# Recurrent changes

## Overview

**Recurrent Changes** is a major new feature in GLPI 11 that automates the creation of change requests on a periodic basis.

## Why use it?

* Automatic creation of changes according to a defined frequency
* Use of predefined change templates
* Calendar management to comply with working hours
* Advance creation to enable planning
* Support for entities and recursion
* Simple activation/deactivation

## Prerequisites

**Required profile**: “Recurrent changes” right (read/write as needed)

**Access to templates**: “ITILTemplate” right to configure templates

## Configuring **recurrent changes**

### **Navigating the interface**

* In the main menu, click on **Support**
* Select **Recurrent changes** from the submenu
* On the Recurrent changes page, click **Add**

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### **Basic configuration**

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* **Name**: Descriptive name of the recurring change
* **Comment**: Description of the recurring change *(optional)*
* **Active**: Enable/Disable the creation of recurring changes

### **Adding the change template**

When creating the change, GLPI will use the configuration of the associated template. This is useful for configuring predefined, mandatory and hidden fields.

### **Time configuration**

**Start date**: Date from which to start the recurrence

**End date**: Automatic stop date *(optional)*

**Periodicity**: Waiting time between the creation of two recurring changes

**Preliminary creation**: Time limit for creating the change before the start date (up to 2 weeks) *(optional)*

**Calendar**: Restriction to working hours (optional)