---
title: Add a card to equipment
description: Add a card to equipment record using design and assign function in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. By adding a card, you can fulfill an order request for a customer requirement.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/add-card-equipment-design-assign-function.html
release: australia
product: Telecommunications Network Inventory
classification: telecommunications-network-inventory
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Using Design & Assign Network, Use, Telecommunications Network Inventory]
---

# Add a card to equipment

Add a card to equipment record using design and assign function in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. By adding a card, you can fulfill an order request for a customer requirement.

## Before you begin

-   Make sure that you defined the card record, models, model relationships, templates, and template relationships for your design criteria.
-   Role required: sn\_ni\_core.inventory\_agent

## About this task

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Network Inventory Workspace**.

2.  Select the list icon \(\[Omitted image "ni-workspace-list-icon.png"\] Alt text: List icon\), and then go to **Changes** > **All**.

3.  Select the **New** button.

4.  Select **Add Card**.

5.  Select **Next**.

    A change request is created.

6.  On the **Details** tab, fill in the fields.

    For a description of the field values, see [Change request and change task forms](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/change_request_forms.md).

7.  Select **Save**.

    A change task is created.

8.  On the **Change Task** tab, select the change task.

9.  On the **Task Attributes** tab, fill in the fields.

    To learn more, see [Task attributes in Add Card form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/task-attributes-add-card-form.md).

10. Select **Submit**.


**Parent Topic:**[Instantiating your network inventory by using design and assign](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/instantiate-asset-using-template-relationship-model.md)

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