Lists view

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  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    Summary of Lists view

    The Lists view in the Telecommunications Network Inventory Workspace is a central access point for managing network inventory classes and functions. Accessible via the list icon, it provides a structured interface on the left side of the workspace to navigate and perform various network inventory tasks efficiently. Users can create new lists or versions of existing lists under the My Lists tab to customize their workspace.

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    Key Features

    • Class Access: Quickly access essential network inventory classes such as Sites, Inventory, Inventory Number Allocation, Services, Inventory Models, Network Inventory Templates, Inventory Capacity, Import, Administration, Changes, and Procurement.
    • Site and Data Center Management: View and update network sites and data center details to keep inventory data current.
    • Inventory Management: Manually create and define network asset instances and their relationships, supporting detailed network configuration.
    • Inventory Number Allocation: Manage VLANs and link aggregation groups (LAG) efficiently through dedicated allocation features.
    • Service and Model Management: Model networks using services, create metadata for inventory models, and define their interrelationships for asset instantiation.
    • Template Management: Create and manage inventory templates to standardize asset instantiation processes.
    • Capacity Management: Calculate the capacity of physical network entities to support planning and optimization.
    • Import Functionality: Import models and templates to streamline setup and updates within the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.
    • Administration: Configure the application settings, with write and delete privileges restricted to users assigned admin roles.
    • Change Management: Instantiate network inventory using design and assign functions for controlled updates.
    • Procurement Integration: Create bills of materials and integrate with Hardware Asset Management for efficient asset procurement.

    Key Outcomes

    Using the Lists view enables ServiceNow customers to efficiently manage all aspects of their network inventory from a single interface. It supports detailed asset tracking, network modeling, capacity planning, and procurement integration, improving operational efficiency and accuracy. Role-based access controls ensure that administrative changes are secure while providing broad access to essential network inventory functions for all users.

    You use the Lists view to access the inventory classes and functions to perform the Network Inventory tasks.

    From the Lists view, on the left side of the Network Inventory Workspace, you can access most of the Telecommunications Network Inventory classes and functions. To access the Lists view, select the list icon (List icon).

    From the My Lists tab, you can create a separate list or a different version of the existing list.

    Figure 1. List view
    List view in Telecommunications Network Inventory Workspace.

    In the lists pane, you can quickly access classes and tasks by using the filtered lists under different categories.

    You can access the following classes:
    Table 1. Network Inventory classes
    Class Details
    Sites View listings of network sites and data centers. Update or create site details. To learn more about network site, see 740b52df89fae046d62524302e4c21662b8dc071.dita. To learn more about data centers, see Define the datacenter details.
    Inventory Manually create the individual instances of your network assets and define their relationships to each other. To learn more, see Manually creating and reviewing your network asset instances.
    Inventory Number Allocation Manage your virtual local area networks (VLANs) or link aggregation groups (LAG) by using the inventory number allocation feature in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. To learn more, see Inventory number allocation.
    Services Manage and model your networks using services in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. To learn more, see
    Inventory Models Create the metadata for the inventory models and then define their relationships to each other for network asset instantiation. To learn more, see:
    Network Inventory Templates Create the inventory and default templates and then define their relationships to each other for network asset instantiation. To learn more, see:
    Inventory Capacity Calculate the capacity of physical entities in your network. To learn more, see Capacity management.
    Import Import your models an templates using Import in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. To learn more, see Import models and templates.
    Administration Configure the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. To learn more, see Configuring Telecommunications Network Inventory.
    Note:
    All selections in the Lists view are accessible to all user roles, including the following selections under the Administration node. However, only those users with an assigned admin role have write or delete access privileges in the administration functions.
    Changes Instantiate your network inventory using design and assign. To learn more, seeDesign and assign.
    Procurement Create the bill of materials to procure the network assets. To learn more, see Telecommunications Network Inventory integration with Hardware Asset Management.