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Assets, step by step

An asset is a piece of customer equipment, or one of your own loaner units. Register it once, then see every case raised against it.

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Add an asset

When you take on a new piece of equipment.

1

Click + New Asset

On the Assets page, top right. The New Asset form says Register a customer asset or loaner unit.

The Assets page with + New Asset marked 1
2

Type the Asset name

A name people will recognise, for example Ring-frame drive motor. It is required.

The Asset name field filled in, marked 2
3

Choose the Kind

Motor, Transformer, Pump, Generator or Panel / Switchgear.

The Kind list set to Motor, marked 3
4

Fill Make / brand, Model and Serial number

Three fields side by side. The serial number is how you tell two identical motors apart.

The Make / brand field marked 4, with Model and Serial number filled in
5

Type the Rating / specs

For example 75 kW · 415V · 1480 rpm. Below it, Notes / history is free text.

The Rating / specs field marked 5
6

Choose the Customer account

Under Ownership, pick the customer who owns the equipment.

The Customer account list under Ownership, marked 6
7

Tick This is a loaner unit for your own stock

Leave the account empty and tick this box for a unit you lend to customers. Skip it for customer equipment.

The This is a loaner unit checkbox marked 7
The nameplate fields below it are all optional.
8

Click Save

The asset gets an ID such as AST-0013 and appears in the list.

The Save and Cancel buttons, Save marked 8

Find an asset and read its history

When you need to know what has been done to a machine.

1

Search the list

Type a name, make, model, serial number or account in the search box, then click Filter.

The search box on the Assets page, marked 1
The loaner units sit above the list.
2

Narrow by type

The All types list limits the list to one kind, for example Motor or Pump.

The All types list marked 2
3

Click Open → on the asset

The row shows the asset ID, make and model, serial number, account and how many cases are open.

An asset row with 4 cases, marked 3
4

Read the summary cards

Serial number, rating, account and Service history sit at the top of the asset page. 4 cases · 4 open counts the cases raised against this asset.

The four summary cards on an asset page, Service history marked 4
5

Click the Service history tab

The number on the tab is the number of cases.

The Service history tab marked 5
The list of open cases with reference, stage, type, complaint and intake date
Each case has an Open → link.

The + New Case button on an asset page starts a case for that machine. See Cases.

See it on your own data.

Twenty minutes on a live workspace, with your files and your team.