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title: Create information object form
description: An information object captures the logical data for the business application.
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# Create information object form

An information object captures the logical data for the business application.

## Information Object form fields

<table id="table_wqj_f5h_chb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name of the information object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Data classification

</td><td>

Category of data.Displays the classification tags applied on the information object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Owned by

</td><td>

User who owns the information object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Business Unit

</td><td>

Business unit that owns the information object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Department

</td><td>

Department in the business unit that actually owns the information.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

Short description of the information object.You can also elaborate or shorten the content in this field using Now Assist. For details, see [Elaborate or shorten content in form fields](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/elaborate-or-shorten-content-form-fields.md).

</td></tr></tbody>
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[Exploring information objects](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-information-objects.md)

[Add or edit an information object](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-create-new-information-object.md)