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title: Perform a basic activity configuration
description: Configure activities to determine which records you want to retrieve from a table when certain conditions are met.
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product: Employee Experience Foundation
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Perform a basic activity configuration

Configure activities to determine which records you want to retrieve from a table when certain conditions are met.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin, sp\_admin, or ESC admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Employee Center** > **Activity Configuration**.

2.  Click **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    For more information about the form fields and descriptions, see [Activity Configuration form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-activity-configuration-form.md).

4.  Click **Save** or **Submit**.


## What to do next

If you click **Save**, the **Activity Configuration Details** tab appears. Provide details for a basic activity configuration.

Provide details for a advanced activity configuration. For more information, see [Perform an advanced activity configuration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/configure-my-activity.md).

If you click **Save**, the **Activity Configuration Details** and **Activity Access** tabs appear.Restrict access to an activity. For more information, see [Restrict access to an activity](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/grant-restrict-activity-access.md).