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title: Add a business unit to a business capability
description: You can add an existing business unit to a business capability in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace or create a business unit from the business capability.
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# Add a business unit to a business capability

You can add an existing business unit to a business capability in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace or create a business unit from the business capability.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apm.apm\_user along with cost\_transparency\_admin or cost\_transparency\_analyst or business\_planner or user\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **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 Capabilities**.

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

6.  Select the **Related business units** tab.

7.  Add a business unit using one of the following methods.

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

## Result

The business unit appears in the **Related business units** Related list for the business capability.

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

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