Add or edit a business unit

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

Create or edit a business unit to define your organizational functions.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_apm.apm_admin and business_planner

Note:

Starting with the Brazil release, Business Planner plugin and Business Planner role are being prepared for future deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer installed on new instances but will continue to be supported. For details, see the Deprecation Process [KB0867184] article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.

Procedure

Navigate to Workspace > Enterprise Architecture Workspace.
Open the Portfolio List view by selecting the Portfolio icon [Omitted image "portfolio-icon.png"] Alt text: Portfolio icon.
Select the expand row icon ([Omitted image "ExpandIcon.png"] Alt text: Expand Row icon) next to Business Architecture.
Select Business Units.
Add or edit a business unit.
- To add a business unit, select New.
- To update details of an existing business unit, select the business unit.
On the form, fill in the fields.

For field information, see Create a business unit form.
Select Save.

Parent Topic:Manage business units

Related topics

View all business units

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title: Add or edit a business unit
description: Create or edit a business unit to define your organizational functions.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/application-portfolio-management/eaw-add-or-edit-a-business-unit.html
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topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Manage business units, Using business architecture, Working with Portfolio list view, Managing Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture]
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# Add or edit a business unit

Create or edit a business unit to define your organizational functions.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apm.apm\_admin and business\_planner

**Note:**

Starting with the Brazil release, Business Planner plugin and Business Planner role are being prepared for future deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer installed on new instances but will continue to be supported. For details, see the [Deprecation Process \[KB0867184\]](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0867184) article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Workspace** &gt; **Enterprise Architecture Workspace**.

2. Open the Portfolio List view by selecting the Portfolio icon \[Omitted image "portfolio-icon.png"\] Alt text: Portfolio icon.

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

4. Select **Business Units**.

5. Add or edit a business unit.

- To add a business unit, select **New**.
- To update details of an existing business unit, select the business unit.
6. On the form, fill in the fields.

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

7. Select **Save**.

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

**Related topics**

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