Manage the lifecycle of hardware models with calculated lifecycle templates

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title: Manage the lifecycle of hardware models with calculated lifecycle templates
description: Manage the complete lifecycle of hardware models by creating calculated lifecycle templates and associating these templates with the models.
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release: australia
product: Hardware Asset Management
classification: hardware-asset-management
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Repair and maintenance, Use, Hardware Asset Management, IT Asset Management, Asset Management]
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# Manage the lifecycle of hardware models with calculated lifecycle templates

Manage the complete lifecycle of hardware models by creating calculated lifecycle templates and associating these templates with the models.

-   **[Create Calculated lifecycle templates in the Hardware Asset Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/create-calc-model-lc-temp-ham.md)**  
Create Calculated lifecycle templates to manage the complete lifecycle of hardware models efficiently.
-   **[Associate a hardware model with a Calculated lifecycle template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/associate-hardware-model-cal-temp.md)**  
Associate a hardware model with a Calculated lifecycle template to populate the lifecycle details of the model automatically.
-   **[Create an internal lifecycle in the Hardware Asset Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/create-internal-lifecycle-hardware-models.md)**  
Create a custom \(internal\) lifecycle to explicitly specify lifecycle dates for a selected hardware or consumable model in the Hardware Asset Workspace.

**Parent Topic:**[Repair and maintenance](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/repair-maintenance-ham.md)

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