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# Populate the datacenter in Terraform-based catalog items

# Populate the datacenter in Terraform-based catalog items {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

In any request for a catalog item using Terraform templates, the
required Location value specifies the datacenter or region where to provision the
configuration items and stacks. You can use a variable named region in
the Terraform template to map to the Location field on the request
form.

## Before you begin

Role required: cloud_designer

## Procedure

In the template file that is the basis for the catalog item, define a variable named region.  

    variable "region" {
                     type="string"
                   }

* The field defined for the region variable does not appear on the Provision section of the request form for the catalog item (the Location field serves that purpose).
* The value that the user specifies for the Location field on the request form configures the datacenter or region for the resource.
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