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# Management of business applications

# Management of business applications {#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

A business application is software used by business users to perform a business
function. Classify the applications to maintain an inventory and consolidate the business
applications. Analyze, assess, and evaluate the applications across various dimensions and
determine the action that you can take for each application.  
Important:  
Starting with the Xanadu release, the legacy business applications module is moved to the Enterprise Architecture Workspace. To learn more, see [Working with an application portfolio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/IBy6c7G~y2n~1yDBAgHxGw "The Application Portfolio section within the Portfolio page of the Enterprise Architecture Workspace helps you to manage business applications, application services, digital integrations, and digital interfaces.").

You can record the details of a business application manually or import the list of applications from a spreadsheet or a third-party tool. To [import data](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_ImportDataUsingImportSets&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-integrate-applications&ft:locale=en-US), define a data source and transform map, and run or schedule an import.

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In Enterprise Architecture, add any business application that you want to assess and track for costs, usage, business value, functional fitment, and risks.

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Use the Business Application form to create a record and capture the details of a platform application just as you create a record for a business application. Use the same form to create individual records of all business
applications that run on the platform. This structure gives you a hierarchy of business applications associated with the platform host. The Architecture type field values help you to distinguish between
the platform host and platform application data.  
The architecture type values help in the following business cases:

* Assess the performance of the platform as a whole as well as assess the performance of individual applications running on it.
* Platform may be owned by a business owner who may not be the owner of the applications running on that platform. In such a scenario, the platform owner can assess the performance of the platform independent of the application owners, who assess the applications associated with the platform.
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For example, you can create a business application record for the ServiceNow® platform. Then, create individual business application records such as Enterprise Architecture, Financial Management, and Project Portfolio Management and associate these applications to the ServiceNow® platform. The distinction between the records whether it's a business application running on a host or a platform hosting the applications lies in the Architecture type
values of platform application and platform host.
**Related concepts**   

* [Business application relationship with CIs for application information](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/IID2Wo1z1wzuQ~bSb2tGGQ "Business application is a new CMDB CI class. You can create relationships between the business application and other CIs. Functionally, two applications can be integrated or connected to each other to establish a relationship between them. You can relate your business applications to other infrastructural CIs like database and webservers.")
* [Suggestions to relate technology models to an application service](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/tdZkXcp66ueJ7DzY6kS49w "Use the software models that the suggestions engine identifies and relate them to your application service, instead of manually searching and mapping them.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Add or edit a business application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/xlMnlNvUmUVYV2Hfnpt_kQ "Use the Business application form to add the applications that your organization uses based on their functions and the business processes they fulfill. In Enterprise Architecture, add any business application that is used to assess and track costs, usage, business value, functional fitment, and risks.")
* [View business application roadmap](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ZcCblKjRv_PZQoOiBFJRBw "Use the graphical, high-level overview of the application roadmap to view the investments made in the business application.")
* [Monitor business applications with the application landscape dashboard](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/CBuOhTHPhd9jjI7iUy6JNg "View the application landscape dashboard for an overview of all the applications used in your business enterprise. The dashboard provides pre-configured reports on applications, grouped by categories. You can also configure and add reports.")