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# Manage business capabilities

# Manage business capabilities {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](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.  
You can also associate a business capability with the business unit that uses it, and with the goals it realizes:

* Add a business unit to a business capability
* Remove a business unit from a business capability
* Add a goal to a business capability
* Remove a goal from a business capability
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* **[View all business capabilities on the Portfolio page](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/FSUgiFHRLeXJ3kcngwFLEw)**   
  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/R3D5ZrU_Wij2KGJUqVxKHg)**   
  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/tIiMd3v80PHmdf5YrFfnWA)**   
  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/ddMrE8_RnzsPkCXnEbdmsw)**   
  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/SnOM7NgbgFVJfbe7E9oCcQ)**   
  You can create, 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/NZzo8DrLluCMjEVhfH1w7A)**   
  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/4wRW69z5lZCILiI6NEGl2g)**   
  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/GnHIC1gmC00HY8Haao3nDg)**   
  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/yfbQ9PwOlWxC5lxEFx1_wQ)**   
  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/Y3La7MAw0hxvjhE58neRjg)**   
  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/ZPvYf2gRisShjICSUpjzlQ "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.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Add a business unit to a business capability](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/4wRW69z5lZCILiI6NEGl2g "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/GnHIC1gmC00HY8Haao3nDg "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/yfbQ9PwOlWxC5lxEFx1_wQ "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/Y3La7MAw0hxvjhE58neRjg "You can remove the goals associated with a business capability in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.")
* [Add a business capability to a goal](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/N4bX6KR3Fx8UKbLMkMh7Sg "Add existing business capabilities to goals, or create business capabilities directly from goal records.")
* [Remove a business capability from a goal](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/307QVHmXtqLXOKTiymJwNw "Remove business capabilities associated with a goal in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.")