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# Create a default template

# Create a default template {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Create a default template in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application
to capture the default attribute definition for a specific configuration item (CI)
class.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, and
sn_ni_core.inventory_template_manager

## About this task

Default templates capture the default attribute values for a configuration item (CI) class. A template defines the set of attribute values for any resource (equipment, card, and so on).
When this default template is associated with an inventory template, it adds these attribute values to the resource that is instantiated using that template.

When you use the Template field to select the table that
stores the CI class information, you can select specific attributes and set the
default values for each attribute. When you create a default template, it creates a
default template record in the Templates \[sn_ni_core_default_template\] table. To
learn more about the default templates, see [Network inventory templates](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/LbxiqTxO6BqybMrrluDIJA "You define the network inventory templates that contain the business guidance rules from a telecommunications provider in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.").

## Procedure

1. Navigate to WorkspacesNetwork Inventory Workspace.
2. Click the list icon (![List icon.]()), and then go to Network Inventory TemplatesDefault Templates.
3. Click New.
4. On the form, fill in the general information to create a default template.  
   To learn more about the fields, see [Default Template form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/54XMuibb~vQFHkgUa08tcQ "The Default Template form enables you to create, review, and modify the details for a default template.").
5. Click Save.
6. To schedule the form, click Schedule and fill in the Scheduled Entity Generation form.  
   Note:  
   Scheduling is only available in the classic environment.
   To learn more about the fields, see [Scheduled Entity Generation form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/wRb4DrRMeVkhhb2k~Quw~g "The Scheduled Entity Generation form enables you to create, review and modify the schedule generation details for a default template.").
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