Assets
An asset is a device, equipment, or gateway to be monitored by the solution. An asset can belong to a single asset type that best matches the type’s characteristics. Click the asset to see the location and event history.
Create asset
1. Click Assets on the left menu:
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2. Click the plus button on the top right of the screen:
3. Fill out the information and click create:
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Required values
Value | Definition |
Type | Assign an asset type that was created previously |
ID | The asset’s unique ID. Once this is created, it cannot be edited |
Label | The asset’s name |
Group | Grouped by related users, assets, and area |
Optional values
Value | Definition |
Children | Secondary assets that have been created previously |
Owners | The user(s) email managing the asset |
Image | The asset’s image to be kept on record |
Last updated | Timestamp of the asset’s most recent update |
Location updated | Timestamp of the asset’s location update |
Latitude | The latitude of the asset’s map location |
Longitude | The longitude of the asset’s map location |
Description | The asset’s description |
Here is an asset creation video.
Asset list
1. Click Assets on the left menu:
2. Your assets display. You can search or filter the assets you are looking for:
Search
Filter
3. This is what displays when you click the filter icon:
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You can filter by as many asset types and groups as you want. Here is an example attribute filter:
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These are your options when you select operator:
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This appears when you click the last updated filter:
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These are some of the event filter options:
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Here is an example of the event filters filled out:
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Here are more event filters you can use when you scroll down:
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This is what appears when you click the map bounds filter:
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Click the controls icon to see your various options:
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Here is an example of what appears when the show nearby assets & areas icon, , is clicked:
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Here is an example of what appears when the satellite icon, , is clicked:
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Click the move to my location icon, , to move to your actual location on the map. Your browser may ask you to allow ClearBlade Intelligent Assets to know your location.
Zoom in and out by using the plus and minus icons:
![image-20240508-184353.png](../__attachments/2385215632/image-20240508-184353.png?inst-v=00a7a7be-0508-4b6c-9dbe-8063c38bb43c)
4. Click the vertical ellipsis icon, , to change the assets' view type. This is an example of what appears when you click table view:
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Click the group rows icon, , on the top right of the page and the add column button above the table to group the rows. You can group by multiple columns. Here is an example of assets grouped by type and last updated:
![image-20240521-173555.png](../__attachments/2385215632/image-20240521-173555.png?inst-v=00a7a7be-0508-4b6c-9dbe-8063c38bb43c)
Click the expand arrows, , within each asset to see the entire asset’s grouping. You can also click the expand all icon,
, next to the Actions title at the top of the table to expand all assets' groupings.
You can change the order of the grouping by moving the columns to the right or left of each other. For instance, you can drag type to the right of last updated:
![image-20240521-173711.png](../__attachments/2385215632/image-20240521-173711.png?inst-v=00a7a7be-0508-4b6c-9dbe-8063c38bb43c)
Asset details
1. Here is an asset example:
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2. Data is listed within the data tab:
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In this example, click the attribute history icon to view the attribute’s history:
3. Historical information is listed within the history tab:
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You can switch from plots to timeline maps or tables. You can also specify a date range and search for certain attributes.
4. Control information is listed within the controls tab:
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Controls allow you to interact with and perform various actions on an asset (turn on/off a light, request logs, etc.)
5. Event information is listed within the events tab:
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The refresh icon on the top right of the table refreshes it. The ellipsis icon allows you to edit the table’s columns.
6. You can add comments within the comments tab:
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7. You can add an image within the images tab:
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8. Click the simulate icon on the top right of the asset’s page to simulate your asset: