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# Custom shapes support in the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization

# Custom shapes support in the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated February 16, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Custom shapes are the user-defined graphical elements that can be used to represent specific concepts, processes, systems, or roles in your diagrams. These shapes can be tailored to fit the unique needs of your organization,
making your diagrams more meaningful and easier to understand.

## Usage of custom shapes in the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization {#eaw-modeling-custom-shapes__section_gs2_f5w_j2c}

Custom shapes can represent specific elements that are unique to your organization, such as custom business processes, systems, or roles.

Using custom shapes in the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization ensures that your diagrams maintain a consistent look and feel. Custom shapes can help communicate complex ideas more effectively by using familiar and meaningful symbols.
* **[Storing shapes or images to the database](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/42~GobraENutjjIBGbkwZw)**   
  Upload the images to the database to configure them to show up in the diagrams page of the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization.
* **[Create a diagram action for a custom shape](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/wwT8JLq36ANn7ro1nx0Jbg)**   
  Create diagram actions for newly added custom shapes that can be used in  Enterprise Modeling and Visualization to create diagrams.
* **[Add a custom shape library](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/B_1JmpM69Fg9pPBT9cSyQQ)**   
  Create a shape library to add custom shapes that are unique to your organization.
* **[Add a shape library element for a custom shape](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ell0ziPUPYqJCKVGC5oanA)**   
  Create a shape library element to associate a custom shape and its diagram action to the custom shape library.
* **[Custom shapes example](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ea6WvuUrXvcztWZrxVou7Q)**   
  Use custom shapes to represent specific elements that are unique to your organization, such as custom business processes, systems, or roles.