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# Network inventory templates

# Network inventory templates {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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You define the network inventory templates that contain the business guidance rules from a telecommunications provider in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.

## Introduction to inventory template {#using-templates-tni__section_xqv_ylz_gtb}

A template includes the rules on how the equipment configurations should be generated and are based on the operating requirements from the manufacturer. It also includes the configuration and equipment compatibility information
with the other types of hardware. To learn more about the network inventory templates and their relationships, see [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.").

## Types of network inventory templates {#using-templates-tni__id_3}

Inventory Template
:   A network inventory template contains a set of detailed business guidance rules from a telecommunications provider. These rules state how the equipment configurations should be generated and are based on certain
    operating requirements. For example, based on the equipment model that you develop, you can create a template for use in densely populated metropolitan areas and then you can create another equipment model template for
    use in sparsely populated rural areas. To learn more about how to create an inventory template, see [Create an inventory template](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/S3yytdwxU3~ag88Idz~m_w "Create an inventory template in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application to represent a configuration of the created inventory model.").

    Inventory templates also
    have an internal attribute that shows if an entry in an inventory template list is a singular template or a template relationship. A template relationship designates that there's a relationship between this template
    and another template. These associated templates appear in the Related Template tab in the Inventory template form. To learn more about the template relationship, see [Create inventory template relationship](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/iyGxS5aOOANu_ZCCcGbv7g "Use this sequence as a guide when creating inventory templates for your equipment and establishing the proper template relationships in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.").

Default Template

:   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.

    You can define multiple default templates for a single CI, such as equipment, when there are multiple business requirements for capturing different sets of attribute default values. When you
    create a default template and you select a CI, you can also select an associated attribute of that CI and set a value for it.

    To learn more about how to create a default template, see [Create a default template](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/FgFDCcQomFAyMeiqPCR6oQ "Create a default template in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application to capture the default attribute definition for a specific configuration item (CI) class.").

## Accessing the Network Inventory Template
node {#using-templates-tni__section_ojk_qm1_m5b}

You can access the inventory template in the Network Inventory Templates node in the Network Inventory Workspace List view.