{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":40234,"path":"platform-administration/user-administration/t_AddANewCompany.md","title":"Add a new company","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Add a new company\n\nYou can add companies that represent vendors, manufacturers, or customers with whom you do business. These companies provide a way to categorize users, groups, and assets.\n\n## Before you begin\n\nRole required: user\\_admin or admin\n\n## Procedure\n\n1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **User Administration** &gt; **Companies**.\n\n2.  Click **New**.\n\n3.  Complete the form with the company details.\n\n<table id=\"table_x3s_msg_m4\"><thead><tr><th>\n\nField\n\n</th><th>\n\nDescription\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nName\n\n</td><td>\n\nName of the company.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nPhone\n\n</td><td>\n\nCompany phone number.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nFax phone\n\n</td><td>\n\nCompany fax number.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nManufacturer\n\n</td><td>\n\nWhether the company is a manufacturer.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nVendor\n\n</td><td>\n\nWhether the company is a vendor.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nStock symbol\n\n</td><td>\n\nThree or four letter stock symbol for the company.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nStock price\n\n</td><td>\n\nCurrent price at which company stock is sold.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nStreet\n\n</td><td>\n\nMailing street address of the company.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nCity\n\n</td><td>\n\nCity in which the company is located.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nState\n\n</td><td>\n\nState or province in which the company is located.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nZip/Postal code\n\n</td><td>\n\nZip or postal code for the company.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nNotes\n\n</td><td>\n\nAny information about the company that would be helpful for others to know.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td class=\"sub-head\" colspan=\"2\">\n\nFields that can be added by [Personalize a form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/t_PersonalizeAForm.md):\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nLatitude\n\n</td><td>\n\nThe latitude of the company, if applicable. This field is populated by a business rule called **get\\_lat\\_long**. Deactivate this business rule to prevent the system from overwriting any values populated in the field manually. Latitude is expressed as a floating point data type. Latitude from upgraded versions of ServiceNow expressed in any format other than floating point appears in a column called **Old Latitude**. The system attempts to convert all latitude values from previous versions to the floating point notation, where possible.**Note:** This field doesn't display by default. You can add it by [personalizing the form.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/t_PersonalizeAForm.md)\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nLongitude\n\n</td><td>\n\nThe longitude of the company, if applicable. This field is populated by a business rule called **get\\_lat\\_long**. Deactivate this business rule to prevent the system from overwriting any values populated in the field manually. Longitude is expressed as a floating point data type. Longitude from upgraded versions of ServiceNow expressed in any format other than floating point appears in a column called **Old Longitude**. The system attempts to convert all longitude values from previous versions to the floating point notation, where possible.**Note:** This field doesn't display by default. You can add it by [personalizing the form.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/t_PersonalizeAForm.md)\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>    **Note:** The IT Finance application adds a Finance view to the Company form. The Finance view adds a chart that shows expenses that were allocated to the company.\n\n\n## What to do next\n\nNormalize company data to create consistency when referring to a company name, such as a vendor or manufacturer. For more information see, [Normalization data services](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/user-administration/c_NormalizationOverview.md).\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Creating users, companies, and departments](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/user-administration/using-user-administration.md)\n\n"}}