Add goal to driver

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read eaw-add-goal-to-driver.md

Add existing goals to drivers or create goals directly from driver records to identify which goals each driver influences.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_apm.apm_user

About this task

Link goals to drivers to establish relationships between strategic objectives and the factors that influence them. You can add existing goals or create new goals directly from the driver record.

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 Drivers.
Select the driver to which you want to add a goal.
Select the Goals tab.
Add a goal using one of the following methods.
- To add an existing goal:
  1. Select Add.
  2. In the Add goal window, select the goal. A suggested relationship type appears in the Relationship type field, but you can select a different type from the list, if needed.
  3. Select Add.
- To create a goal, select New and complete the fields on the form. For field descriptions, see Create goal form.

Result

The goal appears in the Goals related list.

Parent Topic:Manage drivers

Related topics

Remove a goal from a driver

View all drivers

Keywords enterprise architecture workspacedrivergoalbusiness architecture

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---
title: Add goal to driver
description: Add existing goals to drivers or create goals directly from driver records to identify which goals each driver influences.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-add-goal-to-driver.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [enterprise architecture workspace, driver, goal, business architecture]
breadcrumb: [Manage drivers, Using business architecture, Working with Portfolio list view, Managing Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture]
---

# Add goal to driver

Add existing goals to drivers or create goals directly from driver records to identify which goals each driver influences.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apm.apm\_user

## About this task

Link goals to drivers to establish relationships between strategic objectives and the factors that influence them. You can add existing goals or create new goals directly from the driver record.

## 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 **Drivers**.

5. Select the driver to which you want to add a goal.

6. Select the **Goals** tab.

7. Add a goal using one of the following methods.

- To add an existing goal:
1. Select **Add**.
2. In the Add goal window, select the goal. A suggested relationship type appears in the **Relationship type** field, but you can select a different type from the list, if needed.
3. Select **Add**.
- To create a goal, select **New** and complete the fields on the form. For field descriptions, see [Create goal form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-create-new-goal-form.md).

## Result

The goal appears in the Goals related list.

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

**Related topics**

[Remove a goal from a driver](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-remove-goal-from-driver.md)

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