---
title: Create a record producer for the Design and Assign function
description: Create a record producer in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can use this record producer to configure an activity in the playbook for the Design and Assign function.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/create-record-producer-design-assign-playbook.html
release: australia
product: Telecommunications Network Inventory
classification: telecommunications-network-inventory
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure Design and Assign function, Configure, Telecommunications Network Inventory]
---

# Create a record producer for the Design and Assign function

Create a record producer in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can use this record producer to configure an activity in the playbook for the Design and Assign function.

## Before you begin

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

## About this task

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Service Catalog** > **Catalog Definitions** > **Record Producers**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  On the Record Producer form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Name|The descriptive name for the record producer.|
    |Table name|The table in which the record producer creates records.|

4.  Select **Submit**.


## Result

A record producer is created.

## What to do next

-   Add variables to the record producer. To learn more, see [Create variables for Design and Assign function](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/create-variables-record-producer-design-assign-playbook.md).
-   Add variable set to the record producer. To learn more, see [Add variable set to the record producer for Design and Assign function](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/add-variable-set-record-producer-design-assign-playbook.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Configuring Design and Assign function for your network services](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/configure-playbooks-design-assign-function.md)

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[Record Producer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/c_RecordProducer.md)

[Configuring Design and Assign function for your network services](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/configure-playbooks-design-assign-function.md)

[Configure a Design and Assign function example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/configure-design-assign-playbook-use-case.md)