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title: Create a CI rate card
description: You can add a CI rate card that specifies an hourly rate and associate a rate code.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Cost Management
classification: cost-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [CI rate cards, Cost Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Create a CI rate card

You can add a CI rate card that specifies an hourly rate and associate a rate code.

## Before you begin

Role required: financial\_mgmt\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Cost** > **Costs** > **CI Rate Cards**.

2.  Click **New**.

3.  Fill in the fields, as appropriate.

<table id="simpletable_xb4_hgq_3r"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Number

</td><td>

\[Read-only\] The CI rate card identification number. Automatically assigned.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Define condition

</td><td>

Check box that indicates whether to use the **Condition** field to filter configuration items for the rate card.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

The CI rate card name.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Summary type

</td><td>

The CI rate card category: **Grow Business**, **Run Business**, or **Transform Business**. Categorizing can be useful for reporting.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Active

</td><td>

Check box that indicates whether the rate card is available for use. Clear the check box to disable the rate card and deactivate all associated rate card costs.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Table

</td><td>

The table to query with conditions for configuration items. This field is available if **Define condition** is selected.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Condition

</td><td>

The condition to query on the specified **Table**. This field has a condition count widget to preview what records are captured by the conditions. This field is available if **Define condition** is selected.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Short Description

</td><td>

A brief description of the rate card.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>
**Parent Topic:**[CI rate cards](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/cost-management/c_CIRateCards.md)