# Creating Entities

Entities represent a collection of resources for which certain business logic rules apply.

Entities may hold:

| Members of Entity | Description                                                                |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Entity            | A child entity                                                             |
| Venue             | A logical aggregation of devices, configurations, locations with Analytics |
| Configuration     | Provisioning templates                                                     |
| Inventory         | Device members                                                             |
| Locations         | Device locations                                                           |
| Contacts          | Administrative contact information                                         |
| Resources         | Global common resources such as RADIUS services                            |