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title: Add a custom hardware model
description: If you have a hardware model that isn't represented in the Asset Management Content Service yet, you can create a custom model.
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release: australia
product: Hardware Asset Management
classification: hardware-asset-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Work with hardware normalization, Use, Hardware Asset Management, IT Asset Management, Asset Management]
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# Add a custom hardware model

If you have a hardware model that isn't represented in the Asset Management Content Service yet, you can create a custom model.

## Before you begin

Role required: ham\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Asset** > **Administration** > **Custom Models**.

2.  Click **New**.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Model number|Number associated with the hardware model.|
    |Product|Name of the product.|
    |Description|Description of the hardware model.|
    |Name|Name of the model.|
    |Active|Option that indicates the model is active.|
    |Exclude from content service|Option that indicates the model is excluded from being sent to the content service.|

3.  Click **Submit**.


## What to do next

After you've created the hardware model, [normalize the model](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/normalize-hardware-consumable-models.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Work with hardware normalization](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/Work-with-hardware-normalization.md)