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title: Create variables for Design and Assign function
description: Create the variables for a record producer in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can use these variables as input fields in an activity card in the playbook for the Design and Assign function.
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product: Telecommunications Network Inventory
classification: telecommunications-network-inventory
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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---

# Create variables for Design and Assign function

Create the variables for a record producer in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can use these variables as input fields in an activity card in the playbook for the Design and Assign function.

## Before you begin

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

## About this task

Create and add input variables to the record producer. The variables are displayed on the activity card in the playbook as input fields.

## Procedure

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

2.  Select a record producer that you want to create variables for.

3.  On the **Variables** tab, select **New**.

4.  On the **Variable** form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_kfy_cbr_sdc"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Type

</td><td>

Select the variable type.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Catalog item

</td><td>

By default, the record producer name is displayed.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Question

</td><td>

Question that you can ask users who are using the catalog item to obtain related information.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name to identify the question.**Note:** If this field is empty, its value is auto-populated based on the Question field.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Type Specification

</td><td>

Values specific to the type of variables.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Select **Submit**.

    Repeat the preceding steps to create additional variables for the record producer.

6.  Select **Submit**.


## Result

The input variables are created and added to the record producer.

## What to do next

Add variables 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)

[Service catalog variables](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/c_ServiceCatalogVariables.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)