Create a TCO report source

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read create-tco-report-source-ham.md

Create a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) report source for TCO reports.

Before you begin

Role required: asset

Procedure

Navigate to Hardware Asset Workspace > Asset analytics.
Open the report for which you want to create report sources from the Comparative reports section.

You can also create a comparative report. For more information, see Create a TCO report in Hardware Asset Workspace.
Select the Report sources tab.
Select New.
On the form, fill in the fields.

Field	Description
Name	Name of the report source.
Active	Option to indicate if the report source is active or not. By default, this check box is selected. Note: You can have a maximum of four active report sources for a report at any given time. If you want to add another active report source, you must inactivate another report source.
Report table	Table for Hardware Asset Management, Hardware (alm_hardware).
Set conditions	Filter to select assets with certain conditions.
Description	A brief and meaningful description of the report source.

6. Select **Save**.

Result

The new report source is added to the list of TCO report sources in the TCO report sources tab.

Parent Topic:Create a TCO report in Hardware Asset Workspace

Asset analytics view

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---
title: Create a TCO report source
description: Create a Total Cost of Ownership \(TCO\) report source for TCO reports.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/create-tco-report-source-ham.html
release: brazil
product: Hardware Asset Management
classification: hardware-asset-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Create a TCO report in Hardware Asset Workspace, Reporting and performance, Use, Hardware Asset Management, IT Asset Management, Asset Management]
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# Create a TCO report source

Create a Total Cost of Ownership \(TCO\) report source for TCO reports.

## Before you begin

Role required: asset

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Hardware Asset Workspace** &gt; **Asset analytics**.

2.  Open the report for which you want to create report sources from the Comparative reports section.

    You can also create a comparative report. For more information, see [Create a TCO report in Hardware Asset Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/create-ham-tco-report.md).

3.  Select the **Report sources** tab.

4.  Select **New**.

5.  On the form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_lwr_m4s_qzb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Name

</td><td>

Name of the report source.

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

Active

</td><td>

Option to indicate if the report source is active or not. By default, this check box is selected. **Note:** You can have a maximum of four active report sources for a report at any given time. If you want to add another active report source, you must inactivate another report source.

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

Report table

</td><td>

Table for Hardware Asset Management, Hardware \(alm\_hardware\).

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

Set conditions

</td><td>

Filter to select assets with certain conditions.

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

Description

</td><td>

A brief and meaningful description of the report source.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>6.  Select **Save**.


## Result

The new report source is added to the list of TCO report sources in the **TCO report sources** tab.

**Parent Topic:**[Create a TCO report in Hardware Asset Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-asset-management/hardware-asset-management/create-ham-tco-report.md)

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