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# Add an asset to the scope of BCP

# Add an asset to the scope {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read

Use the Scope tab to add an asset to the scope of the plan. If the business impact analysis (BIA) application is installed, you can view primary elements defined in the plan template, its RTO and RPO
details, and the BIA.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_bcm.admin, sn_bcm.program_manager, or sn_bcm.planner

## Procedure

1. Navigate to Business ContinuityBusiness Continuity Workspace.
2. Click the lists icon (![Lists icon]()).
3. Click In Draft state in the Planning list.
4. Click the link to the plan record in the Name column.
5. Click the Scope tab.  
   If the plan is created from a plan template, you can view the primary elements defined in the plan template.
6. To add new scope to the plan, click Add.
7. On the Add Items modal, select the plan asset.
8. Click Add.  
   Assets that are displayed in the Add Items modal belong to the element definition type identified in the Primary element recovered field of the plan template.

   If an asset has an
   approved BIA attached to it while adding the plan asset, then the approved
   BIA is automatically added in the BIA column of the
   asset.

   If the BIA is attached to the plan scope, then you cannot edit
   the RTO and RPO as they are values populated from the BIA.  
   Note:  
   * If the BIA application is installed, then RTO and RPO fields are visible and non-editable. BIA field is visible and editable. You can attach a BIA by clicking the link BIA icon (![Link BIA icon]()).
   * If BIA is not installed, then RTO and RPO fields are visible and editable.
   * If an approved BIA is attached to the plan, then RTO, RPO, and BIA fields are populated with values and they are read only and non-editable.
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9. To update a plan asset or to link a BIA to it, click the asset in the Name column.
   1. Select the link BIA icon (![Link BIA icon]()).  
      If there is an approved BIA for the asset, then the BIA is automatically attached to the asset when you select the link. If you have adjusted the RTO and RPO values based on asset criticality, the Adjusted RTO and Adjusted RPO values take precedence over the system-calculated values. The adjusted RTO and RPO values are displayed in the Recovery Time Objective and Recovery Point Objective fields when you select ![Link BIA icon]().
   2. Click Save.
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10. To remove an asset from the plan list, select the item and click Remove.

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