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title: Add a source for a target
description: After you create a target, you must add a source for the target. The source can be a metric or a metric definition that contributes to the parent target.
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# Add a source for a target

After you create a target, you must add a source for the target. The source can be a metric or a metric definition that contributes to the parent target.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_esg.program\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Operational Sustainability Management** > **Operational Sustainability Workspace** > **Lists** > **Program Setup** > **Targets**.

2.  Select and open the target for which you want to add the source.

3.  From either the Metric Definitions or the Metrics related list, select the metric definition or the metric that you want to set as the source for the target.

    \[Omitted image "add-source-for-target.png"\] Alt text: Specify a metric definition or metric as a source for the target.

4.  Select **Add as target source**.


**Parent Topic:**[Create an Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly ESG Management\) target](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/environmental-social-governance/create-esg-target.md)