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title: Allocate phone number
description: The phone number allocation change model enables you to design and assign the required telephone number from a pool or standalone telephone number format.
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release: australia
product: Telecommunications Network Inventory
classification: telecommunications-network-inventory
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-10-09"
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# Allocate phone number

The phone number allocation change model enables you to design and assign the required telephone number from a pool or standalone telephone number format.

## Before you begin

Role required:sn\_inv\_num\_mgmt\_telephone\_number, 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 **Phone Number Allocation** > **Next**.

5.  On the record producer form, update the fields.

    The fields of the record producer form are auto-populated. To learn more about the fields, 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).

6.  Select **Save**.

    The Change \(Design & Assign\) flow is triggered and a change request is created. Depending on the given inputs, change tasks are automatically created and other related tabs appear. To learn more, see [Change request related tabs](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/tni-change-request-related-tabs.md).

7.  Open and review the change task records.

8.  On the Task Attributes form, 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).

9.  Select **Submit**.

    The **Details** tab is updated.

10. On the **Affected CIs** related tab, see all the configuration items that are impacted due to this change task.

11. Select **Save**.


**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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[Task Attribute in Manage Phone Number Form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/task-attribute-in-manage-phone-number-form.md)