Add a stakeholder to a business process

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

Add existing stakeholders to a business process or create new stakeholders to identify who is interested in the business process.

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: Portfolio icon).
Select the expand row icon ([Omitted image "ExpandIcon.png"] Alt text: Expand Row icon) next to Business Architecture.
Select Business Processes.
Select the business process that you want to add a stakeholder to.
Select the Stakeholders tab.
Add a stakeholder using one of the following methods.
- To add an existing stakeholder:
  1. Select Add.
  2. In the Add stakeholder window, select the stakeholder. 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 stakeholder, select New and complete the fields on the form. For field descriptions, see Create a stakeholder form.

Result

The stakeholder appears in the Stakeholders related list for the business process.

Parent Topic:Manage business processes

View all business processes

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title: Add a stakeholder to a business process
description: Add existing stakeholders to a business process or create new stakeholders to identify who is interested in the business process.
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# Add a stakeholder to a business process

Add existing stakeholders to a business process or create new stakeholders to identify who is interested in the business process.

## 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: Portfolio icon\).

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

4. Select **Business Processes**.

5. Select the business process that you want to add a stakeholder to.

6. Select the **Stakeholders** tab.

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

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

## Result

The stakeholder appears in the **Stakeholders** related list for the business process.

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

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