Equipment Holder form

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    Summary of Equipment Holder form Telecommunications Network Inventory

    The Equipment Holder form is designed for ServiceNow users to efficiently create, review, and modify network asset details associated with equipment holders. This form facilitates effective management of network assets throughout their lifecycle.

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    Key Features

    • Name: Indicates the physical orientation of the slots (None, Horizontal, Vertical).
    • Serial Number: Displays the total number of equipment holder units, both occupied and available.
    • Asset: Shows the number of units currently in use.
    • Support Group: Indicates units available for use.
    • Life Cycle Stage: Tracks the current stage of the asset (e.g., Deploy, Design, Operational).
    • Managed By: Identifies the individual responsible for the asset.
    • Model ID: Contains the manufacturer’s model identification number.
    • Alarmable: Indicates whether an alarm system can be assigned to the asset.
    • Manufacturer: Displays the name of the asset's manufacturer.
    • Comments: Allows for free-form text to provide additional context about the asset.

    Key Outcomes

    By utilizing the Equipment Holder form, ServiceNow customers can maintain an organized overview of their network assets, ensuring timely updates and accurate information throughout the asset's lifecycle. This enables better decision-making and resource allocation within the telecommunications network inventory.

    The Equipment Holder form enables you to create, review, and modify the network asset details for an equipment holder.

    Table 1. Equipment Holder form - General
    Field Description
    Name
    Physical orientation of the slots in this network asset:
    --None--
    No specific physical slot orientation.
    Horizontal
    Horizontal slot orientation.
    Vertical
    Vertical slot orientation.
    Serial number

    Total number of equipment holder units, both occupied and available, in this network asset.
    Asset

    Number of equipment holder units that are in use in this network asset.
    Support group

    Number of equipment holder units that are available for use in this network asset.
    Life Cycle Stage
    Stage of the life cycle that this network asset is in:
    Deploy
    Network asset that is deployed in your network.
    Design
    Network asset that is being used for design purposes.
    End of life
    Network asset that is at the end of its useful life.
    Inventory
    Network asset that is an inventory item in use in the network.
    End of life
    Network asset that is missing and can't be located.
    Operational
    Network asset that is operational.
    Purchase
    Network asset that is in the purchase phase of its life.
    Managed by

    Name of the person who manages this network asset. Select the search icon (Search icon.) and select a user from the listing.
    Life Cycle Stage Status
    Status of the network asset as it relates to the life cycle stage that it is in:
    In Maintenance
    Network asset that is currently in maintenance.
    In Use
    Network asset that is currently in use.
    Pending Retirement
    Network asset that is currently in maintenance.
    Model ID

    Manufacturer's model identification number for this network asset.
    Alarmable

    Option that designates if an alarm system can be assigned to this network asset.
    Table 2. Equipment Holder form - Configuration
    Field Description
    Manufacturer

    Name of the network asset's manufacturer. Select the search icon (Search icon.) and select a manufacturer code. To learn more, see Create manufacturer and vendor codes.
    Units occupied

    Total number of equipment holder units, both occupied and available, in this network asset.
    Model number

    Manufacturer's model number for this network asset.
    Units in use

    Number of equipment holder units that are in use in this network asset.
    Unit position

    Unit position of this network asset.
    Units available

    Number of equipment holder units that are available for use in this network asset.
    Orientation
    Physical orientation of the slots in this network asset:
    --None--
    No specific physical slot orientation.
    Horizontal
    Horizontal slot orientation.
    Vertical
    Vertical slot orientation.
    Comments

    Free form text that is used to comment on a network asset. For example, Duty tech is Rahul Dev.