---
title: Activate a lens in Portfolio Planning
description: Validate your lens configuration and activate it so that your planning managers can start creating portfolio plans using this lens.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/activate-lens-portfolio-planning.html
release: australia
product: Portfolio Planning
classification: portfolio-planning
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configuring lens in Portfolio Planning, Configure, Portfolio Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Activate a lens in Portfolio Planning

Validate your lens configuration and activate it so that your planning managers can start creating portfolio plans using this lens.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

If you've changed the structure of an existing lens, validate its configuration and set its state to Active.

Planning managers can create portfolio plans using only lenses that are active. For a lens to be available in the workspace for a planning manager, its configuration must be valid and must be in the Active state.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Portfolio Planning** > **Lenses**.

2.  From the Lenses list, select a lens.

3.  On the lens form, click the **Validate Lens** related link.

    -   If the lens configuration is valid, a success message prompts you that you can now activate it.
    -   If the lens configuration isn’t valid, use the error messages to understand the issues and fix the configuration.

        Try validating the lens using the related link again.

4.  Select the **Active** field and save the form.


**Related topics**  


[Modify lens structure in Portfolio Planning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/modify-lens-portfolio-planning.md)