Create or manage an information object within a processing activity

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title: Create or manage an information object within a processing activity
description: Add information objects to the processing activity after a processing activity is created. Adding information objects helps you understand the types of personal information that is being processed and the way it is processed. This task helps in applying the appropriate controls to the processing activity.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/create-manage-io-on-pa.html
release: australia
product: Privacy Workspace
classification: privacy-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Use, Privacy Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Create or manage an information object within a processing activity

Add information objects to the processing activity after a processing activity is created. Adding information objects helps you understand the types of personal information that is being processed and the way it is processed. This task helps in applying the appropriate controls to the processing activity.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_privacy.analyst \(who owns the processing activity\) or sn\_privacy.manager

## About this task

It is important to note that only the information objects that are tagged with the **Personal information** tags are available to be added to a processing activity. For more information on how to tag information objects see, [Classify information objects as personal information](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/tag-io-with-pi.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Privacy Workspace** > **Processing activities** > **All processing activities**.

2.  Select and open the processing activity to which you want to add controls.

3.  Click the \[PI\] Information objects related list.

4.  Click **Add**.

5.  Select the information objects you want to add.

6.  Click **Add**.


-   **[Modify an information object within a processing activity](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/edit-an-io-on-a-pa.md)**  
Add details such as justification for storing data to an information object after you add it to the processing activity. Adding details enables you to define how the personal data is being processed.

**Parent Topic:**[Using Privacy Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/using-privacy-mgmt.md)

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[Modify an information object within a processing activity](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/edit-an-io-on-a-pa.md)