An asset status represents the state of the asset’s operation.

Add an asset status

1. Expand the “Configuration” menu on the sidebar navigation. 
2. Expand the “Lists” menu under “Configuration”.
3. Expand the “Statuses” menu under “Lists”.
4. Select the “Asset” menu.
5. Select “Add” to add an asset status.
6. Populate the fields.  Data fields with an asterisk (*) are required.
   • Name*: Enter the asset status name.   
     • The system will not allow asset statuses with duplicate names.
   • Description*: Enter a description of the asset status.
   • External Identifier: Enter the unique identifier that represents this record in an external system.
7. Select “Save” upon completion.

Please note that the description field is required for this type of data record.

Manage statuses

1. Locate the asset status record.
2. If the In Use column displays “Yes”, click the “Yes” text to view a report of all assets with this status.
3. To the right of each record, under the Actions menu, you may:
   • ​Edit the asset status.
   • Download the asset status definition for import into another database.
   • Delete the asset status. You may delete statuses only when they are not in use at any record.