Browsing Asset Categories


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Overview

Asset categories

Any asset can belong to an asset category, which identifies and provides details about the asset's type. Asset categories enable your company to group similar assets, which makes them easier to track, and makes it easier to locate general information about them. An asset category can contain any number of assets.

When you add an asset or edit an asset, you can specify a category for the asset. You also can browse the existing categories that have been defined by your company, to see the details about those asset categories.

Note: Your system administrator must define the hierarchy of asset categories used by your organization.

Asset Categories window

Use the Asset Categories window to view asset categories. The Asset Categories window is an example of a hierarchy window.

To access the Asset Categories window, do one of the following:

  • If you are using the Asset Management User profile, from the View menu, choose Inventory Categories. Alternatively, choose the Browse Inventory Categories tool on the toolbar.
  • From the Help menu, choose Your System Profile and follow the instructions under Browse Inventory Categories.

Task

Finding and viewing an asset category

In the Asset Categories window, you can view details of a selected asset category. You cannot make changes to the category information or its placement in the hierarchy.

To find and view an asset category:

  1. Open the Asset Categories window.
  2. In the Category Hierarchy list, double-click a category.
    Result: The category information appears in the tabs in the View Category group box.
  3. After viewing the information, choose Close.