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title: Create a checklist template for your Enterprise Asset Management work orders
description: Create a checklist template for your work orders that gets added as a work order template.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Enterprise Asset Management
classification: enterprise-asset-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Managing work orders for your enterprise assets, Enterprise Asset Management, Asset Management]
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# Create a checklist template for your Enterprise Asset Management work orders

Create a checklist template for your work orders that gets added as a work order template.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_eam.enterprise\_asset\_manager

## About this task

You can either copy from an existing checklist template and edit and add more checklist items or you can create a template.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Enterprise Asset Workspace** > **Work Management** > **Checklist templates**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  In the **Create checklist template** dialog box, fill in the fields.

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Description

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**Name**

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Name of the checklist template.

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**Copy from template**

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List of existing templates that you can copy from.

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**Checklist items**

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The checklist items for the template. -   If you selected a template from the **Copy from template** list, the checklist items pertaining to that template automatically appear. Each checklist item has a name and order that you can edit. You can add additional checklist items
-   For a new template, specify the name and order of each checklist item in the **Name** and **Order** fields. You can add multiple checklist items.


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</table>4.  Select **OK**.


## Result

The checklist template is created and appears in the Checklist templates list. After a checklist template is created, it can't be edited and can be used by other applications too.