Create a facility model
Create a facility model in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application to define the physical characteristics data of the facility record according to the product manufacturer's recommendations.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.telco_inventory_catalog_manager
About this task
When you create a facility model, it creates the model record in the facility model [sn_ent_facility_model] table.
Procedure
Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
Select the list icon (
List icon.\), and then go to **Inventory Models** > **Facility Models**.
Select New.
On the Details tab, fill in the fields.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Display name | Name that appears for the facility model. The glide.cmdb_model.display_name.shorten system property controls how display names are generated for the equipment holder model. |
| Manufacturer | Name of the network asset's manufacturer. Select the search icon \( Image omitted: search.png Search icon.\) and select a manufacturer code. To learn more, see <a href="../add-company-designate-manufacturer-tni/">Create manufacturer and vendor codes</a>. |
| Name | Name of the facility model. The ServiceNow AI Platform uses this name to identify it in your network inventory. |
On the Details tab, fill in the General section.
Note: To learn more about the fields, see Inventory Model form - General.
On the Details tab, fill in the Information section.
Note: To learn more about the fields, see Inventory Model form - Information.
Select Save.
Result
The related tabs appear on the form. You can view or modify the tabs information. To learn more about the related tabs, see Inventory models additional tabs.
Parent Topic:Create inventory models
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