Add a business capability to a business unit

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read eaw-add-business-capability-to-business-unit.md

Add existing business capabilities to a business unit in Enterprise Architecture Workspace, or create a business capability directly from the business unit record.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_apm.apm_user

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Enterprise Architecture Workspace.
Open the Portfolio List view by selecting the Portfolio icon ([Omitted image "portfolio-icon.png"] Alt text:).
Select the expand row icon ([Omitted image "ExpandIcon.png"] Alt text:) next to Business Architecture.
Select Business Units.
Select the business unit that you want to add a business capability to.
Select the Related business capabilities tab.
Add a business capability using one of the following methods.
- To add an existing business capability:
  1. Select Add.
  2. In the Add business capability window, search for and select the business capability.
  3. Select Add.
- To create a business capability, select New and complete the fields on the form. For field descriptions, see Create business capability form.

Result

The business capability appears in the Related business capabilities related list for the business unit.

Parent Topic:Manage business units

View all business units

Keywords business capabilitybusiness unitenterprise architecture

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# Add a business capability to a business unit

Add existing business capabilities to a business unit in Enterprise Architecture Workspace, or create a business capability directly from the business unit record.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apm.apm\_user

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Enterprise Architecture Workspace**.

2. Open the Portfolio List view by selecting the Portfolio icon \(\[Omitted image "portfolio-icon.png"\] Alt text:\).

3. Select the expand row icon \(\[Omitted image "ExpandIcon.png"\] Alt text:\) next to **Business Architecture**.

4. Select **Business Units**.

5. Select the business unit that you want to add a business capability to.

6. Select the **Related business capabilities** tab.

7. Add a business capability using one of the following methods.

- To add an existing business capability:
1. Select **Add**.
2. In the Add business capability window, search for and select the business capability.
3. Select **Add**.
- To create a business capability, select **New** and complete the fields on the form. For field descriptions, see [Create business capability form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-cap-form.md).

## Result

The business capability appears in the **Related business capabilities** related list for the business unit.

**Parent Topic:**[Manage business units](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-manage-business-units.md)

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[View all business units](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-view-all-business-units.md)