---
title: Add a business actor to a business role
description: Add existing business actors to a business role to identify who fulfills the role, or create a business actor directly from the business role record.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-add-business-actor-to-business-role.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-08-01"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [business actor, business role, enterprise architecture]
breadcrumb: [Manage business roles, Using business architecture, Working with Portfolio list view, Managing Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture]
---

# Add a business actor to a business role

Add existing business actors to a business role to identify who fulfills the role, or create a business actor directly from the business role record.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apm.apm\_user

## Procedure

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

2.  Open the Portfolio List view by selecting the Portfolio icon \(\[Omitted image "portfolio-icon.png"\]\).

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

4.  Select **Business Roles**.

5.  Select the business role to which you want to add a business actor.

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

7.  Add a business actor.

    -   To add an existing business actor:
        1.  Select **Add**.
        2.  In the Add business actors 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 [Business actor form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-create-a-new-business-actor-form.md).

## Result

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

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

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