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# Create a Network

This topic covers the process for creating a new network used to fulfill orders and sort inventory.

## Prerequisites

* Ensure that you have the **Orders & Inventory Editor** or **Administrator** privileges to fabric Orders. For more information, see the [Role-Based Access Control](/v3/platform/settings/rbac/role-based-access-control-orders-roles) section.

## Creating a Network

1. In the left menu, click **Inventory** > **Networks**.

   The **Manage Networks** page is displayed.

2. Click **Create Network**.

   The **Create Network** page is displayed.

### Adding basic information

1. In the **Network Name** field, enter a name.

   fabric suggests that you provide a descriptive and unique name for each network. For example, *NA Fulfillment STH Network*.

2. (Optional) In the **Description** field, provide a description.

3. In the **Select type of Network** field, select one of the following:

   * [Single Network](#creating-a-single-network): To create conditional rules, products, and locations for an individual network.
   * [Multiple Networks](#creating-a-new-multi-network): To group existing networks together to form a new network.

### Creating a single network

In the **Setup your Rules** section, you must create rules. These rules are used to match items and locations to a network.

1. In the **Attribute type** field, select one of the following:

   * **Product**: Applies rules that search for product attributes in your product catalog and adds matching products to your network.
   * **Location**:  Applies rules that search for locations based on the defined location attributes and adds matching locations to your network.
   * **Zones**: Applies rules that search for any zones you define and adds locations from these zones to your network.

2. In the **Attribute name** field, select an attribute name.

3. In the **Contains** field, select a condition.

4. In the **Add Value** field, enter an attribute value.

   To add values, type the value and press enter. Multiple values are supported.

For example, if you want to add only *North America* locations to a network, you can select the **Attribute type** `Location` to add locations to your network. To filter what locations are going to be added, select an **Attribute name** such as `channelId` with the operator `Contains`, and the value `NA`. This adds any locations with a `channelId` containing `NA` to the network.

1. (Optional) You can add an additional rule condition by clicking **Add condition**. This condition is an **AND** condition. To add an **OR** condition, click **Add Rule**.

2. In the **Add Inventory Availability** section, use the **Safety Stock Quantity** field to enter the number of units you want to reserve.

   Safety stock is a quantity of inventory kept on hand to protect against uncertainties in demand or supply. The actual safety stock for a network is the sum of the network-level safety stock plus the aggregated safety stock for every location in the network.

The low stock level field is used to trigger alerts or actions when inventory for a product or in a location falls below the specified threshold. This prevent stockouts and helps maintain optimal inventory levels.

1. In the **Define low stock level** section, enter the number of units to trigger a low stock alert.

### Creating a new multi network

The **Multiple Networks** option allows you to add multiple **Single Networks** together to form a new network. For example, if you recently expanded to ship international, you can differentiate North America, Asia, Europe and other continents by combining them into a new network. This network can then be referenced during inventory and order fulfillment instead of needing to individually list each single network.

1. In the **Single Network** field, select a network.

2. Click **Add**.

   The network is added to the table. Continue to add networks as needed.

<Note> If you want to edit a network's **Safety Stock** or **Low Stock** levels, you must select the network from the **Manage Networks** page and edit it. Editing a **Single Network** that's apart of **Multiple Networks** will update its settings and rules across networks. </Note>