ASSET MANAGEMENT > Assets > Add/modify assets
The Asset Master File is where you maintain all the details of your assets. With accurate asset information at your fingertips, you can quickly locate your assets, determine if assets have gone missing, you can better comply with government regulations, meet audit requirements, prepare insurance claims if needed and so on.
Many (most) of the fields in the Asset Master File are optional and may not be required depending on your needs and the features of the module that you use.
Other ways to populate the Asset Master File
Internal notes and attachments
Information for the asset is organized into a series of folders (tabs)...
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•The details of the asset, used for reference purposes. •Many of the fields can be used for sorting and filtering asset-related reports, and when searching for assets using the Extended Search Options. |
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•Details about the Purchase Order that the asset originated from. •Asset value information, used for various valuation and depreciation reports. |
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•The extended/long description of the asset. |
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•An image/picture of the asset, which is displayed on various screens for reference purposes. |
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•Warranty information for an asset. |
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•A listing of components for the asset (for assets with multiple components) •Inventory count information for the asset |
The [GENERAL] Folder contains details of the asset, used for reference purposes. This information will be displayed on many screens and reports in the Asset Management Module.
Many of the fields can also be used for sorting and filtering asset-related reports, and when searching for assets using the Extended Search Options.
The [PO/VALUE] Folder contains details about the Purchase Order that the asset originated from, including dollar value information, which is used for various valuation and depreciation reports.
When assets are added to the system during the receiving process, many of these fields will be populated with information from the applicable Purchase Order, otherwise this information can be entered or changed manually as required.
The [EXTENDED DESCRIPTION] Folder contains extended (additional/long) description for the asset, which will be displayed on some screens and reports.
Right-mouse-click to access spell check and cut and paste functions.
TIP: To enter internal notes and attachments for the asset, use the [NOTES] button at the bottom of the screen instead.
The display the item images on Lookup Lists.
Folder contains a picture of the asset, which can be displayed on various screens to help users when selecting assets. Among other areas, you can optionallyTIP: You can view full Asset Master File details (including the image) from most areas of the system by selecting the button on any item Lookup list.
Image files reside in the /ASSET/IMAGES folder and can be .BMP, .GIF, .JPEG or .JPG files. You can either add image files to the /ASSET//IMAGES folder manually before selecting them here, or you can use the
button on the image Lookup list to add new files to the /IMAGES folder.TIP: If you are using the web-based version of SpendMap, consider using JPEG or GIF files instead of BMP files, since JPEG and GIF files are smaller and will download faster over the Internet.
Select the “Scale to fit window” check box to stretch/expand the image to fit the screen. Some resolution may be lost.
Use the [WARRANTY] Folder to maintain warranty information for the asset. This information is optional and, if entered, will be used for the Warranty Expiry Report.
The [COMPONENTS/INVENTORY] Folder contains asset count/verification information for the asset.
This information can be entered into this folder directly and/or it will be updated automatically when you perform an Asset Count.
Inventory count/verification information can be maintained for the asset as a whole or you can set up multiple components for the asset, in which case you can maintain count/verification information separately for each component. Typically you would set up multiple components for an asset if the pieces/components might be separated from one another and therefore should be counted/verified individually. For example, for a desktop computer, you might set up components for things like the screen, mouse, keyboard, etc. to ensure that all the pieces are present and accounted for during each asset count cycle.
To track multiple components/parts for the asset, simply check the box called "Track multiple components/parts for this asset?". You can then use the [Add] button to add as many components as needed. If multiple components are set up for the asset, you will be prompted to enter a count for each components when you perform an asset count and if you are using the optional Barcode Module, each component will get its own barcode label.
If you are NOT tracking multiple components for the asset, use the [Modify] button to enter count/verification information for the asset as a whole.
Asset Component Details Screen
This screen is used to manually enter inventory count/verification information for an asset or a component of an asset. Alternatively, you can perform an Asset Count, which will also update the information on this screen.
If you have set up multiple components for the asset using the "Track multiple components/parts" check box on the main [COMPONENTS/INVENTORY] Folder, you can enter unique information for each component, otherwise the information entered here will apply to the asset as a whole, and you will not have access to the Component ID field.
If multiple components exist for an asset, you will be prompted to enter a count for each components when you perform an asset count and, if you are using the optional Barcode Module, each component will get its own barcode label.