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title: Create a diagram for a business process map
description: Create business process diagrams and model the future state of the business processes using the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Working with business process map, Working with Enterprise Modeling and Visualization, Managing Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture]
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# Create a diagram for a business process map

Create business process diagrams and model the future state of the business processes using the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apm.apm\_user

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Enterprise Architecture Workspace**.

2.  Open the Modeling page by selecting the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization icon \( \[Omitted image "icon-modeling-logo.png"\] Alt text: \).

3.  Select the **New** drop-down menu.

4.  Select **Business process map**.

5.  On the Create a business process map form, fill in the details.

    For field information, see [Create a business process map form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-modeling-bp-map-form.md).

6.  Select **Create diagram**.


## Result

The business process map opens in a new tab.

**Note:**

-   You can add a shape to the canvas by either selecting the shape or by dragging the shape from the **Shapes** palette to the canvas.

-   BPMN shapes are organized into sub-categories in the palette: **General**, **Event**, **Activity**, and **Gateway**. Expand a sub-category to browse its shapes.

-   When you drag a shape from the palette to the canvas, icon you drag matches the shape's appearance on the canvas. To preview a shape before placing it, hover over it in the palette.


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