Create new entities for data centers
Use the cmdb_ci_datacenter table to create entities for all your data centers.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_esg.admin
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Operational Sustainability Management > Operational Sustainability Workspace > Lists > Scoping > All Entities.
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Select New.
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Ensure that the Refers to existing record option is selected.
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In the Table field, select cmdb_ci_datacenter.
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In the Applies to record field, select the data center you want to add.
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In the Location field, select the data center location from where you want to collect data.
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In the Class field, select Sites.
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Add the entity to the metric definition for which you want to collect data.
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Save the metric definition form.
Result
When the metric definition is executed, the metrics for the selected data center will be collected and displayed on the Sustainable IT dashboard.
Parent Topic:Methods to set up entities for Sustainable IT
--- title: Create new entities for data centers description: Use the cmdb\_ci\_datacenter table to create entities for all your data centers. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/environmental-social-governance/create-a-new-entity-for-data-centers.html release: brazil topic_type: task last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Methods to set up entities for Sustainable IT, Configure Sustainable IT, Configure, Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly Environmental, Social, and Governance\)] --- # Create new entities for data centers Use the cmdb\_ci\_datacenter table to create entities for all your data centers. ## Before you begin Role required: sn\_esg.admin ## Procedure 1. Navigate to **All** > **Operational Sustainability Management** > **Operational Sustainability Workspace** > **Lists** > **Scoping** > **All Entities**. 2. Select **New**. 3. Ensure that the **Refers to existing record** option is selected. 4. In the **Table** field, select **cmdb\_ci\_datacenter**. 5. In the **Applies to record** field, select the data center you want to add. 6. In the **Location** field, select the data center location from where you want to collect data. 7. In the **Class** field, select **Sites**. 8. Add the entity to the metric definition for which you want to collect data. 9. Save the metric definition form. ## Result When the metric definition is executed, the metrics for the selected data center will be collected and displayed on the Sustainable IT dashboard. **Parent Topic:**[Methods to set up entities for Sustainable IT](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/environmental-social-governance/methods-to-set-up-entities.md)
| title | Create new entities for data centers |
| description | Use the cmdb\_ci\_datacenter table to create entities for all your data centers. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/environmental-social-governance/create-a-new-entity-for-data-centers.html |
| release | brazil |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Methods to set up entities for Sustainable ITConfigure Sustainable ITConfigureOperational Sustainability Management \(formerly EnvironmentalSocialand Governance\) |