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Create an Operational Technology system service

Create an Operational Technology (OT) system service to model a distributed control system (DCS) and all of its related components, such as control modules and programming logic controls (PLCs).

About this task

You can create an OT system service in the following locations:

  • ServiceNow AI Platform in the OT Systems list
  • Industrial Industrial Workspace list view

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Procedure

  1. If you want to create an OT system service on the ServiceNow AI Platform, complete these actions:

    1. Navigate to All > Operational Technology (OT) > OT Systems.
    2. Select New.
    3. On the form, fill in the following fields.
FieldDescription
Display nameUsed to populate the display name of the OT system service.
NameHost name of the OT system service.
ISA entity siteISA entity site that the OT system service belongs to.
ManufacturerName of the manufacturer of the OT system service.
Model numberManufacturer's model number for the OT system service.
Short descriptionBrief description of the OT system service.
Details
Owned byName of the primary owner of the OT system service.
Managed byName of the primary manager of the OT system service.
Business criticalityMeasure of how critical, or important, the system service is. Examples: - High or Most critical - Medium or somewhat critical - Low or Less critical - None or not critical
Support GroupName of the primary support group for the OT system service.
Managed By GroupName of the group that manages the OT system service.
Operational statusStatus of the system service.
4.  Select **Submit**.
  1. If you want to create an OT system service in the Industrial Workspace list view, complete these actions:

    1. Navigate to All > Industrial Workspace.
    2. Select the List (
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List icon\) icon.
3.  Under the **Operational Technology \(OT\)** module, select the **OT Systems** list.
4.  Select **New**.
5.  On the form, fill in the following fields.
FieldDescription
Display nameUsed to populate the display name of the OT system service.
NameHost name of the OT system service.
ISA entity siteISA entity site that the OT system service belongs to.
ManufacturerName of the manufacturer of the OT system service.
Model numberManufacturer's model number for the OT system service.
Short descriptionBrief description of the OT system service.
Details
Owned byName of the primary owner of the OT system service.
Managed byName of the primary manager of the OT system service.
Business criticalityMeasure of how critical, or important, the system service is. Examples: - High or Most critical - Medium or somewhat critical - Low or Less critical - None or not critical
Support GroupName of the primary support group for the OT system service.
Managed By GroupName of the group that manages the OT system service.
Operational statusStatus of the system service.
6.  Select **Save**.

What to do next

Now you can add OT devices to the system service. For more information, see Add a device to an Operational Technology system service.

Parent Topic:Modeling an Operational Technology system service