nestable child playbook](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/LvoMxTk0jzNm5b4RgX1dLA "After you have created a nestable child playbook, then you can create a parent playbook to host the child playbook.").

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