Add or edit a business role

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read eaw-add-or-edit-a-business-role.md

Create or edit a business role to define the responsibilities, rights, and duties associated with performing specific business behavior.

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 Roles.
Add or edit a business role.
- To add a business role, select New.
- To edit an existing business role, select the business role.
  
  Note: To edit multiple business roles simultaneously, select the checkboxes next to relevant business roles and then select Edit.
Fill in the fields on the form.

For field information, see Create business role form.
Select Save.

Parent Topic:Manage business roles

Related topics

View all business roles

Add a business actor to a business role

Keywords business rolebusiness architectureenterprise architecture

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# Add or edit a business role

Create or edit a business role to define the responsibilities, rights, and duties associated with performing specific business behavior.

## 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 Roles**.

5. Add or edit a business role.

- To add a business role, select **New**.
- To edit an existing business role, select the business role.

**Note:** To edit multiple business roles simultaneously, select the checkboxes next to relevant business roles and then select **Edit**.

6. Fill in the fields on the form.

For field information, see [Create business role form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-portfolio-management/eaw-create-a-new-business-role-form.md).

7. Select **Save**.

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

**Related topics**

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

[Add a business actor to a business role](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-portfolio-management/eaw-add-business-actor-to-business-role.md)