Add a goal to a business capability

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Add existing goals to a business capability in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace, or create a goal directly from the business capability 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 Capabilities.
Select the business capability that you want to add a goal to.
Select the Goals tab.
Add a goal using one of the following methods.
- To add an existing goal:
  1. Select Add.
  2. In the Add goal window, select the goal. 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 goal, select New and complete the fields on the form. For field descriptions, see Create goal form.

Result

The goal appears in the Goals related list.

Parent Topic:Manage business capabilities

Keywords business capabilitygoalenterprise architecture

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# Add a goal to a business capability

Add existing goals to a business capability in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace, or create a goal directly from the business capability 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 Capabilities**.

5. Select the business capability that you want to add a goal to.

6. Select the **Goals** tab.

7. Add a goal using one of the following methods.

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

## Result

The goal appears in the **Goals** related list.

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

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