Introduction to Asset Admin Configurations

Introduction to Asset Admin Configurations

The Assets module helps you track the various assets in your organization, including their usage and availability. It also enables you to monitor assets across your organization’s networks to help proactively plan resource allocation and purchases.
Before using the Assets module, configure the following:
  1. Product Type: Create Product types to categorize all assets purchased by your organization into specific types.
  2. Product: Configure the type of asset purchased by your organization. For example, MacBook Air 13'' (M4)
  3. Sync Rules: Create rules to populate CIs and their information from the CMDB module as assets in the Assets module.
  4. Vendor: Configure the vendors with whom your organization does business for purchasing resources.
  5. Assets Additional Fields: Define custom fields that can be included in the asset forms to capture specific asset information.
  6. Asset State: Set up various states of an asset in its life cycle.
 
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Asset Management Life Cycle       

The asset management life cycle begins when a service request is raised by a user or a department.
  1. If the required asset is in stock and the asset request is approved, the asset is distributed.
  2. If the asset is not in stock, a purchase request is created and sent for approval.
  3. Once approved, the asset is purchased or leased, then installed in the IT environment.
  4. The asset is then assigned to a user and moved to the In Use state.
  5. If the asset becomes damaged or requires servicing, it is placed in storage.
  6. The life cycle concludes once the asset expires or depreciates. After that, it can either be disposed of or reused.
 

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