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title: Plan unscheduled items into roadmap
description: Add items without start or end dates yet to your portfolio plan or free-form roadmap.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/plan-unscheduled-items-into-roadmap-in-portfolio-planning.html
release: australia
product: Portfolio Planning
classification: portfolio-planning
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [alignment planner workspace, portfolio planning workspace, portfolio planner, strategic planner, strategic planning workspace, roadmap]
breadcrumb: [Plan roadmaps, Portfolio Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Plan unscheduled items into roadmap

Add items without start or end dates yet to your portfolio plan or free-form roadmap.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_align\_core.apw\_user

## About this task

Planning items that meet the criteria of your portfolio plan or free-form roadmap, but don’t have either the start or end dates are categorized as unscheduled items. As you progress in your planning, use the unscheduled items list to schedule these items into your roadmap timeline.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Portfolio Planning Workspace** > **Portfolio Planning** and open your roadmap.

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Roadmap type

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Navigation

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**Portfolio plan roadmap**

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1.  From the Portfolio Plans tab, select a portfolio plan.
2.  From the Planning section, select **Roadmap**.


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**Free-form roadmap**

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From the Free-form Roadmaps tab, select a roadmap.

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</table>2.  From the sidebar, select Unscheduled items \(\[Omitted image "unscheduled-items-icon.png"\] Alt text: Unscheduled items icon.\).

3.  From the list of unscheduled items in the side panel, drag and drop a planning item at a place of your choice on the roadmap.

    \[Omitted image "unscheduled-items.gif"\] Alt text: Schedule unscheduled items.


**Parent Topic:**[Planning roadmaps in Portfolio Planning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/planning-roadmaps-in-portfolio-planning.md)