Create a stockroom

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title: Create a stockroom
description: Create stockrooms to assign places to assets.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/view-create-stockroom.html
release: australia
product: Hardware Asset Management
classification: hardware-asset-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure stockrooms, Configure, Hardware Asset Management, IT Asset Management, Asset Management]
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# Create a stockroom

Create stockrooms to assign places to assets.

## Before you begin

Role required: inventory\_admin

## About this task

Stockrooms are separate, standalone entities in the Asset Management application. When stock is low on a particular asset, stock rules can notify an asset manager, or automatically transfer inventory from one stockroom to another.

## Procedure

1.  Create a stockroom.

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Action

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**Core UI**

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1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Inventory** &gt; **Stock** &gt; **Stockrooms**.
2.  Select **New**.


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**Hardware Asset Workspace**

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1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Hardware Asset Workspace** &gt; **Inventory**.
2.  Select **All stockrooms**.
3.  Select **New**.


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</table>2.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Name|Display name of the stockroom type.|
    |Assignment group|Group that primarily uses the stockroom.|
    |Location|Physical location of the stockroom.|
    |Type|Type of stockroom, such as Field Agent or On site.|
    |Manager|Person in charge of the stockroom. Receives restocking notifications and requests for the stockroom's stock rules.|

3.  Select **Save**.


## Result

The stockroom is added to the list shown in the All stockrooms tab.

**Parent Topic:**[Configure stockrooms](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/configure-stockrooms-ham.md)