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# Define network service instance details

# Define network service instance details {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Create an application service instance using the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can create service instances to model different types of network functions.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_agent, sn_ni_core.telco_inventory_catalog_manager.

## About this task

When you create a network service instance record, it creates a corresponding configuration item (CI) record in the Network Service Instance \[cmdb_ci_network_service_instance\] table.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to WorkspacesNetwork Inventory Workspace.
2. Select the list icon (![List icon.]()), and then select ServicesService Instance.
3. Select New.
4. On the Service Instance form, fill in the fields.  
   To learn more about fields, see [Service Instance form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ltkGKebijZjqX9~DsbDwuQ "The Service Instance form enables you to create, review, and modify the details of an application service.").
5. To create the Telecommunications Network Inventory attributes for the Service Instance form, select Set Inventory Attributes.  
   When you select the Set Inventory Attributes button, it creates a reference in the CI table.  
   Note:  
   If you select Save without selecting Set Inventory Attributes, it creates a CI record but not a Telecommunications Network Inventory CI record.
6. On the TNI CI Attributes form, fill in the fields.  
   To learn more about the Telecommunications Network Inventory attribute fields, see [TNI CI Attributes form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/FxInCEx9mPwGF1jU_TiOqA "The TNI CI Attributes form enables you to create the Telecommunications Network Inventory attribute details for a network inventory in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.").
7. Select Save.  
   The Telecommunications Network Inventory attribute fields are displayed on the Service Instance form after you save the TNI CI Attributes form. The Set Inventory Attributes doesn't appear
   when you reopen the CI record.

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