Importing Asset Types
Asset types are templates that are used to specify what information is required for each hardware or software asset you want to record. For example, you can define an Asset Type for printers that holds information on where the printer is located, its name and model information and so on. The Assets Database enables you to import Asset Types defined in one Site database so you can easily distribute standard Asset Type definitions throughout your organization.
To import asset types:
1 In the File menu of the assets database, choose Import Asset Types. The Import Asset Types dialog is displayed.
2 Enter a Filename for the file, or click the browse button to choose a file and location.
3 In the Delimiter list, select the character that is used as a field separator in the file you want to import.
4 If the import file contains header information, enter the first line of data in the Start import at row field.
5 Select an On Error option to specify what action you want to take if a problem is encountered when importing the information.
6 Click OK to import the information and close the dialog.
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