Naming convention for associated templates

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Learn about the details of the naming convention for the associated templates that are automatically generated when you create an equipment or interface card template.

Variable name	Description
position	Unit position of either the interface or slot/holder that it is getting applied to. Note: The unit position always starts from 0. The slot/interface start number that is configured in the inventory model does not apply to the unit position.
parent_slot_name	Name of the slot that the card is inserted in, if the slot or interface belongs to a card.
parent_slot_position	Unit position of the slot that the card is inserted in, if the slot or interface belongs to a card.
equipment_slot_name	Name of the slot on the equipment where the base card is inserted in, if the slot or interface belongs to a card. The parent_slot_name and equipment_slot_name hold the same value if the current card is a base card.
equipment_slot_position	Unit position of the slot on the equipment where the base card is inserted in, if the slot/interface belongs to a card. The parent_slot_number and equipment_slot_number hold the same value if the current card is a base card.
bandwidth	Bandwidth value of the interface.

**Parent Topic:**[Telecommunications Network Inventory reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory-reference.md)

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# Naming convention for associated templates

Learn about the details of the naming convention for the associated templates that are automatically generated when you create an equipment or interface card template.

<table id="table_f4w_r1y_ztb"><thead><tr><th>

Variable name

</th><th>

Description

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

position

</td><td>

Unit position of either the interface or slot/holder that it is getting applied to. **Note:** The unit position always starts from 0. The slot/interface start number that is configured in the inventory model does not apply to the unit position.

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

parent\_slot\_name

</td><td>

Name of the slot that the card is inserted in, if the slot or interface belongs to a card.

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

parent\_slot\_position

</td><td>

Unit position of the slot that the card is inserted in, if the slot or interface belongs to a card.

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

equipment\_slot\_name

</td><td>

Name of the slot on the equipment where the base card is inserted in, if the slot or interface belongs to a card. The parent\_slot\_name and equipment\_slot\_name hold the same value if the current card is a base card.

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

equipment\_slot\_position

</td><td>

Unit position of the slot on the equipment where the base card is inserted in, if the slot/interface belongs to a card. The parent\_slot\_number and equipment\_slot\_number hold the same value if the current card is a base card.

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

bandwidth

</td><td>

Bandwidth value of the interface.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Telecommunications Network Inventory reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory-reference.md)