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# Create capacity function

# Create capacity function {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Create a capacity function in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can use this function to calculate the capacity of your network assets.

## Before you begin

Make sure that the Capacity Management plugin is installed with the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.

Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin

## About this task

Create a capacity function to calculate the maximum, occupied, and available capacity of your network assets. You can use different strategies to calculate the capacity. When you create a capacity function, it stores the
record in the Capacity Function \[sn_cap_mgmt_function\] table.  
The system selects the capacity functions based on their priority to calculate the capacity. The following points are considered to set the priority for capacity calculations.

* If two capacity functions have same Function type and Measurement type, the one with the lowest Order value gets prioritized.
* If two capacity functions have same Function type, Measurement type, and Order, the one that was most recently updated is given priority.
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## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllCapacity ManagementFunctions.
2. Select New.
3. On the form, fill in the fields.  
   To learn more about the fields, see [Capacity Function form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/e14ASM7ZCAJyqQvXnHFZ_g "The Capacity Function form enables you to describe the details for a capacity function record.").
4. Select Submit.
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## Result

The capacity function record is created.

## What to do next

You can use the function for capacity calculation or use it within the definition record to determine the capacity. To learn more about how to create a capacity definition, see [Create capacity definition](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/i2r0VtHHpfj1EVC17RIYOg "Create a capacity definition in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can use multiple functions in the capacity definition to calculate the capacity of your network assets.").
**Related concepts**   

* [Capacity management](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/B6YoQGa~dGuqYkSxHOn4xw "Capacity management in Telecommunications Network Inventory enables you to calculate the capacity of physical entities in your network. By effectively managing the capacity, you can plan, monitor, and optimize the resources to make sure that the network can meet your current and future demands efficiently.")

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