Add a business actor to a business process activity

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read eaw-add-business-actor-to-business-process-activity.md

You can add an existing business actor to a business process activity in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace, or create a business actor directly from the business process activity record.

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

Result

The business actor appears in the Business actors related list for the business process activity.

Parent Topic:Manage business process activities

View all business process activities

Keywords business actorbusiness process activityenterprise architecture

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# Add a business actor to a business process activity

You can add an existing business actor to a business process activity in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace, or create a business actor directly from the business process activity record.

## 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:\).

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

4. Select **Business Process Activities**.

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

6. Select the **Business actors** tab.

7. Add a business actor using one of the following methods.

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

## Result

The business actor appears in the **Business actors** related list for the business process activity.

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

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[View all business process activities](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-portfolio-management/eaw-view-all-business-process-activities.md)