Introduction to assets

This article provides an overview of assets in Asset Management. An asset is any type of equipment, such as a machine or a machine part, that requires maintenance, service, or repair.

An asset is automatically updated with related information. For example, this related information might be about new or updated work orders. You can create assets by using either the All assets menu item or the Pending assets menu item. This article explains how to create assets by using the All assets menu item. For information about how to create assets by using the Pending assets menu item, see Create assets based on purchase orders.

All assets

Select Asset management > Assets > All assets. The All assets list page shows all assets and some of the information that is related to them. To view only active assets, select Active assets. To view only assets that are installed on the functional locations that you're related to as a maintenance worker, select My active assets. (This relation is set up on the Workers page. For more information, see Maintenance workers and worker groups.)

In the All assets grid view, select a link in the Asset column to view the details of the selected record. To edit the record, select the Edit button. The details view shows detailed information that is related to the asset. A Related information pane on the right contains additional asset-related information. Expand the pane to show the related information for the selected asset.

The buttons on the Action Pane are organized on tabs. The following table briefly describes the buttons that are related to Asset Management.

Button name	Description
Edit	Edit the selected asset.
New	Create a new asset.
Delete	Delete the selected asset.
Move asset	Move assets to another asset structure, or to another location in the same asset structure.
Replace asset	Replace one child asset in an asset hierarchy with another asset.
Install asset	Install an asset on a functional location.
Copy asset	Copy an asset hierarchy to another asset.
Requests	Open the Active requests list page, where you can view maintenance requests that have been created for the selected asset.
Event history	View an overview of the various registrations that have been made on the asset.
Asset BOM	View a list of all items (spare parts and other items) that are used on an asset.
Work orders	Open the Active work orders list page, where you can view work orders for the asset.
Checklist	View an overview of maintenance checklists and measurements that have been registered on the asset.
Maintenance downtime	Create or view maintenance downtime registrations on the asset.
Project transactions	View all posted transactions that are related to work orders that have been created for the asset.
Asset measures	Create or view asset measures on the asset.
Maintenance schedule	Open the Open maintenance schedule list page, where you can view maintenance plans, maintenance requests, and maintenance rounds that are associated with the asset, and that have a status of Created.
Update asset state	Update the asset lifecycle state. You can select multiple assets on the All assets list page and then update the asset lifecycle state for all of them at the same time.
Lifecycle state log	Open a log that shows the lifecycle states of the selected asset.
Asset documents	View a list of the documents that are attached to an asset. These documents are set up at Asset management > Setup > Asset documents.
Attributes	Create or view asset attributes.
Image	Select an image for the asset.
Parent assets	View parent asset history for the selected asset.
Functional locations	View functional location history for the selected asset.
Condition assessment	Register condition assessment measurements on the asset.
Faults	Open the Asset faults list page, where you can view faults that have been registered on the asset.
Cost control	Compare budget costs and actual costs on the asset.
Hour control	Compare forecast hours and actual hours on the asset.
Asset KPIs	Calculate and view key performance indicators (KPIs) for the asset.
Job types	View an overview of the current default job types for the asset.
Criticality types	View or update asset criticality types.
Spare parts	View a list of approved and alternative spare parts that can be used on the asset.
Asset consumption	Print a report that shows consumption registrations on the asset.
Asset fault	Print a report that shows fault registrations on the asset.