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title: Add an equipment to rack or cabinet
description: STRY59745199Add equipment to a rack or cabinet using design and assign function in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. By adding the equipment to rack, you can fulfill a customer order request.
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release: australia
product: Telecommunications Network Inventory
classification: telecommunications-network-inventory
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Using Design & Assign Network, Use, Telecommunications Network Inventory]
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# Add an equipment to rack or cabinet

Add equipment to a rack or cabinet using design and assign function in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. By adding the equipment to rack, you can fulfill a customer order request.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_ni\_core.inventory\_admin, sn\_ni\_core.inventory\_agent

## 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 Equipment to Rack/Cabinet**.

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.  Open the change task.

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

    To learn more, see [Task attributes in Add Equipment to Rack or Cabinet form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/task-attributes-add-equipment-rack-cabinet-form.md).

10. Select **Submit**.


## Result

The equipment record is added in the Rack view. You can edit the rack. The relationship or affected CIs are also updated with the datacenter or site information.

**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)