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title: "Configuring Schedule Templates"
description: "For scheduled backup jobs, you need to create schedule templates. To do this, perform the following steps: Log in to your ServiceNow instance as the ServiceNow Administrator or App Administrator."
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breadcrumb: "User Guide > Configuring App > Configuring Schedule Templates"
dateModified: "2026-10-09"
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# Configuring Schedule Templates

For scheduled backup jobs, you need to create schedule templates. To do this, perform the following steps:

 1. Log in to your ServiceNow instance as the ServiceNow Administrator or App Administrator.
 2. Click **All** > **Veeam** > **Configuration** > **Schedule Templates**.
 3. Click **New**.
 4. Specify the name and the description of the template.
 5. Specify the schedule setting:

    -   To run the job at a specific time daily or weekdays, do the following:

         1. In the **Schedule Type** field, select *Daily*.
         2. In the **Scheduling Scheme** field, select *Weekdays* or *Everyday*.
         3. In the **UTC Time** field, specify the time.

        [![](images/schedule_template_daily.png)](images/schedule_template_daily.png){.toggle scale=80}

    -   To run the job once a month on specific days, do the following:

         1. In the **Schedule Type** field, select *Monthly*.
         2. In the **Day Of Month** field, specify the day of the month.
         3. In the **UTC Time** field, specify the time.

        [![](images/schedule_template_monthly.png)](images/schedule_template_monthly.png){.toggle scale=80}

    -   To run the job repeatedly throughout a day with a specific time interval, do the following:

         1. In the **Schedule Type** field, select *Periodically*.
         2. In the **Time Unit** field, select *Hours* or *Minutes*.
         3. In the **Full Period** field, specify the time interval.

            ::: note

            Available time intervals:

            -   For hours — 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
            -   For minutes — 1-999

            :::

        [![](images/schedule_template_periodically.png)](images/schedule_template_periodically.png){.toggle scale=80}

    -   To run the job after another job, do the following:

         1. In the **Schedule Type** field, select *After Job*.
         2. In the **Job Type** field, select the type of the job — a backup job or an unstructured backup job.
         3. In the **Backup Job** or **Unstructured Backup Job** field, select the job.

        [![](images/schedule_template_after_job.png)](images/schedule_template_after_job.png){.toggle scale=80}

 6. To allow a specific user group to use this template, unlock the **User Groups** field and select a user group from the list.

    [![](images/schedule_template_user_group.png)](images/schedule_template_user_group.png){.toggle scale=80}

 7. Click **Submit**.

::: note

If you edit the schedule template, changes you make will affect all jobs using this template.

:::