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title: Setup for a business continuity plan
description: The business continuity plan \(BCP\) administrator can perform certain administrative tasks that are listed in the General Administration section of the Business Continuity Management application.
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# Setup for a business continuity plan

The business continuity plan \(BCP\) administrator can perform certain administrative tasks that are listed in the **General Administration** section of the Business Continuity Management application.

The administrative tasks for business continuity planning are listed in the **General Administration** section in the application navigator.

BCP administrator with the sn\_bcp.plan\_admin role performs the administrative tasks:

-   Configure plan templates: For more information, see [Configure the business continuity plan template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/configure-a-bcp-template-uib-ws.md).
-   Configure documentation sections in the business continuity plan: For more information, see [Configure documentation section](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/configure-doc-section-for-bcp.md).
-   Configure loss scenarios in the business continuity plan: For more information, see [Configure loss scenarios in the plan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/configure-plan-loss-scenario-uib-ws.md).

-   **[Configuring plan template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/bcp-admin-plan-templates.md)**  
As a BCP plan manager, you can create a business continuity plan that can be used for your respective business units during a disruptive event. The Business Continuity Management application provides pre-configured business continuity plan templates. You can streamline the process of a plan creation by using pre-configured plan templates. You can also create a plan template for your business requirement.

**Parent Topic:**[Configuring Business Continuity Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/configuring-business-continuity-management.md)