Managing Assets

Asset item records are created by either entering information manually or by applying audit records returned by the automated discovery process. When creating records manually, simply enter the information desired in the appropriate fields. You'll want to establish values for your Asset Tables before you actually begin to enter item records.

The Asset Summary page is the default starting page when you click Assets in the Settings Lightbox. The asset summary lists total counts for each Asset Type defined in your Asset Types lookup table, thus providing a quick overview of the status of your current inventory. Each total value is a link that will display a listing of the selected asset type.

 

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Adding Assets

Steps:

1. Click the gear icon in the upper right > Click on Assets beneath Asset Management.
2. Click Add Asset on the right context menu.
3. Enter the Asset Name and select the Asset Type.
4. Enter the remaining information as needed.
5. Click Save to save the record.

 

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Searching For An Asset

You can search for assets by using any of the methods below.

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Using Search Assets

Steps:

1. Click the gear icon in the upper right > Click on Search beneath Asset Management.
2. Fill in the desired criteria.
3. Click Search.

You will be taken to the Asset Search Results page. Clicking on an Asset Name will take you to the View Asset page for that Asset.

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Using Lookup Asset by #

Steps:

1. Click the gear icon in the upper right > Click on Assets beneath Asset Management.
2. Click Lookup by # on the right context menu.
3. Enter the Asset Number.
4. Click Lookup Item.

You will be taken to the View Asset page for that asset if the Asset exists.

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Using Asset Summary

Steps:

1. Click the gear icon in the upper right > Click on Assets beneath Asset Management.
2. Click the number next to the appropriate Asset Type.
3. On the Asset Type List page locate the desired Asset.
4. Click on the Asset Name to view the Asset.

 

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Editing Assets

Steps:

1. Search for the asset.
2. Click Edit for the Asset you need to edit.
3. Make any necessary changes.
4. Click Update.

A confirmation message will appear when this process is complete.

 

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Merging Duplicate Assets

If an asset has been duplicated and you would like to merge two records with different Asset IDs into one record, then you should use the Merge Duplicate Assets tool. This tool will allow you to select the asset to keep (ie. the primary asset) and the asset to remove (ie. the secondary asset). The merge will result in the primary asset having all of the history records, issues, and audits that were associated with the secondary asset.

Steps:

1. Click the gear icon in the upper right > Click on Assets beneath Asset Management.
2. Click Merge Duplicate Assets on the right context menu.
3. Select the Asset to Keep.
4. Select the Asset to Remove.
5. Verify that you have selected the correct asset for each field.
6. Click Merge.

 

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Deleting Assets

Steps:

1. Search for the asset.
2. Click Delete on the right context menu on the View Asset screen.
3. Click OK on the prompt.

You will be taken back to the Asset Summary screen when this process is complete.

 

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Linking Assets

It is possible to link asset items together. To do this, you would use the Parent Item field. For example, suppose you want to track monitors and printers as well as PCs. You might want to tie a monitor and a printer to a particular PC. The example steps below describe how to link a monitor and printer to a single PC.

Steps:

1. Add each asset individually: PC, monitor, and printer.
2. Edit the monitor asset record.
3. In the Parent Item field (in the Identification section), choose the PC as the parent.
4. Repeat steps 2-3 for the printer.

 

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Cloning Assets

If you need to duplicate an Asset, you can do so via either the Assets menu or from an Asset record.

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From the Assets menu

Steps:

1. Click the gear icon in the upper right > Click on Assets beneath Asset Management.
2. Click Clone on the right context menu.
3. Click the magnifying glass next to the Asset field.
4. Search for the Asset in the pop-up window.
5. Once you locate the Asset you need to duplicate, click on the Asset Name.
6. Click Clone.
7. Enter the Asset Name and edit any necessary information.
8. Click Save when done.

A confirmation message will appear when this process is complete.

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From an Asset record

Steps:

1. Search for the asset you need to clone.
2. Click Clone on the right context menu.
3. Enter the Asset Name and edit any necessary information.
4. Click Save when done.

A confirmation message will appear when this process is complete.

 

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Asset Availability

Individual assets may be marked as available for check out. When the Asset may be checked out box in the Asset record is checked, the below additional fields will be shown on the Asset record:

• Current Availability
• Checked Out By (either an Issuetrak User or Other)
• Check Out Date
• Req Return Date

 

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Maintaining Drive Information

Steps:

1. Search for the asset you need to manage.
2. Click Edit.
3. To add a drive, click the Add Drive link above the section.
4. To edit or delete existing drives, click the appropriate link (edit or del) to the right of the drive record.

 

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Assets and Issues

Assets can be associated with users and/or issues.

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Associate Users with Asset Items

When adding an Asset (or editing an existing Asset), you have the ability to associate a user with that Asset.

1. Click the gear icon in the upper right > Click on Settings beneath Asset Management.
2. Click Add Asset if you are creating a new Asset or search for the appropriate Asset and click Edit.
3. In the User Information section click the magnifying glass next to the User field to search for the user.
4. Once you locate the user in the pop-up window, click on the user name that you need to associate the Asset with.
5. If this Asset should automatically be populated for all Issues submitted by this user, check the Default Item for Issues? box.
6. Make any other necessary changes to the Asset and click either Save or Update.

A confirmation message will appear when this process is complete.

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Associate Issues with Asset Items

When Asset Management is activated, the Asset field appears on the Issue Submit screen. You can click on the search icon next to the field, and select an asset item. This function associates the item with the issue.

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Search Issues by Asset Item

The Search Issues screen allows you to search for issues attached to a particular asset item.

Steps:

1. Click Search Issues on the left menu.
2. Click the magnifying glass next to the Asset field.
3. Enter any other criteria needed.
4. Click Search.

You will be taken to the Search Results page and a list of Issues that meet the criteria entered will be displayed.

 

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Asset Attachments

While viewing or editing an asset item, you may want to attach certain files to that asset item record.

Steps:

1. Search for the appropriate Asset.
2. Click Attachments on the right context menu.
3. Click Choose File.
4. Browse to the file that you need to attach.
5. Click on the file to select it and click Open.
6. Click Save.

A confirmation message will appear when this process is complete.