---
title: Activate a lens in Strategic 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/scenario-planning-in-spw/activate-lens-alignment-planner-workspace.html
release: australia
product: Scenario Planning in SPW
classification: scenario-planning-in-spw
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Lens configuration in Strategic Planning, Configure, Portfolio Planning in Strategic Planning Workspace, Strategic Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Activate a lens in Strategic 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 or created a custom 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** > **Strategic 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.


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