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title: "Create a service object"
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# Create a service object

Use the **Service Object** page to maintain service objects. Create service objects from project deliverables to group service items, for example, all copiers in one building where the building is the service object and the copiers are the individual service items.

When a service object is specified on a project task and items posted for that project task are part of a service item group where **Create Service Item** is selected, a service item is created and linked to the specified service object.

## Steps

To maintain service objects:

1. In the search box, type **Service Objects**.
2. Select **Service Objects** to open the list of available service objects.
3. Select **New** to create a new service object or **Edit** to modify the selected entry. The **Service Object card** opens.
4. Complete the following fields:
  - **General tab**

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| No. and Description | The **No.** is taken from the number series as set in **Projects Setup**. The **Description** is free text. |
| Parent Service Object | Link the current service object to a service object at a higher level. |
| Service Items | A flow field showing the number of service items linked to the service object. |
| Service Objects | A flow field showing the number of service objects linked to the current parent service object. |
  - **Customer tab** The customer information is taken from the project's **Bill-to Customer**.

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Location of Service Item | A free text field for additional location information of the service object. |
  - **Shipping tab** Select one of the customer's shipping address codes to populate the ship-to fields.
  - **Projects tab** Shows the project number and project deliverable number from which the service object was created.
  - **Lines**

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Type | **Service Item** or **Service Object**. |
| No. | The number of the service item or service object. |
| Project No. | The project the service item or service object originated from. |
| Description | The description of the service item or service object. |
| Project Description | The description of the project. |

## Related

- [Service integration](/bc-service-integration.md)