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title: Create a cabinet
description: Added as per STRY57142377 - DOC1091704Create a cabinet to add, organize equipment, and manage all assets. You can also edit a cabinet using the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.Added as per STRY56279279 - DOC1082834
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/create-a-cabinet.html
release: australia
product: Telecommunications Network Inventory
classification: telecommunications-network-inventory
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Create and maintain racks and cabinets, Manually creating and reviewing your network asset instances, Define inventory records, Use, Telecommunications Network Inventory]
---

# Create a cabinet

Create a cabinet to add, organize equipment, and manage all assets. You can also edit a cabinet using the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.

## Before you begin

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

## About this task

When you create a cabinet record, it creates a corresponding configuration item \(CI\) record in the Cabinet \[cmdb\_ci\_container\_cabinet\] table.

## 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 **Inventory** > **Cabinet**.

3.  Select **New** to create a cabinet.

4.  In the displayed form, fill in the fields.

    To learn more, see [Equipment Holder form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/tni-equipment-holder-form-configuration.md).

5.  Select **Set Inventory Attributes**.

6.  In the displayed form, fill in the fields.

    To learn more about the fields, see [TNI CI Attributes form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/ci-attribue-form.md).

7.  Select **Save**.

    A cabinet record is created and related tabs are created. To learn more, see [Related tabs in the Network inventory forms](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/inventory-related-tab.md)


-   **[Edit a cabinet](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/edit-a-cabinet.md)**  
Edit a cabinet to remove, add, or move the equipment from the selected cabinet. Organize and upgrade the components within the cabinet using the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.

**Parent Topic:**[Create and maintain racks and cabinets](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/create-and-maintain-rack-and-cabinet.md)

**Related topics**  


[Edit a cabinet](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/edit-a-cabinet.md)