Add preferred stockrooms to an assignment group

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read setup-preferred-stockrooms.md

Set up preferred stockrooms for work groups so agents can search parts from their preferred stockrooms using the Now Mobile Agent application.

Before you begin

The Field Service Advanced Parts Sourcing plugin (com.snc.fsm_advanced_parts_sourcing) must be activated. For more information, see Additional plugins for Field Service Management.

Role required: wm_admin

Procedure

Navigate to All > Field Service > Group Management > Work Groups.
Open a work group for which you want to add preferred stockroom.
In the Preferred Stockroom related list, select New.

On the form, fill in the fields.

Field	Description
Assignment group	Assignment group to be linked with the preferred stockroom. Groups with the wm_work type are listed.
Stockroom	The preferred stockroom.
Active	Option that sets the preferred stockroom.
Order	Enter the order for the stockroom. The stockroom with lowest order is preferred and automatically sourced
Conditions	Add conditions. For example, if model category is hardware, use the preferred stockroom.
Type	Select the workflow to use the preferred stockroom. You can use the stockroom to source, dropoff, or for both operations.

Click Submit.

The preferred stockroom is created for the selected assignment group.
Select the Preferred Stockroom option in the Part Search Criteria property to help Field Service agents search parts from the preferred stockrooms using the Now Mobile Agent application.

For more information, see Advanced Part Sourcing components

Related topics

Setting up Field Service user groups

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# Add preferred stockrooms to an assignment group

Set up preferred stockrooms for work groups so agents can search parts from their preferred stockrooms using the Now Mobile Agent application.

## Before you begin

The Field Service Advanced Parts Sourcing plugin \(com.snc.fsm\_advanced\_parts\_sourcing\) must be activated. For more information, see [Additional plugins for Field Service Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/field-service-management/field-service-additional-plugins.md).

Role required: wm\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Field Service** &gt; **Group Management** &gt; **Work Groups**.

2.  Open a work group for which you want to add preferred stockroom.

3.  In the Preferred Stockroom related list, select **New**.

4.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Assignment group|Assignment group to be linked with the preferred stockroom. Groups with the **wm\_work** type are listed.|
    |Stockroom|The preferred stockroom.|
    |Active|Option that sets the preferred stockroom.|
    |Order|Enter the order for the stockroom. The stockroom with lowest order is preferred and automatically sourced|
    |Conditions|Add conditions. For example, if model category is hardware, use the preferred stockroom.|
    |Type|Select the workflow to use the preferred stockroom. You can use the stockroom to source, dropoff, or for both operations.|

5.  Click **Submit**.

    The preferred stockroom is created for the selected assignment group.

6.  Select the **Preferred Stockroom** option in the **Part Search Criteria** property to help Field Service agents search parts from the preferred stockrooms using the Now Mobile Agent application.

    For more information, see [Advanced Part Sourcing components](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/field-service-management/advanced-part-souring-components.md)


**Related topics**  


[Setting up Field Service user groups](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/field-service-management/workforce-optimization-for-field-service/setting-up-field-service-user-groups.md)