Goal Framework release notes
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Summary of Goal Framework Release Notes
The ServiceNow® Goal Framework application empowers businesses to set and track goals and targets, facilitating organizational planning and driving business outcomes. The Xanadu release brings enhancements to streamline goal management processes.
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Key Features
- Baseline Reference Field: A new Baseline reference field on the Target form allows comparison of future target performance to past actual values.
- Renamed Fields: Several fields on the Target form have been renamed for clarity:
- Review frequency to Check-in frequency
- Base value to Start value
- Target value to Final target value
- Actual value to Actuals to date
- Review due date to Check-in due date
- Character Limit Increase: The Name field character limit in multiple Goal Framework tables has been expanded from 80 to 255 characters.
- Check-in Frequency Update: The Fortnightly option in the Check-in frequency field is no longer supported.
Activation Information
To install the Goal Framework, request it through the ServiceNow Store. For a complete view of available applications and request submission, visit the ServiceNow Store website.
Related Applications and Features
- Goal Management in Strategic Planning: Integrate with the Strategic Planning application for comprehensive goal-setting and evaluation.
- Goal Framework for SPM: Automate target value tracking for goals defined using the Goal Framework.
- Project Portfolio Management: Combine with Project Portfolio Management for a cohesive approach to managing project portfolios and strategic items.
The ServiceNow® Goal Framework application enables your business to create goals, set targets for them, and evaluate the progress of the goals and targets to accomplish your organizational plans and drive business outcomes. Goal Framework was enhanced and updated in the Xanadu release.
Goal Framework highlights for the Xanadu release
Use the enhanced Goal Framework tables for managing your goals and targets.
See Goal Framework for more information.
New in the Xanadu release
- Baseline reference on Target form
- The Baseline reference field has been added to the Target form. You can use this field to compare future target performance to the actual value achieved either in the last year or before the target was created.
Changed in this release
- Changes to Target form
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- The following fields on the Target form have been renamed:
- Review frequency to Check-in frequency
- Base value to Start value
- Target value to Final target value
- Actual value to Actuals to date
- Review due date to Check-in due date
- The Fortnightly option in the Check-in frequency field is no longer supported.
- The following fields on the Target form have been renamed:
- Goal Framework tables
- The maximum number of characters allowed in the Name field has been increased from 80 to 255 for the Strategic Plan [sn_gf_strategic_plan], Strategic Priority [sn_gf_strategy], Goal [sn_gf_goal], and Target [sn_gf_goal_target] tables.
Activation information
Install Goal Framework by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.