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# Creating Roadmap for a Request

To create a Roadmap for a request,

1. From the main menu bar, select Application Portfolio Management > Entities.

2. Select Roadmap in the Entities section.

   The Create New APM - Roadmap page opens.

   Note: For more ways to create a new entity, see the Application Portfolio Management User’s Guide.

   If your administrator has customized the request type APM - Roadmap, you cannot create a roadmap by copying an existing roadmap.

3. Enter information in the following sections:

   - Identity
   - Phases
   - Milestones

   Identity

   In the Identity section, enter the fundamental information that identifies the roadmap.

   Note: The Identity section is a subsection of the header section.

   The table below describes the Identity fields.

   Field (*Required) | Description
   --- | ---
   Roadmap Status | Read-only. Available roadmap statuses include: New - The roadmap is created but not submitted. Draft - The roadmap is submitted but not finalized. Proposed - The roadmap is finalized but not activated. Active - The roadmap is activated but not archived. Cancelled - The roadmap is cancelled. Archived - The roadmap is archived. The roadmap status changes as you go through different steps of the roadmap workflow.
   Roadmap Type* | Available roadmap types include: Portfolio Portfolio is the only default roadmap type. Your administrator can set other request types as roadmap types according to your business needs. For more information, see the section "Setting Request Type as Roadmap Type" in Application Portfolio Management Administrator Guide.
   Created By | Read-only. The full name of the user who created the roadmap
   Entity* | The entity for which the roadmap is created Note: If an entity has a roadmap that is in Active status, you are not able to create another roadmap for this entity.

   Phases

   In the Phases section, enter the information of the phases the roadmap would go through.

   The table below describes the Roadmap Phases fields.

   Field (*Required) | Description
   --- | ---
   Seq | Sequence of the roadmap phase
   Name | Name of the roadmap phase
   Type | Type of the roadmap phase. Available values include: Evaluation Planned Operational Archived Planned Decommissioned
   Link | URL or any other kind of link of the roadmap phase
   Start Date | Start date of the roadmap phase
   End Date | End date of the roadmap phase
   Active | Indicates whether or not the roadmap phase is active

   Milestones

   In the Milestones section, enter the information of the milestones you set for the roadmap.

   The table below describes the Roadmap Milestone fields.

   Field (*Required) | Description
   --- | ---
   Seq | Sequence of the roadmap milestone
   Code | Code of the roadmap milestone
   Name | Name of the roadmap milestone
   Type | Type of the roadmap milestone. Available values include: Major Decision Point Minor Decision Point Release De-Investment Business Function/Business Capability Technology Capability
   Date | Date of the roadmap milestone
   Decision | Decision that has been made in this milestone
   URL | URL of the milestone information

4. Complete other fields as necessary.
5. Click Submit.

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