---
title: Add or update stages in a journey plan configurations
description: Owners add or update the stages in journey plan configurations.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/journey-designer/jny-dsgnr-create-and-modify-plncnfgrtn-stages.html
release: australia
product: Journey Designer
classification: journey-designer
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Journey designer plan configuration owners, Plan configuration components, Use, Journey designer, Employee Journey Management, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
---

# Add or update stages in a journey plan configurations

Owners add or update the stages in journey plan configurations.

## Before you begin

Role required: Owner or co-owner of a Journey designer plan configuration.

## About this task

Journey designer plan configuration owners can change or create task templates for a plan configuration.

-   Add stages
-   Delete stages. A stage must not have any task if you want to delete it.
-   Publish a journey template \(plan configuration\) for approval by reviewer.

    **Note:** If a plan configuration doesn't have any assigned approver, the plan configuration is immediately published when the changes are submitted.

-   Plan configurations that are published and currently in use aren’t impacted by changes.

## Procedure

1.  From the Employee Center service portal, navigate to the **Journeys** page.

2.  Select the **Journey templates** tab.

3.  Select the plan configuration that you want update.

    Owners can:

    -   Reorder stages
    -   Change stages
    -   Create additional
4.  Make the changes to the plan configuration.

5.  Select **Publish changes**.

    **Note:** Plan configurations need only one approval to be published. If the changes require review by a certain approver, be sure to communicate special instruction for approval to all approvers.

6.  Add details about the changes to the **Additional details** field.

7.  Select **Submit**.


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