Assignment Group field is empty on Work Order Tasks in EAM

adilalee200
Tera Contributor

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Hi everyone,

I'm facing an issue in ServiceNow Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) where the Assignment Group field is appearing empty/blank on the Work Order Task form.

I have checked the Work Order level, but the group is not auto-populating or available for selection in the tasks. Could anyone guide me on:

  1. Is there a specific Assignment Rule or Client Script that controls this?

  2. Are there any missing configurations in the Work Order Template or Asset Task flow?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Naveen20
ServiceNow Employee

Try this -
Right-click the Assignment Group field → Show - Reference Qualifier. See what encoded query is filtering the list. It's likely filtering by location, company, or work type with no matching groups.

Other things to check:

  • Parent WO (WO0010013) — is Assignment Group set there? Tasks often inherit from the parent via a Business Rule on wm_task.
  • Task Template (wm_task_template) — open the template that generated this task and verify Assignment Group is populated on it.
  • Assignment Rules — check System Policy → Assignment for any rules on the wm_task table.

Most likely fix: Adjust the reference qualifier on the Assignment Group field in the wm_task dictionary entry to be less restrictive, or ensure your location/work type combination actually has matching assignment groups configured.