---
title: Add or edit a department
description: Create or edit departments to manage and optimize business applications and align them with organizational strategic goals.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-add-or-edit-a-department.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Manage departments, Using business architecture, Working with Portfolio list view, Managing Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture]
---

# Add or edit a department

Create or edit departments to manage and optimize business applications and align them with organizational strategic goals.

## Before you begin

Role required: user\_admin

## 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 **Departments**.

5.  Add or edit a department.

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

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

7.  Select **Save**.


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

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