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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/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/update-the-actual-value-of-a-target-breakdown.html
release: brazil
product: Scenario Planning in SPW
classification: scenario-planning-in-spw
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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.

If the target is stale, you can't update its breakdown actuals until an administrator resets the target. For details, see [Stale targets](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/stale-targets.md).

## 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/brazil/markdown/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/brazil/markdown/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/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/target-breakdowns.md).

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