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title: Update the actual value of a target breakdown
description: Update the actual value of a target breakdown when its status is changed.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/update-the-actual-value-of-a-target-breakdown.html
release: australia
product: Scenario Planning in SPW
classification: scenario-planning-in-spw
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Target breakdowns in Strategic Planning, Manage portfolio plan goals, Portfolio Planning in Strategic Planning Workspace, Strategic Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Update the actual value of a target breakdown

Update the actual value of a target breakdown when its status is changed.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apw\_advanced.spw\_goal\_user and \(sn\_align\_core.apw\_user or sn\_gf.goal\_admin\)

## About this task

Updating the actual value of a target breakdown automatically updates the actual value of its target. After the **Actual to date** field of the target is updated, the progress value for the target and its goal are auto-updated.

**Note:** Only the owner or contributors of the goal can update the target breakdowns.

## Procedure

1.  Open the target record of the goal using one of the following options.

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Steps

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**From the Goals and targets tab or Target breakdown side panel**

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1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Strategic Planning Workspace** &gt; **Portfolio Planning**.
2.  Select **Portfolio Plans**.
3.  From the list of portfolio plans, select the required portfolio plan that the goal belongs to.
4.  In the Goals view, select the **Goals and targets** tab.
5.  From the goals and targets list, select the target record that you want to update the actual value for and select the add remarks icon \(\[Omitted image "add-remarks-icon.png"\] Alt text: Add remarks icon.\) in the **Actual** column of the target breakdown.

The target breakdown side panel opens with the **Check-in actuals** window.

Alternatively, you can select the cell in the Actual column of the target breakdown and enter the actual value on the **Goals and targets** tab.

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**From the Target breakdowns tab**

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1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Strategic Planning Workspace** &gt; **Portfolio Planning**.
2.  Select **Portfolio Plans**.
3.  From the list of portfolio plans, select the required portfolio plan that the goal belongs to.
4.  In the Goals view, select the **Goals and targets** tab.
5.  Select the target record that you want to update the actual value for.

The target record opens with the **Progress** tab.

6.  In the side panel, select **Edit planned target** to open the target form.

The target form opens with the **Target breakdowns** tab.

All the target breakdowns are displayed.

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</table>2.  On the form, update the **Actual** field for the target breakdown and add a business justification in the **Remark** field.

    For a description of the field values, see [Target Breakdown form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/target-breakdown-form-sp.md).

3.  Select **Save**.


## Result

After the **Actual** field is updated, the progress value for the target and its goal are auto-updated. For information on how the progress value is calculated, see [progress value calculation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/progress-value-calculation-egm.md). For information on how the actual value of the target breakdown is rolled up to its target, see [Target breakdowns in Strategic Planning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/target-breakdowns.md).

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