{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":39965,"path":"platform-administration/table-administration-and-data-management/t_DataLookupRule.md","title":"Create an assignment data lookup rule","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Create an assignment data lookup rule\n\nAutomatically assign a record using Data Lookup and Record Matching.\n\n## Before you begin\n\nRole required: assignment\\_rule\\_admin or admin\n\n## Procedure\n\n1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Policy** > **Rules** > **Assignment Lookup Rules**.\n\n2.  Select **New**.\n\n3.  On the form, fill in the fields.\n\n    |Field|Description|\n    |-----|-----------|\n    |Category|The category the data lookup matches against.|\n    |Subcategory|The subcategory the data lookup matches against.|\n    |Configuration item|The configuration item the data lookup matches against.|\n    |Location|The location the data lookup matches against.|\n    |Assignment group|The assignment group to assign the incident to.|\n    |Assigned to|The user to assign the incident to.|\n    |Active|Option to run the rule or deactivate the rule.|\n    |Order|Order in which the rule runs compared to other rules on the same table. The Data Lookup Plugin runs the rule with the lowest order and matching values.|\n\n4.  Select **Submit**.\n\n\n## Result\n\nThe rule assigns incidents to the values in the Assignment Group and Assigned To fields based on the values selected in the **Category**, **Subcategory**, **Configuration Item**, or **Location** fields. A valid assignment lookup rule requires at least one matcher field and one setter field.\n\n## Assignment Data Lookup\n\nIn this example, the Assignment Data Lookup rule automatically assigns any incident with the Category of Inquiry/Help and Subcategory of Email to Fred Luddy.\n\n\\[Omitted image \"Assignment\\_Data\\_Lookup.png\"\\] Alt text: Assignment data lookup\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Defining assignment rules](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/table-administration-and-data-management/c_DefineAssignmentRules.md)\n\n**Related topics**  \n\n\n[Assignment rules module]()\n\n[Data lookup rules]()\n\n[Precedence between data lookup, assignment, and business rules]()\n\n[Workflow assignments]()\n\n[Baseline assignment rules example]()\n\n[Create an assignment rule]()\n\n"}}