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title: Cancel events using the planning calendar
description: Cancel a schedule occurrence and the work order events of its associated work plans through the planning calendar.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/field-service-management/work-order-management/cancel-so-planning-calendar.html
release: australia
product: Work Order Management
classification: work-order-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Plan calendar, Create a work order for the planned work, Manage work orders, Prepare work orders, Use, Field Service Management]
---

# Cancel events using the planning calendar

Cancel a schedule occurrence and the work order events of its associated work plans through the planning calendar.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_fsm\_planned\_wm.planned\_work\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Field Service Management** > **Planned Work Management** > **Workspace**

2.  Select the **Planning calendar** icon \(\[Omitted image "show-schedule-new.png"\] Alt text: Planning calendar icon\).

3.  On the calendar, select the Show settings icon \(\[Omitted image "IconPersonalizeList.png"\] Alt text: gear icon\).

4.  In the **Settings** pane, fill in the fields.

5.  |Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Group by|Criteria used to organize assets, install base, configuration items \(CIs\), and locations into groups. The available values are Plan, Product model, Location, or None.|
|Records per group|The number of events to display per group on the calendar display|
|Calendar events to show|The type of event to be displayed on the calendar, either schedule occurrences or work orders.|

6.  Select **Apply**.

7.  Cancel the event.

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**Cancel the schedule occurrence**

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On the calendar, right-click the schedule occurrence event that you want to cancel, and then select **Cancel schedule occurrence**.

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**Cancel work order for the schedule occurrence**

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On the calendar, right-click the schedule occurrence event, and then select **Cancel work orders**.

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**Cancel work order**

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**Note:** To display work order events, **Work order** must be selected in the **Calendar event to show** option in the **Settings** pane.

On the calendar, right-click the work order event, and then select **Cancel work order**.

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