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# Associate an artifact to a business entity - Legacy

# Associate an artifact to a business entity - Legacy {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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Associate an architectural artifact to existing elements in the ServiceNow AI Platform, such as business capabilities or business applications. The association creates a
relationship between the artifact and related entities.

## Before you begin

Important:  
Starting with the Xanadu release, the legacy architectural artifacts module is moved to the Enterprise Architecture Workspace. To learn more, see [Add a related entity to an architectural artifact](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/F5P8KR0f6RDe7CfiuuMCdQ "Associate an architectural artifact to existing entities such as business capabilities, business applications, digital integrations, and digital interfaces. The association creates a relationship between the artifact and related entities.").
Role required: sn_apm.apm_user

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllEnterprise Architecture Architectural ArtifactsArtifacts.
2. Select the name of the artifact for which you want to add a related entity.
3. In the displayed details form, select the  Related Entities  tab.
4. Select New.
5. On the form, fill in the fields.  
   For field information, see [Create related entities form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JhesNrzUPa3vspOx7_onEQ "Enterprise Architecture (formerly APM) enables the Enterprise Architects to associate an architectural artifact to existing elements in the ServiceNow AI Platform, such as business capabilities or business applications. These associations creates a relationship between the artifact and related entities.").
6. Select Submit.
* **[Manage the artifacts of a business capability - Legacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/P5x0zPRzy~Gg7P3nj3Aq6g)**   
  View and manage the artifacts that are associated with a business capability.
* **[Manage the artifacts of a business application - Legacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/KzWgDUvtc8Lcgx2kaVQLMA)**   
  View and manage the artifacts that are associated with a business application.

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