Define the card details

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  • Mis à jour 12 mars 2026
  • 3 minutes de lecture
  • Review, update, or create a network asset instance for a card that you use in your telecommunications equipment. You define these attributes so that you can track and manage your network assets in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.

    Avant de commencer

    Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_agent

    Pourquoi et quand exécuter cette tâche

    The equipment ports can be physical or logical (virtual). The network interface data includes the port availability, bandwidths, slots, software version, MAC address, firmware manufacturer, and version. When you create a card record, it creates a corresponding configuration item (CI) record in the Card [cmdb_ci_ni_interface_card] table. To learn more, see Data model.

    Procédure

    1. Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
    2. Select the list icon (List icon.), and then go to Inventory > Cards.
    3. Select New.
    4. On the Details tab, in the Card section, fill in the general information for the card.
      Card form describes fields that are unique to the Card form.

      To learn about the remaining identification fields that are common to most of the Inventory and Inventory number allocation menu forms, see Commonly used network asset instance identification fields.

    5. On the Details tab, in the Configuration section, fill in the configuration information for the card.
      The following table lists the fields that are unique to the Configuration section.

      To learn about the remaining configuration fields that are common to most of the Inventory menu forms, see Commonly used network asset instance configuration fields.

      Tableau 1. Card form - Configuration
      Field Description
      Software Version

      Version of the firmware that is used in this network asset.

      MAC Address

      Assigned Media Access Control (MAC) address for the network asset. It’s the network address that is used in communications within a network segment.

      Firmware manufacturer

      Manufacturer of the firmware.

      Firmware version

      Version of the firmware that is used in this network asset.

    6. To create the Telecommunications Network Inventory attributes for the Card form, click Set Inventory Attributes.
      When you select the Set Inventory Attributes button, it creates a reference in the CI table.
      Remarque :

      If you click Save without clicking Set Inventory Attributes, it creates a CI record but not a Telecommunications Network Inventory CI record.

    7. On the TNI CI Attributes form, fill in the fields.

      To learn more about the Telecommunications Network Inventory attribute fields, see TNI CI Attributes form.

    8. Click Save.

      The Telecommunications Network Inventory attribute fields are displayed on the Card form after you save the TNI CI Attributes form. The Set Inventory Attributes doesn't appear when you reopen the CI record.

    9. To add the attachments, such as graphics or documents, click the attachment icon (Attachment icon.) in the right panel.
    10. Select Save.
      The related tabs appear on the form. You can view or modify the related tab information. To learn more about the related tabs, see Related tabs in the Network inventory forms.
    11. Facultatif : To view the Dependency views map, select the more options icon (More Options icon.) and then select Dependency View.

      The Dependency Views map graphically displays the CIs that support the specific network asset and the relationships between the CIs.

    12. To view the visual representation of the selected record, select Open Map button.
      Remarque :
      Install CMDB Workspace 3.5.0 or greater version to get this button in your instance. To learn more, see CMDB Workspace or Service Graph Workspace.
    13. Facultatif : Select the more options icon (More Options icon.) and then select Add Packs to capture the attributes for a configuration item (CI) record.
      To learn more, see Attribute pack for CI records.
    14. Facultatif : Select the more options icon (More Options icon.) and then select Decommission to decommission a CI record.
    15. To view the associated network inventories, select the brick icon (Brick icon.).

      The Infrastructure Relationships section shows all the associated network inventories grouped by the individual network asset instances.

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