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# Information portfolio

# Information portfolio {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Use the information portfolio to capture information from the assets of your
organization as information objects. You can categorize the information assets and determine its
business application use. You can also connect the different layers where data exists and map the
layers. Mapping helps to retrieve the information and track the information flow.  
Important:  
Starting with the Xanadu release, the legacy information portfolio module is moved to the Enterprise Architecture Workspace. To learn more, see [Working with information portfolio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/IiGN98Ihvz9bNRbRoRPj4Q "Use the information portfolio to capture information from the assets of your organization as information objects. You can categorize the information assets and determine its business application use. You can also connect the different layers where data exists and map the layers. Mapping helps to retrieve the information and track the information flow.").

## Information portfolio data model {#apm-information-architecture__section_cfy_grg_chb}

The basic data model of information portfolio is in the introduction of two tables, which are
Information Object and Data Domain.

* Information object is a configuration item that displays information in an organized form. The purpose of the information object is to logically describe the type of data (or the information) that is interchanged between the application and the database. The database being the one that serves the application with data.
* Data domain is to classify or categorize the information objects.

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Enterprise Architecture integrates with information portfolio by relating a business application with the database. The database provides the information to the application using an
intermediary cmdb CI class called information object \[cmdb_ci_information_object\] table.

The business application is related with the information object by establishing Uses::Used by
cmdb CI relationship. The information object, in turn, is linked to the database catalog and
instances by establishing Depends on::Used by cmdb CI relationship.  
Figure 1. Information portfolio data model

Enterprise Architecture integrates with ServiceNow
Discovery that finds database applications, database instances, and database catalog. The database catalog lists all the catalog objects, or databases, discovered for an instance of a database.

## Plugin activation procedure {#apm-information-architecture__section_yj4_vrg_chb}

CMDB plugin has the Information Object (cmdb_ci_information_object) CI. When Enterprise Architecture plugin is activated, the data domain field gets added to the cmdb_ci_information_object table. The data domain field references the Data Domain table, which is included
in the Enterprise Architecture plugin.
**Related tasks**   

* [Create a data domain](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/1zLOt1a4X1OYNHX~iVCBbg "A data domain is a collection of information objects. Relate an information object to the database catalog of a database instance to collect the physical data. ServiceNow Discovery finds the database catalog that lists all the catalog objects, or databases, discovered for an instance of a database.")
* [Create an information object referencing a data domain](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ax7bKrOE2SskSBRRPK5VsA "Create an information object to capture the logical data for the business application. This data becomes information when it’s applied to the business application.")
* [Relate a business application to an information object](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/C7k3GZ~_Or16Azj60FC1fA "Relate a business application to an information object using the CI relationship [cmdb_rel_ci] table of type Uses::Used by. Use this suggested relationship to get the logical data of the information object, which can be used to leverage the business application.")
* [Relate the information object to the database catalog](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/~D9RYpENgeswJqjBFpEW9w "The information object draws the physical data from the database catalog, which references the database instances. Hence, create a relationship that is suggested between the information object and the database catalog.")
* [Relate a business application to another business application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/lLSNBpxYvwpLdugYZa_wXQ "Relate a business application to another business application using the CI relationship [cmdb_rel_ci] table of type Interfaced by::Interfaces. Use this suggested relationship to get the information of other business applications, which are interfaced with the business application.")