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title: Assign a business application
description: Assign a business application to a capability to relate the capability with the application.
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# Assign a business application

Assign a business application to a capability to relate the capability with the application.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apm.apm\_user

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Enterprise Architecture Workspace**.

2.  Open the Business Capability Hierarchy page by selecting the Business Portfolio icon \(\[Omitted image "business-portfolio-icon.png"\] Alt text: Business Portfolio icon.\).

3.  Select the row context menu icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-menu.png"\] Alt text: Row context menu icon.\) and select **Assign business application**.

4.  Select a business application.

    **Note:** You cannot assign business applications marked as **Retired** or in **End of Life** lifecycle stage.

5.  Select **Assign**.


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