Add related records in the modeling diagram

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title: Add related records in the modeling diagram
description: Fetch and add specific related records to the selected shape in a diagram.
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# Add related records in the modeling diagram

Fetch and add specific related records to the selected shape in a diagram.

## Before you begin

\[Omitted video\] Description: Fetch and add specific related records to the selected shape in a diagram

Role required: sn\_apm.apm\_user and Owner or Editor access to the artifact or diagram

## About this task

You can add both upstream and downstream related entities to a shape in a diagram.

-   Upstream entities appear as the parents of a selected shape. They represent inputs, dependencies, or higher-level components that influence the selected shape. For example, for a business process, an upstream entity can be a business capability.
-   Downstream entities appear as children of the selected shape. They represent the outputs or consequences that are influenced by the selected shape. For example, for a business capability, a downstream entity can be a business application.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Enterprise Architecture Workspace**.

2.  Open the Modeling page by selecting the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-modeling-logo.png"\] Alt text: Enterprise Modeling and Visualization icon\).

3.  Select an existing diagram from the Diagrams page.

4.  Select a shape in the diagram and open the context menu.

5.  Open the Add related records pop-up window by selecting the Add related records icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-add-related-records.png"\] Alt text: Add related records icon\).

6.  Select the specific entities that you want to add to the diagram.

    -   Select the Expand row icon \(\[Omitted image "ExpandIcon.png"\] Alt text: Expand Row icon\) next to **Upstream** or **Downstream** to view the list of available related entities.
    -   Select the Expand row icon \(\[Omitted image "ExpandIcon.png"\] Alt text: Expand Row icon\) next to an entity type to view the individual records within that type.
    -   Select the check box next to the individual records that you want to add.
7.  Select **Add**.


## Result

The selected entities are added to the diagram for the object.

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