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title: Add a business unit to a business capability
description: You can add an existing business unit to a business capability in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace or create a business unit from the business capability.
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# Add a business unit to a business capability

You can add an existing business unit to a business capability in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace or create a business unit from the business capability.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apm.apm\_user along with cost\_transparency\_admin or cost\_transparency\_analyst or business\_planner or user\_admin

**Note:**

Starting with the Brazil release, Business Planner plugin and Business Planner role are being prepared for future deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer installed on new instances but will continue to be supported. For details, see the [Deprecation Process \[KB0867184\]](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0867184) article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **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 **Business Capabilities**.

5.  Select the business capability that you want to add a business unit to.

6.  Select the **Related business units** tab.

7.  Add a business unit using one of the following methods.

    -   To add an existing business unit:
        1.  Select **Add**.
        2.  In the Add business unit window, search for and select the business unit.
        3.  Select **Add**.
    -   To create a business unit, select **New** and complete the fields on the form. For field descriptions, see [Create a business unit form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-portfolio-management/eaw-create-a-new-business-unit-form.md).

## Result

The business unit appears in the **Related business units** Related list for the business capability.

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

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