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# Manage business capabilities

# Manage business capabilities {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Add or edit a business capability, sub-capability, and manage architectural artifacts and diagrams of the capabilities in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.
* **[View all business capabilities on the Portfolio page](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/lJCwC7zHYZNbZGAO0qKXCw)**   
  You can view the list of all available capabilities in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.
* **[Add or edit a business capability from the Portfolio page](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/vsn5l8YvKviNqbqPMU0I7w)**   
  Create or edit a business capability to align your organization's business goals.
* **[Create a sub-capability from the Portfolio page](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/vRoGiIR3~qZ1E3JBW1EAYg)**   
  You can add a sub-capability to a capability.
* **[Create a Lucidchart diagram for a business capability in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/I0x88C4ZapJkQZi7TPWPLQ)**   
  Create a diagram in Lucidchart for your business capability maps and associate it with an architectural artifact.
* **[Manage architectural artifacts of a business capability](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ZbzjfpoUNOXA7hmDYhhjoQ)**   
  You can create new, add, or remove the artifacts that are associated with a business capability.
* **[View value stream stages for a business capability](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/QGysB03~fHWp7RMQrFXSUw)**   
  You can view the value stream stages associated with a business capability to understand which steps in your value stream the business capability supports.
* **[Add a business unit to a business capability](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/UqH35MHJwrBFOGvDrR94FQ)**   
  You can add an existing business unit to a business capability in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace or create a business unit from the business capability.
* **[Remove a business unit from a business capability](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JX2N70NXeFjjf8eGlxD3Ig)**   
  Remove business units associated with a business capability in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.
* **[Add a goal to a business capability](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/~B4Xi34jvOyrey73sta_VQ)**   
  Add existing goals to a business capability in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace, or create a goal directly from the business capability record.
* **[Remove a goal from a business capability](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/FvXxI6dSTlTVHNrUWQwywg)**   
  You can remove the goals associated with a business capability in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.

**Related concepts**   

* [Exploring product capabilities](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/qSGAgZtZu5ur8KxFkf3lVg "A product capability is the specific feature that a business application or a Technology Reference Model (TRM) product provides to support business objectives. Product capabilities are used to assess how well a business application or TRM product aligns with strategic goals and operational needs.")