Equipment Holder form
Summarize
Summary of Equipment Holder form
The Equipment Holder form allows ServiceNow customers to create, review, and modify network asset details related to equipment holders. It provides essential fields to manage physical orientation, unit counts, lifecycle stages, and other asset-specific information, helping ensure accurate tracking and management of network assets.
Show less
Key Features
- General Fields: Capture physical slot orientation (None, Horizontal, Vertical), total units, units in use, units available, lifecycle stage with detailed statuses (Deploy, Design, End of Life, Inventory, Operational, Purchase), asset manager identification, and alarm system assignment capability.
- Configuration Fields: Include manufacturer details, model number, unit position, and network domain categorization (Mobility, Telco, Core).
- Unit Management: Track total units, units occupied, units in use, and units available to provide a clear view of asset utilization.
- Power and Weight Capacity: Define allotted electric power with automatic unit conversion among Watts, Kilowatts, Megawatts, and Horsepower. Specify maximum weight capacity with unit options based on measurement system (Metric or US Imperial), ensuring physical limits are maintained.
- Additional Details: Free-form comments for notes such as technical duty assignments.
Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers
- Provides a structured approach to manage network asset holders, improving asset lifecycle tracking and operational status visibility.
- Supports precise physical and technical specifications, including power and weight constraints, which are critical for maintaining network equipment integrity and capacity planning.
- Facilitates clear responsibility assignment through the Managed By field, aiding accountability and maintenance coordination.
- Enables integration with manufacturer and vendor records, streamlining asset configuration and procurement processes.
The Equipment Holder form enables you to create, review, and modify the network asset details for an equipment holder.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Physical orientation of the slots in this network asset:
|
| Serial number | Total number of equipment holder units, both occupied and available, in this network asset. |
| Asset | Number of equipment holder units that are in use in this network asset. |
| Support group | Number of equipment holder units that are available for use in this network asset. |
| Life Cycle Stage | Stage of the life cycle that this network asset is in:
|
| Managed by | Name of the person who manages this network asset. Select the search icon ( |
| Life Cycle Stage Status | Status of the network asset as it relates to the life cycle stage that it is in:
|
| Model ID | Manufacturer's model identification number for this network asset. |
| Alarmable | Option that designates if an alarm system can be assigned to this network asset. |
) and select a user from the listing.| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Name of the network asset's manufacturer. Select the search icon ( |
| Model number |
Manufacturer's model number for this network asset. |
| Orientation |
Physical orientation of the slots in this network asset:
|
| Unit position |
Unit position of this network asset. |
| Network Domain | Domain of ownership and responsibility for this network asset or connection. Select one of the following options:
|
| Units occupied | Total number of equipment holder units, both occupied and available, in this network asset. |
| Units in use | Number of equipment holder units that are in use in this network asset. |
| Units available | Number of equipment holder units that are available for use in this network asset. |
| Comments | Free form text that is used to comment on a network asset. For example, Duty tech is Rahul Dev. |
| Allotted Electric Power | Maximum power allotted to the asset. Note:
|
| Allotted Electric Power unit | Units in which the allotted electric power of the asset is measured. Select any one of the following units.
|
| Unit of Measure System | Measurement type based on which the Max weight capacity unit is fetched. Select any one of the following measurement types.
|
| Max weight capacity | Maximum capacity of assets. Note: By default, the value is converted to Pounds (lbs), in the capacity metric and following is the conversion formula
|
| Max weight capacity unit | Unit in which weight of the asset is measured. Select any one of the following.
|