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# Add or edit your business applications

# Add or edit your business applications {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Add the applications that your organization wants to introduce based on their functions and the business process they fulfill. In Enterprise Architecture, add or edit your business applications that are used to assess and track costs, usage, business value, functional fitment, and risks.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_apm.apm_analyst  
Note:  
The user must be part of the Enterprise Architect Group.

## About this task

If you have an Enterprise Architecture user role (sn_apm.apm_user), use the Business Application Life-cycle Management services to request, add, or retire a business application.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to WorkspacesEnterprise Architecture Workspace.
2. Open the Portfolio List view by clicking the Portfolio icon ![Portfolio icon]().
3. Select the expand row icon (![Expand Row icon]()) next to My Entities.
4. Select My Business Applications.
5. Add or edit a business application.
   * To add a business application, select Add.
   * To update the details of an existing business application, select the record and then select Edit.
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6. On the form, fill in the fields.  
   For field information, see [Business application form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/SGyYP3JTlCbQT_p7cXaGLw "Enterprise Architecture helps system admins add any business application to assess and track its costs, usage, business value, functional fitment, and risks.").
7. Select Save or Update.
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* [View your business applications](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Ooaq3h_heZYadFPLmyHehg "View the list of all your business applications that are created by you in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.")
* [View all business applications](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/6VLimlNu7B9CdwRB~crSMQ "View the list of all business applications in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.")
* [Add or edit a business application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/YuGb5odwLKSbXzViay1SWw "Add the applications that your organization wants to introduce based on their functions and the business processes they fulfill. In Enterprise Architecture, add or edit any business application that is used to assess and track costs, usage, business value, functional fitment, and risks.")
* [Create a diagram for a business application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Kd2_fQwgR6FTt1DBCKSkwA "Create a diagram for your business application hierarchy and associate it with an architectural artifact.")
* [Open business application form in Core UI from EA Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/xS_vGwj8PO_xa9w7ThaX3g "Open the business application form in Core UI from the EA Workspace to view and edit the business application form in the Enterprise Architecture view.")
* [View a unified map for a business application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ixsIEAUFmrQbnTFBUhxpPw "View a unified map for your business applications in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace to understand the current architecture and associated references.")
* [View roadmap of a business application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/vPhlL~Tc5zf3Z~98h7iesg "View the roadmap of your business applications and align them with the organization's strategy. Creating a portfolio plan helps you plan, prioritize, and roadmap the work for your business application.")
* [Manage information objects in EA Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/tZlHY~hFbAbNXmwLc6BGCg "Relate a business application to an information object using the CI relationship [cmdb_rel_ci] table of type Uses::Used by. Use this suggested relationship to get the logical data of the information object, which can be used to leverage the business application.")
* [View architectural artifacts for a business application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/IrWLAJTGFLDX3C9k4iYfWw "You can view the list of architectural artifacts associated with business applications, in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.")
* [Associate an architectural artifact with a business app](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/L8n7DQFNLH0lVgrEgyimBA "You can create a new architectural artifact from the business application related list, in the EA Workspace.")
* [Add an architectural artifact to a business application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Hyp_404fgEJyly9MU7lCeg "You can add existing architectural artifacts to business applications in the EA Workspace.")
* [Remove architectural artifacts from a business application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/P9r~LPRjp~1PJSVCJruCgw "You can remove the architectural artifacts associated with business applications in the EA Workspace, ensuring that only relevant and current architectural artifacts are associated with the business applications.")

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