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title: Apply template to an existing project
description: Apply one or multiple project templates to an existing project from the project form or Planning Console.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/project-management/apply-multiple-templates-prj.html
release: australia
product: Project Management
classification: project-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Applying templates to projects, Using Project Management, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
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# Apply template to an existing project

Apply one or multiple project templates to an existing project from the project form or Planning Console.

## Before you begin

Role required: it\_project\_manager

## About this task

A project created from the off-schedule project template honors the off-schedule tasks and adjusts the dates according to the given start date.

When applying a template to a project, the project state is set to the default state. Activate the default project state \(pm\_project.state = -5\), and use it as the default value as it is Out Of The Box. You can update the label for the **State** field to meet your requirements if **Pending** doesn't fit well.

**Important:** Application of template on a project having project tasks does not apply header information and only appends project tasks after the last project task of the project.

## Procedure

1.  Apply project template to an existing project from any of the following locations.

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**From Project form**

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1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Project** &gt; **Projects** &gt; **All**.
2.  Open the project to which you want to apply project template.
3.  In the Project form, based on the existing project tasks or subprojects, apply the template using any of the following options:
    -   If there are no tasks or subprojects, select the **To apply template click here** link.
    -   If there are tasks or subprojects, select the **Apply Template** related link.


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**From Planning Console**

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1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Project** &gt; **Projects** &gt; **All**.
2.  Open the project to which you want to apply project template.
3.  In the Project form, select the **Planning Console** related link.
4.  In the Planning Console, select the more actions icon \(\[Omitted image "elipsis\_icon.png"\] Alt text: More actions icon\) and select **Apply Template** option.


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</table>2.  In the Apply template dialog box, from the Project template list, select a project template.

3.  Select **Save**.

4.  To apply multiple project templates, repeat the steps 1 to 3.

    Tasks from the template are added at the end of the last task.


**Parent Topic:**[Applying templates to projects](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/c_ProjectTemplates.md)

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