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# Add slots to the equipment inventory template

# Add slots to the equipment inventory template {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
In the equipment inventory template that you created in the Network Inventory Workspace
Lists view, use the Related Templates tab to create the associations for the slots. The following
example shows how you add a related inventory template for an equipment model.

## Procedure {#adding-slot-equipment-model__section_obl_knk_3tb}

1. In the Related Templates tab, click New.  
   Figure 1. Equipment model inventory template - related templates
2. In the Name field, enter a unique name for the slot. When you generate a network asset instance, the generation process assigns this name to the slot.
3. In the Inventory model field, the equipment holder model that is associated with this equipment inventory template appears. If there is no existing relationship with an equipment holder relationship, you can select any slot model as needed.  
   Note:  
   While it appears that inventory templates are created for the slots that are attached to the Related Templates tab, only the default template values are created and stored for them. The records created for them are not considered formal inventory templates but are flagged internally with an attribute of Template=N.

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Figure 2. Adding an interface card to a slot

After you create all the associated slots, they all appear in the Related Templates tab.
Figure 3. Equipment inventory template with all associated slots  
Note:  
If there are no inventory templates for the slots, you select a default template in the Default Field Values field to set the default attributes for the assigned slots.

## What's next {#adding-slot-equipment-model__section_swn_gkk_3tb}

Next, add a network interface to the equipment template. To learn more, see [Add a network interface to the equipment template](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/uPgpnBEhk_TdRx4UIhu8oQ "In the equipment inventory template that you created in the Network Inventory Workspace Lists view, use the Related Templates tab to add the associated network interface.").
**Previous topic:** [Creating inventory templates for related network interface models](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/QeREucPgN4OBXD6sm_zrQg "In the Inventory Template form in the Network Inventory Workspace Lists view, you can create inventory templates for the network interface models that are associated with the equipment inventory template.")  
**Next topic:** [Add a network interface to the equipment template](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/uPgpnBEhk_TdRx4UIhu8oQ "In the equipment inventory template that you created in the Network Inventory Workspace Lists view, use the Related Templates tab to add the associated network interface.")  
**Related concepts**   

* [Create inventory template for network asset instantiation](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/HkItG9b0upuSaQNXgqZarw "As an inventory template manager, you create templates using functions you access from the Lists view in the Network Inventory Workspace. These templates contain the detailed business guidance rules so that you can properly configure your equipment. During this process, you also specify the relationships between each inventory template.")