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title: Configure a map marker
description: Configure the items that you want to view on the IT footprint map tab of the Sustainable IT dashboard.
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topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Configure Sustainable IT, Configure, Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly Environmental, Social, and Governance\)]
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# Configure a map marker

Configure the items that you want to view on the IT footprint map tab of the Sustainable IT dashboard.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_esg.admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Operational Sustainability Management** > **Operational Sustainability Workspace** > **Sustainable IT** > **Map marker configuration**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Name|Name of the configuration.|
    |Metric definition|Active metric definition related to Sustainable IT.|
    |Map marker icon|Icon used to represent the configuration on the map.|
    |Show on map by default|Option to show the configuration on the map, by default, during the initial loading of the map.|
    |Active|Option to mark the configuration as active. Only active configurations are displayed on the map during the initial loading of the map.|
    |Entity class|Unique entity class of the entities associated with the selected metric definition.|
    |Default icon color|Hex color code of the icon when it’s displayed on the map. You can change the default color that is automatically set in this field.|

4.  Select **Submit**.


## What to do next

Define data range configurations. See [Map data range configurations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/environmental-social-governance/map-data-range-configurations.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Configure Sustainable IT](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/environmental-social-governance/configure-sustainable-it.md)