---
title: Configure a stockroom for automated sourcing by AI agents
description: Configure a stockroom to enable AI agents in the Manage hardware asset requests agentic workflow to source hardware assets automatically.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/configure-stockroom-auto-sourcing.html
release: australia
product: Hardware Asset Management
classification: hardware-asset-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Manage stockrooms, Use, Hardware Asset Management, IT Asset Management, Asset Management]
---

# Configure a stockroom for automated sourcing by AI agents

Configure a stockroom to enable AI agents in the Manage hardware asset requests agentic workflow to source hardware assets automatically.

## Before you begin

Role required: ham\_admin

## About this task

**Important:** Configuring the stockroom is necessary for AI agents to source the hardware asset requests from it. However, to automate your hardware asset requests using the Manage hardware asset requests agentic workflow, you must install the ServiceNow Otto for Hardware Asset Management \(HAM\) application. For more details, see [ServiceNow Otto for Hardware Asset Management \(HAM\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/now-assist-for-hardware-asset-management/now-assist-ham.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Hardware Asset Workspace** > **Inventory**.

2.  Select the **All stockrooms** tab.

3.  Select the stockroom that you want to set up for automatic sourcing.

4.  Select the automatic sourcing options in the **Sourcing by AI agents** section.

    -   To enable the AI agent to consume the local stock automatically, select the **Auto-consume** check box.
    -   To enable the AI agent to create a transfer order for the stockroom automatically, select the **Auto-transfer** check box.
    -   To enable the AI agent to create a purchase order for the stockroom automatically, select the **Auto-purchase** check box.
5.  Select **Save**.


## Result

The stockroom is configured for the automatic sourcing options that you selected.

**Parent Topic:**[Manage stockrooms](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/manage-your-stockrooms.md)