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# Create sorting levels

# Create sorting levels for equipment model templates {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated September 10, 2026  
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Create and assign hierarchical levels for your equipment model template. When you assign levels in the equipment model template, they can be sorted and structured.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

You can assign levels such as Site, Area, and Work Center to your equipment model template, and define the sort order for each.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to All \> Industrial Workspace Admin \> Industrial Process Manager \> Equipment Model Template.
2. Select an equipment model template.
3. In the Template Levels related list, select New.
4. The following table lists the fields available in the equipment model template.  
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   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Level name | Name of the level to which you are assigning the equipment model. Examples include: Site :   An industrial site. Area :   An area in an industrial site. Work Center :   A work center in an industrial site. |
   | Parent | Identifier for the equipment model template level before this level. If left empty, this level is the top level in the model. For example, you can do the following actions: * If you're creating a Site level, leave this field empty if it is the top level of the equipment model hierarchy that does not have a parent. * If you're creating an Area level, and it is a child to the Site level, select Site as its parent. * If you're creating a Work Center level, and it is a child to the Area level, select Area as its parent. {#create-equipment-model-template-levels__ul_shn_l5n_hqb} |
   | Application | Selected application scope. Global appears if this scope is the global application scope. |
   | Template | Name of the selected equipment model template. |
   | Order | Number that indicates the position of the level in the equipment model hierarchy for sorting purposes. The smallest number entered represents the highest hierarchical level. For example, enter <kbd class="ph userinput">1</kbd> for Site if the site represents the highest level in the hierarchy for the equipment model template. |
   [Table 1. Template Level form]

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5. Select Submit.
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## What to do next

For information, see [Create equipment model level types](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/oqfpkmCv68ZtjQp_r6RgmQ "Create granular level types within each equipment model template level that you created. The granular level types that you create within that level describe the type of production processes within it.").