[Racks](./rack.md) and [devices](./device.md) can be grouped by location within a [site](./site.md). A location may represent a floor, room, cage, or similar organizational unit. Locations can be nested to form a hierarchy. For example, you may have floors within a site, and rooms within a floor.
The parent [site](./site.md) to which this location belongs.
### Parent
The parent location of which this location is a child (optional).
### Name
A unique human-friendly name.
### Slug
A unique URL-friendly identifier. (This value can be used for filtering.)
### Status
The location's operational status.
!!! tip
Additional statuses may be defined by setting `Location.status` under the [`FIELD_CHOICES`](../../configuration/data-validation.md#field_choices) configuration parameter.
