---
title: Modify an information object within a processing activity
description: Add details such as justification for storing data to an information object after you add it to the processing activity. Adding details enables you to define how the personal data is being processed.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Privacy Workspace
classification: privacy-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Create or manage an information object, Use, Privacy Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
---

# Modify an information object within a processing activity

Add details such as justification for storing data to an information object after you add it to the processing activity. Adding details enables you to define how the personal data is being processed.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_privacy.analyst \(who owns the processing activity\) or sn\_privacy.manager

## About this task

As a privacy analyst, you must provide details how personal data is being used in a given processing activity. Adding relevant details to an information object helps you achieve this objective.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Privacy Management** > **Privacy Workspace** > **List** > **Lists** > **Processing activities** > **All processing activities**.

2.  Select and open the processing activity that contains the information object you want to modify.

3.  Select **Processing data inventory** > **\[PI\] Information objects**.

4.  Open the information object that you want to modify.

5.  On the Information object to processing activity form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_uqz_2cw_gsb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Information object

</td><td>

Name of the information object. This field is automatically set.

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

Processing activity

</td><td>

Name of the processing activity the information object is part of. This field is automatically set.

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

Type of data

</td><td>

Type of personal data. The choices are the following:-   **General personal information**: Examples are: Name, phone number, address.
-   **Special Category**: Examples are: Political opinions, religious beliefs, and so on.

**Note:** If any information object associated to a processing activity is categorized as special category, the **Sensitive** field on the processing activity form is automatically set to **Yes**.

-   **Criminal Conviction**: Examples are court verdicts, information about legal proceedings and so on.


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

Lawful basis for processing

</td><td>

Reason for processing personal data.-   **None**
-   **Legal Obligation**
-   **Legitimate Interests**


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

CRUD operations

</td><td>

Operations that can be performed on the processing activity. The choices are the following:-   **Create**
-   **Read**
-   **Update**
-   **Delete**


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

Data coming from

</td><td>

Asset from which the data is coming. For example, you can select the application from where the data in this processing activity is populated.

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

Data sent to

</td><td>

Specify where the data is sent.

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

Information object categories

</td><td>

Category of the information object.

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

Justification for storing this data

</td><td>

Reasons for storing and using the personal data.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>6.  Click **Save**.


**Parent Topic:**[Create or manage an information object within a processing activity](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/create-manage-io-on-pa.md)