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# Manually set up entities for Sustainable IT data centers

# Manually set up entities for Sustainable IT data centers {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Create entities for data centers and add them to an entity type. The entity type is then added to the metric definitions that enables the metric definitions to collect data from various data centers.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_esg.admin

## About this task

To gather emissions data pertaining to your data centers, it is necessary to give a unique name to your entities and associate a location in such a way that they can retrieve data from all of your datacenter locations. For
instance, if you want to use the metric definition named Energy from coal, it implies that you want the coal energy emissions data from four locations, for example, Bangalore, New York, Paris, and Berlin when the metrics are
executed. To accomplish this task, you must create entities with names such as New York, Bangalore, and so on. To use the Sustainable IT application, when you create entities, it is mandatory to add a location to them. You can then group the entities within an entity type. For example, you can call the entity type "Data centers."
This entity type is then added to the metric definition named Energy from coal.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllOperational Sustainability ManagementOperational Sustainability WorkspaceListsScopingAll Entities.
2. Create entities with names such as <kbd class="ph userinput">Paris data center</kbd>.  
   For information on how to create an entity, refer to [Create an entity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/gcLjEF~WGmqszsjs8IxtLA "Create an entity and measure its performance against the goals. Defining an entity ensures that the entity owners are also identified. After an entity is defined, Operational Sustainability Management goals are applied to the entity."). The name that you use when creating an entity is the name that is displayed on the Sustainable IT dashboard. It is important to provide a value in the Location field on the entity form. If a particular datacenter has multiple locations, you can name the entities accordingly.
3. Create an entity type called <kbd class="ph userinput">Data center</kbd>.  
   For information on how to create an entity, refer to [Create an entity type](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/72Y9cifZ9Upp4YWfhCZd9A "Create an entity type for the entities in your system. Entity types enable you to find and create entities that have the same attributes and that match a set of filter conditions."). The name that you use when creating an entity is the name that is displayed on the Sustainable IT dashboard.
4. Add the entities that you created to the Data center entity type.
5. Add the entity type to the metric definition that you would use to collect metrics.

## Result

When the metrics are executed, data from all four entities is collected and displayed on the Sustainable IT dashboard.

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