Create a facility model

Create a facility model in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application to define the physical characteristics data of the facility record according to the product manufacturer's recommendations.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.telco_inventory_catalog_manager

About this task

When you create a facility model, it creates the model record in the facility model [sn_ent_facility_model] table.

Procedure

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
2. Select the list icon (), and then go to Inventory Models > Facility Models.
3. Select New.
4. On the Details tab, fill in the fields.

   Table 1. Facility Model form

   Field	Description
   Display name	Name that appears for the facility model. The glide.cmdb_model.display_name.shorten system property controls how display names are generated for the equipment holder model.
   Manufacturer	Name of the network asset's manufacturer. Select the search icon () and select a manufacturer code. To learn more, see Create manufacturer and vendor codes.
   Name	Name of the facility model. The ServiceNow AI Platform uses this name to identify it in your network inventory.

5. On the Details tab, fill in the General section.
   Note:

   To learn more about the fields, see Inventory Model form - General.
6. On the Details tab, fill in the Information section.
   Note:

   To learn more about the fields, see Inventory Model form - Information.
7. Select Save.

Result

The related tabs appear on the form. You can view or modify the tabs information. To learn more about the related tabs, see Inventory models additional tabs.

Related concepts

• Network inventory models