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# Create a schedule profile

# Create a schedule profile {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

You map a schedule profile to an instance schedule. The schedule profile applies to all newly-provisioned resources that use the profile. For example, a schedule profile can specify the days of the week and times of day when a stack should start and stop.{#create-schedule-profile__shortdesc-schedule-profile}

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_cmp.cloud_admin

You must have a cloud account with datacenters. You must run Discovery on the service accounts to populate the datacenters.

## Procedure

1. In the Cloud Admin Portal, navigate to ManageResource Profiles.
2. In the Profiles list, select Schedule Profile.
3. Click New, enter a unique and descriptive Name and Description, fill in the form, and then click Submit.  
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   | Field | Description |
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   | Schedule | Select an existing schedule or define a custom schedule. A schedule is a rule that includes or excludes specified time periods for actions. To define a schedule, use the System Scheduler module. See [Define a schedule](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=t_DefineASchedule&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US). |
   | Multiplier | Auto-populated value between `0` and `1`: The fraction of time that a stack with this schedule is expected to be powered on. |
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**Related tasks**   

* [Discover all datacenters in a service account on-demand](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/baoNsyxuckTzCZvrceWhmw "After you set up a service account, run Discovery to populate the datacenters in the account.")

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