---
title: Create an operational toggle
description: Create an operational toggle to maintain system run levels that throttle the application operation. Operational toggles enhance your users' experience by tailoring resource consumption to system run levels.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/platform-performance/create-operational-toggle.html
release: australia
product: Platform Performance
classification: platform-performance
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Operational toggles, Configure, Platform performance, Maintain and monitor, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Create an operational toggle

Create an operational toggle to maintain system run levels that throttle the application operation. Operational toggles enhance your users' experience by tailoring resource consumption to system run levels.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Run Level** > **Operational Toggles**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  On the Operational Toggles form, fill in the fields.

    For a description of the field values, see [Operational toggles form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/platform-performance/operational-toggles-form.md)

4.  Select **Submit**.