Admin asset types
An asset type categorizes assets based on their attributes. You can create asset types unique to your solutions by adding custom attributes.
Parent-child tree
Assets can have parent-child relationship trees to organize hierarchies of asset types.
Add asset type
1. Click Asset Types on the left menu:
2. Click the plus button on the top right of the page.
3. This is what appears:
Tooltips appear when you hover over certain fields, such as propagate location to root?
4. This is what the attributes section looks like:
5. This is what the controls section looks like:
6. When done filling out the information, click the create button at the bottom of the page.
Here is a creating asset types video.
Required values
Value | Definition |
ID | The area type’s unique ID |
Name | The asset type’s name |
Optional values
Value | Definition |
Icon | Please select one from our icon library or upload an image |
Description | The asset type’s description |
Children | Other related asset types can be added as children of this parent asset type |
Default History View | There are different view settings for the asset type’s data history |
Device Type | The device used for the assets with this type (e.g., NimbeLink) |
Propagate location to root? | If checked, the location updates the asset and roots |
Show location on root? | If checked, assets of this type display on maps |
Store updates on root? | If checked, the updates for an asset of this type only update for the root asset and its history |
Attributes
Only the Name value is required.
Value | Definition |
Name | The attribute’s name |
Label | The attribute’s displayed label |
Data Type | The attribute appearance’s data type |
Edit Widget | Sets up the widget type to edit an area’s attributes |
View Widget | How Edit Widget appears |
Keep History? | When checked, the history of changes is recorded as historical data under Areas in the Monitor tab |
Hide Attribute? | When checked, it hides the attribute |
Read Only Attribute? | When checked, the attribute cannot be edited by a user |
Controls
Value | Definition |
ID | The control’s ID |
Widget Type | The attribute’s displayed label |
Control Type | Fire and Forget is the default |
Label | The control’s label |
Variant | The label’s display |
View asset types
1. Click Asset Types in the left menu:
2. Search or filter the asset types you want to view.
3. Here is an asset type example:
4. You can edit, clone, or delete the asset type by selecting the respective icon on the top right of the page: