Create a stockroom type for enterprise assets

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read create-eamstockroom-type.md

If the base system stockroom types don't meet your needs, you can create a custom stockroom type in the Enterprise Asset Workspace.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_eam.enterprise_admin

About this task

Stockroom types are categories of stockrooms. For detailed information on stockroom types, see Stockroom types.

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Enterprise Asset Workspace.
From the Enterprise Asset Workspace, open the Admin center view.
In the navigation panel of the Admin center view, select Stockroom types.
Select New.

On the form, fill in the details.

Field	Description
Name	Display name of the stockroom type.
Description	General information about the stockroom type.
Priority	Level of precedence for this type of stockroom.
Value	Internal identifier of the stockroom type.
Shipment required	Option that determines if stockrooms of this type require shipment by default.
External stockroom	Indicates if stockrooms of this type are managed internally (check box cleared) or managed externally by a third party (check box selected).

Select Save.

The newly created stockroom type appears in the Stockroom types tab.

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title: Create a stockroom type for enterprise assets
description: If the base system stockroom types don't meet your needs, you can create a custom stockroom type in the Enterprise Asset Workspace.
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# Create a stockroom type for enterprise assets

If the base system stockroom types don't meet your needs, you can create a custom stockroom type in the Enterprise Asset Workspace.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_eam.enterprise\_admin

## About this task

Stockroom types are categories of stockrooms. For detailed information on stockroom types, see [Stockroom types](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/r_StockroomTypes.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Enterprise Asset Workspace**.

2.  From the Enterprise Asset Workspace, open the Admin center view.

3.  In the navigation panel of the Admin center view, select **Stockroom types**.

4.  Select **New**.

5.  On the form, fill in the details.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Name|Display name of the stockroom type.|
    |Description|General information about the stockroom type.|
    |Priority|Level of precedence for this type of stockroom.|
    |Value|Internal identifier of the stockroom type.|
    |Shipment required|Option that determines if stockrooms of this type require shipment by default.|
    |External stockroom|Indicates if stockrooms of this type are managed internally \(check box cleared\) or managed externally by a third party \(check box selected\).|

6.  Select **Save**.

    The newly created stockroom type appears in the **Stockroom types** tab.