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title: Manage architectural artifacts
description: Architectural artifacts are created to describe a system, solution, or state of an enterprise. The goal of architectural artifacts in Enterprise Architecture is to enable enterprise architects to create and manage artifacts in their organization.
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# Manage architectural artifacts

Architectural artifacts are created to describe a system, solution, or state of an enterprise. The goal of architectural artifacts in Enterprise Architecture is to enable enterprise architects to create and manage artifacts in their organization.

-   **[View all architectural artifact categories](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-view-arch-art-categories.md)**  
View the list of all architectural artifact categories in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.
-   **[View all architectural artifacts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-view-all-architectural-artifacts.md)**  
You can view the list of all architectural artifacts in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.
-   **[Create or edit an architectural artifact from Portfolio page](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-create-architectural-artifact.md)**  
Create an architectural artifact to align it with your business requirements.
-   **[Add a related entity to an architectural artifact](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-add-a-related-entity-to-an-architectural-artifact.md)**  
Associate an architectural artifact to existing entities such as business capabilities, business applications, digital integrations, and digital interfaces. The association creates a relationship between the artifact and related entities.
-   **[Share an architectural artifact with users or groups](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-share--archi-artft-with-users-groups.md)**  
You can share architectural artifacts with users or groups for enhanced and effective collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.
-   **[Manage access to architectural artifacts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-manage-access-to-architectural-artifacts.md)**  
You can manage the user or group access to specific architectural artifacts from the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.
-   **[Request approval for an architectural artifact](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-req-approval-artifact-version.md)**  
You can request approval for architectural artifacts of the type **URL** or **Attachment** from users who are part of the Enterprise Architect user group. The user reviews and approves the request.
-   **[Download an architectural artifact version](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-download-artifact-version.md)**  
Download a version of an architectural artifact that has the file type defined as **Attachment**.
-   **[Delete an architectural artifact version](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-delete-an-architectural-artifact-version.md)**  
Delete an architectural artifact version that is in **Draft** state from the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.

**Parent Topic:**[Working with information portfolio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-work-with-info-portfoliodita.md)