Create sorting levels for equipment model templates

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title: Create sorting levels for equipment model templates
description: Create and assign hierarchical levels for your equipment model template to control how equipment is sorted and organized.
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last_updated: "2026-10-13"
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breadcrumb: [Defining equipment model templates, Configure the Industrial Process Manager, Industrial Process Manager, Operational Technology]
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# Create sorting levels for equipment model templates

Create and assign hierarchical levels for your equipment model template to control how equipment is sorted and organized.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

You can assign levels such as Site, Area, and Work Center to your equipment model template, and define the sort order for each.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Industrial Workspace Admin** > **Industrial Process Manager** > **Equipment Model Template**.

2.  Select an equipment model template.

3.  In the Template Levels related list, select **New**.

4.  Complete the fields in the Template Level form.

<table id="table_ec1_wtm_hqb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Level name

</td><td>

Name of the level to which you're assigning the equipment model. Examples include:-   **Site**

An industrial site.

-   **Area**

An area in an industrial site.

-   **Work Center**

A work center in an industrial site.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Parent

</td><td>

Identifier for the equipment model template level before this level. If left empty, this level is the top level in the model. For example, you can do the following actions:-   If you're creating a Site level, leave this field empty if it is the top level of the equipment model hierarchy that does not have a parent.
-   If you're creating an Area level, and it is a child to the Site level, select **Site** as its parent.
-   If you're creating a Work Center level, and it is a child to the Area level, select **Area** as its parent.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Application

</td><td>

Selected application scope. Global appears if this scope is the global application scope.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Template

</td><td>

Name of the selected equipment model template.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Order

</td><td>

Number that indicates the position of the level in the equipment model hierarchy for sorting purposes. The smallest number entered represents the highest hierarchical level. For example, enter `1` for Site if the site represents the highest level in the hierarchy for the equipment model template.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Select **Submit**.


## What to do next

To assign types to your equipment model template, see [Create equipment model level types](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/operational-technology/industrial-process-manager/create-equipment-model-template-type.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Defining equipment model templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/operational-technology/industrial-process-manager/defining-equipment-model-templates.md)