Create demand from Digital Portfolio Management

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read dpm-create-demand-initiatives.md

Create demand using the Digital Portfolio Management (DPM) application. DPM enables you to create demand for any business or technology management services that you own.

Before you begin

For the required plugins to create a demand in Digital Portfolio Management, see the Demand Management area of Digital Portfolio Management related applications and data sources.

Role required: sn_dpm.dpm_manager

About this task

You can manage and create demands for services or service offerings that you own, right in the workspace without having to go to the service or offering's native application.

Procedure

Navigate to All > Digital Portfolio Management > Digital Portfolio Management Workspace > Personal Portfolios
To create demand, select a business or technology management service.
From the list, select the Create option and then select Demand.

On the form, fill in the fields.

For more details on demand entries, see Create a demand.

Field Set	Description
Dates	Start and end dates for the demand.
Details	The details fields change, depending on the type of service that you are creating demand for. Follow the prompts to complete each field entry.
Business case	The business case fields change, depending on the type of service that you are creating demand for. Follow the prompts to complete each field entry.
Financials	Cost information, return on investment (ROI), and planned benefit.
Assessment data	Impact and risk of the proposed demand.
Demand	Owner and organization information to assign to the demand.

Save the demand.

The service Plan tab shows the new demand.

Parent Topic:Work with solution data in Digital Portfolio Management

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title: Create demand from Digital Portfolio Management
description: Create demand using the Digital Portfolio Management \(DPM\) application. DPM enables you to create demand for any business or technology management services that you own.
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# Create demand from Digital Portfolio Management

Create demand using the Digital Portfolio Management \(DPM\) application. DPM enables you to create demand for any business or technology management services that you own.

## Before you begin

For the required plugins to create a demand in Digital Portfolio Management, see the Demand Management area of [Digital Portfolio Management related applications and data sources](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/digital-portfolio-management/dpm-related-products.md).

Role required: sn\_dpm.dpm\_manager

## About this task

You can manage and create demands for services or service offerings that you own, right in the workspace without having to go to the service or offering's native application.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Digital Portfolio Management** &gt; **Digital Portfolio Management Workspace &gt; Personal Portfolios**

2.  To create demand, select a business or technology management service.

3.  From the list, select the **Create** option and then select **Demand**.

4.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    For more details on demand entries, see [Create a demand](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/it-business-management/t_CreatingDemands.md).

    |Field Set|Description|
    |---------|-----------|
    |Dates|Start and end dates for the demand.|
    |Details|The details fields change, depending on the type of service that you are creating demand for. Follow the prompts to complete each field entry.|
    |Business case|The business case fields change, depending on the type of service that you are creating demand for. Follow the prompts to complete each field entry.|
    |Financials|Cost information, return on investment \(ROI\), and planned benefit.|
    |Assessment data|Impact and risk of the proposed demand.|
    |Demand|Owner and organization information to assign to the demand.|

5.  **Save** the demand.

    The service **Plan** tab shows the new demand.


**Parent Topic:**[Work with solution data in Digital Portfolio Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/digital-portfolio-management/dpm-working-with.md)