Create an Asset put away task

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title: Create an Asset put away task
description: Create an Asset put away task manually for the In stock assets in the Hardware Asset Workspace to track the movement of assets within the stockroom.
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# Create an Asset put away task

Create an Asset put away task manually for the In stock assets in the Hardware Asset Workspace to track the movement of assets within the stockroom.

## Before you begin

Role required: inventory\_user

## About this task

You can create an asset put away task in the Hardware Asset Workspace for the In stock assets for which the **Aisle and Space** field value isn’t already specified. When you create a put away task, you can either directly close the task or save it. To close the task, the **Drop off location** field value is required.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Hardware Asset Workspace** > **Inventory**.

2.  Open the Create New Asset put away task form either from the Inventory overview section or the All Stockrooms tab.

    -   In the Inventory overview section, select the **Open put away tasks** card and select **New**.
    -   In the Stockrooms tab, select a Stockroom. Then in the Open stockroom tasks section, select the **Open put away tasks** card. Select **New**.
3.  On the Asset put away task form, fill in the fields.

    For a description of the field values, see [Asset put away task fields](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/put-away-task-form.md).

4.  Save your modifications.

    -   To save your changes and create the Asset put away task, select **Save**.
    -   To save your changes and close the Asset put away task, select **Close task**.

        **Note:** **Drop off location** field value is required to close the Asset put away task.


**Parent Topic:**[Manage asset put away using the Hardware Asset Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/manage-asset-putaway-stockroom-hardware-asset-workspace.md)