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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/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-add-or-edit-a-business-unit.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Manage business units, Using business architecture, Working with Portfolio list view, Managing Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture]
---

# 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

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspace** > **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/australia/markdown/australia/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/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-manage-business-units.md)

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