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# Business rules for TLM in EA Workspace

# Business rules for TLM in EA Workspace {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 10, 2026  
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Several types of business rules are added with Technology Lifecycle Management.
Important:  
Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) was previously known as Technology Portfolio Management (TPM). TPM and TLM refer to the same feature. Table names and scheduled job names continue to use TPM and haven't been renamed.

Whether your instance displays TPM or TLM also depends on your application versions. TLM labels appear only when both the Enterprise Architecture Workspace application (version 9.2.1 or later) and the Technology Lifecycle Management plugin, sn_apm_tpm (version 1.11.0 or later), are installed. If either application is on an earlier version, the interface continues to show TPM.  
The following business rules are added for Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) in EA Workspace:{#eaw-tpm-business-rules__table_okm_dv5_yzb__entry__3}

| Business rule | Table | Description |
|-|-|-|
| Populate TPM Technology Lifecycle table | TPM Discovered Technology \[sn_apm_tpm_discovered_technology\] | Fetches the technology life-cycle data for your hardware and software elements in your enterprise. |
| Update Technology Lifecycle Info | TPM Discovered Technology \[sn_apm_tpm_discovered_technology\] | Updates technology life-cycle data for your hardware and software elements. |
| TPM Audit on TPM Lifecycle Exception | TPM Technology Lifecycle Exception \[sn_apm_tpm_technology_lifecycle_exception\] | Fetches the life cycles that were approximated or couldn't be found from Software Asset Management (SAM) Professional or Hardware Asset Management (HAM) Professional. |
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**Related tasks**   

* [Activate the Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) plugin](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/1QA8P8UzCRPGzapMXZL6Pg "Activate the Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) store application that you purchased from the ServiceNow Store to make it available on your instance.")