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title: Create a cable record by using design and assign
description: Create a cable record using the design and assign function in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. By creating the cable and related strand records, you can fulfill an order request for a fiber optical cable record.DOC1090321
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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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# Create a cable record by using design and assign

Create a cable record using the design and assign function in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. By creating the cable and related strand records, you can fulfill an order request for a fiber optical cable record.

## Before you begin

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

## About this task

When you instantiate a cable template, it creates the corresponding configuration item \(CI\) records in the Fiber Optical Cable \[cmdb\_ci\_fiber\_optical\_cable\] and Fiber Strand \[cmdb\_ci\_fiber\_strand\] tables. To learn more about the cable data model, see [Data model](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/uses-for-network-inventory-data.md).

## 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 cable**.

5.  Select **Next**.

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.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |A end termination|Network site where this cable is starting from.|
    |Z end termination|Network site where the cable is ending.|
    |Inventory template|Name of the inventory template for the cable model.|

10. Select **Submit**.


## Result

The cable and related strand records are created.

**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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