---
title: Create a task template
description: Journey owners \(managers\) and mentors create templates of tasks, such as scheduling a meeting or taking a learning course, to assign to employees' journeys.
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release: australia
product: Journey Designer
classification: journey-designer
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Work with journeys in Employee Center, Use, Journey designer, Employee Journey Management, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
---

# Create a task template

Journey owners \(managers\) and mentors create templates of tasks, such as scheduling a meeting or taking a learning course, to assign to employees' journeys.

## Before you begin

Role required: Modifier \[sn\_jny.writer\]

## Procedure

1.  From the Employee Center, navigate to **Journeys** > **My templates**.

2.  Select **Create task template**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields:

<table id="table_ayh_5z4_15b"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

**Task type**

</td><td>

Option to select a task type to display other fields in the form.-   **General Task**
-   **Schedule a meeting**
-   **Take a learning course**


</td></tr><tr><td>

**Task name**

</td><td>

A descriptive name of the task.

</td></tr><tr><td>

**This task is for**

</td><td>

Option to select from a list of user types employee, manager, mentor, or specify the name of the employee that this task is for.

</td></tr><tr><td>

**Watchlist**

</td><td>

Option to add additional people to be notified about this task.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Share with

</td><td>

Option to share the task template with other employees.

</td></tr><tr><td>

**Task description**

</td><td>

Details about this task.

</td></tr><tr><td>

**Due Date**

</td><td>

Option to select by when the employee must complete the task.

</td></tr><tr><td>

**This task is optional**

</td><td>

Option to set this task to optional.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4.  Select **Create task template**.


**Parent Topic:**[Managers, mentors, and employees work with journeys in the Employee Center](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/journey-designer/jny-working-with-journeys.md)