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# Design and Assign function

# Design and Assign function {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Use the Design and Assign function for a network service in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. The inventory agents can use the playbook to complete the guided tasks to design and assign a network inventory record and its associated Configuration Items (CI) records.

A Design and Assign function includes multiple activities for an agent to fulfill the requirement of a design request. When using a Design and Assign function, agents can:

* View the activities in the playbook.
* Select an activity and perform the work necessary to complete that activity.
* Mark an activity as complete and move to the next activity.
* Complete the activities necessary to design and assign an inventory record.
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* **[Create a logical connection record using the Design and Assign function](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/5lMrJH9TLTFF0niFK2TnPg)**   
  Use the Design and Assign function to create a logical connection in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. By creating a logical connection, you can fulfill the design request for a network service.

**Related concepts**   

* [Design and assign your network services](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/oHw9AFYPs4jTGslD2bNlNw "The Design and Assign function provides step-by-step guidance for designing a network service in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can use the Design and Assign function to complete guided activities to design the network services and assign the network inventories.")