Set the planned disposition of a business application

---
title: Set the planned disposition of a business application
description: Set the planned disposition of a business application to track decisions on the plan of the application.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-set-planned-disposition-of-a-business-application.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Use bubble chart view, Working with application rationalization, Managing Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture]
---

# Set the planned disposition of a business application

Set the planned disposition of a business application to track decisions on the plan of the application.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apm.apm\_analyst

## About this task

Setting the planned disposition of a business application results in better data maintenance, improved data findability, and better management of application maintenance costs.

## Procedure

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

2.  Open the Application Rationalization page by selecting the application rationalization icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-app-rationalization.png"\] Alt text: Application rationalization icon.\).

3.  Select **Bubble chart**.

4.  Select the bubble for the relevant application that you want to set the planned disposition for and perform the following.

<table id="choicetable_ebc_3mq_fhc"><thead><tr><th align="left" id="d48863e92">

Bubble type

</th><th align="left" id="d48863e95">

Action

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td id="d48863e101">

**Single bubble**

</td><td>

1.  Select a single bubble.
2.  In the pop-up window, select the context menu icon \(\[Omitted image "eaw-icon-menu.png"\] Alt text: Context menu icon.\) and select **Set planned disposition**.

\[Omitted image "bubble-chart-menu-set-planned-disposition.png"\] Alt text: Set planned disposition button highlighted.

</td></tr><tr><td id="d48863e139">

**Grouped bubble**

</td><td>

1.  Select a grouped bubble. The info pane appears, displaying the list of individual business applications that are part of the grouped bubble.
2.  Select the context menu icon next to \(\[Omitted image "eaw-icon-menu.png"\] Alt text: Context menu icon.\) and select **Set planned disposition**.

\[Omitted image "bubble-chart-grouped-planned-disposition.png"\] Alt text: Set planned disposition button highlighted for a grouped bubble.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  In the Set planned disposition window, do the following:

<table id="table_mgw_hkr_mhc"><thead><tr><th>

Planned disposition type

</th><th>

Actions available

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Invest

</td><td>

1.  Select the planned disposition status from the Planned disposition drop-down list.
2.  Enter the justification for selecting that planned disposition status in the **Reasoning** field.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Sustain

</td><td>

1.  Select the planned disposition status from the Planned disposition drop-down list.
2.  Enter the justification for selecting that planned disposition status in the **Reasoning** field.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Migrate

</td><td>

1.  Select the planned disposition status from the Planned disposition drop-down list.
2.  Select the migration strategy for the business application in the **Migration Strategy** field.
3.  Select the target business application to which the existing business application will be migrated to, in the **Target Business Application** field.
4.  Select a target date for the planned disposition in the **Planned disposition date** field. The target date must be the current date or a future date.
5.  Enter the justification for selecting that planned disposition status in the **Reasoning** field.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Retire

</td><td>

1.  Select the planned disposition status from the Planned disposition drop-down list.
2.  Select a target date for the planned disposition in the **Planned disposition date** field. The target date must be the current date or a future date.
3.  Enter the justification for selecting that planned disposition status in the **Reasoning** field.


</td></tr></tbody>
</table>6.  Select **Update**.


**Parent Topic:**[Use bubble chart view](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-using-app-rat-bubble-chart-view.md)

**Related topics**  


[Analyze applications using the bubble chart](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-analyze-applications-by-capability.md)

[Create a demand using the bubble chart](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-create-a-demand-using-the-bubble-chart.md)

[Add business application lifecycle data using bubble chart](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-add-business-application-lifecycle-data.md)