# Assets Hub

## About Assets

Asset Management gives you an overview of all assets (e.g., sensors, devices, integrated systems, etc.). You have the option to view and edit asset details, for example, to store maintenance information or documents.

Every asset and system has its own expert system and, therefore, its own documentation. With BuildingPro Suites, any data can be attached to assets and stored with versioning. The data can be synchronized via a SharePoint and thus offers access for various departments in the company (with or without an BuildingPro Suites login).

With BuildingPro Suites Asset Management, document management becomes accessible company-wide. This way, every employee can find the required documents quickly and easily. Through standardized editing and storage, the company has data sovereignty, a reliable *single point of information*, and saves time from tedious version searches.

In addition, external service personnel can access the documents of a system online and have all the information collected in one overview.

In Asset Management, you get an overview of all assets in your tenant. You have the option to view and edit asset details.

*Example: A malfunction has occurred on your system. In Asset Management, you will find all the assets of your system. You click on the corresponding assets and see all the data that is crucial for troubleshooting. In addition, you take the information for troubleshooting from the stored documents of the corresponding asset. From your workplace, you were able to locate the malfunction, retrieve the necessary data, and now initiate the troubleshooting without having inspected the system locally.*

## What are Assets?

Assets are a central component of BuildingPro Suites Systems. You can think of assets as "containers" for data points and information.

Assets are, for example:

* Sensors (thermometers, smoke detectors, etc.)
* Objects (whiteboards, workstations, beds, etc.)
* Rooms
* Buildings
* Floors
* Countries

### What are not assets?

Not assets are, for example:

* Users
* Tenants
* Tags

## The Asset Menu

The Asset menu shows you all assets available in the corresponding [-> tenant](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/preface/glossary#tenant).

Click on **\[A]** to open the Asset menu.

<div data-full-width="true"><figure><img src="https://3489494878-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9GvUpaatBiReR43XFSMg%2Fuploads%2FsIYbhOSYRAdeZogy5Cq4%2FAsset%20Management.png?alt=media&#x26;token=96bba332-f523-4cd9-9b8e-bbfe80ed54a8" alt=""><figcaption><p>Fig. 1 – The Asset Menu</p></figcaption></figure></div>

<table data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th width="68.5999755859375">Abbreviation</th><th width="233.79998779296875">Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>[A]</strong></td><td>"Assets" menu item</td><td>Opens Asset Management.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[B]</strong></td><td>Show/hide active assets</td><td>When this <a href="../../preface/user-interface-elements#switches">↗ switch</a> is activated: Active assets are displayed<br>When this switch is deactivated: Active assets are hidden<br><br>You can find more information about this function in the chapter ↗ Asset Status</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[C]</strong></td><td>Show/hide inactive assets</td><td>When this <a href="../../preface/user-interface-elements#switches">↗ switch</a> is activated: Inactive assets are displayed<br>When this switch is deactivated: Inactive assets are hidden<br><br>You can find more information about this function in the chapter <a href="assets/asset-status-active-inactive-unmonitored-assets">-> Monitor Assets</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>[D]</strong></td><td>Show/hide unmonitored assets</td><td>When this<a href="../../preface/user-interface-elements#switches"> ↗ switch</a> is activated: Inactive assets are displayed<br>When this switch is deactivated: Inactive assets are hidden<br><br>You can find more information about this function in the chapter <a href="assets/asset-status-active-inactive-unmonitored-assets">↗ Asset Status</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>[E]</strong></td><td>Hide "Unmonitored" tag</td><td>Hides the "Unmonitored" status tag in the table without hiding the corresponding assets.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[F]</strong></td><td>Switch between geographical sorting and functional sorting</td><td>This menu item allows you to choose whether you want to sort assets geographically or functionally.<br><br><a href="assets/structuring-assets">↗ Learn more about sorting assets</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>[G]</strong></td><td>Column configuration</td><td>Opens the menu for individual customization of the displayed columns.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[H]</strong></td><td>Archive</td><td>Click here to display <a href="assets/archive-assets">↗ archived assets</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[I]</strong></td><td>Search</td><td>Opens the search function for assets.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[J]</strong></td><td>Create new asset</td><td>Allows you to <a href="assets/create-assets">↗ create a new asset</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<div data-full-width="true"><figure><img src="https://3489494878-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9GvUpaatBiReR43XFSMg%2Fuploads%2FZgX8cBa3IeaBTFxwb7X4%2F0580EFBF-CDCC-46CD-9811-E2A59407A978.png?alt=media&#x26;token=4f2717f5-87e5-443d-a3a5-b7f25c284179" alt=""><figcaption><p>Fig. 2 – The Asset Menu (Details)</p></figcaption></figure></div>

<table data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th width="64.73332722981775"></th><th width="242.199951171875"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>[I]</strong></td><td>Name</td><td>This column displays the name of the asset.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[J]</strong></td><td>Expand subordinate assets</td><td>Assets with this symbol contain other, subordinate assets. Click on the symbol to expand the asset and display subordinate assets/folders.<br><br>The red circle indicates that one of the subordinate assets has an alarm.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[K]</strong></td><td>Single asset</td><td>A single asset without a subordinate asset</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[L]</strong></td><td>GAI</td><td>Click on this field to display the <a href="../../preface/glossary#gai">↗ GAI</a> and other information about the respective asset</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[M]</strong></td><td>Building</td><td>Indicates that the corresponding asset is a building.<br>Buildings are assets to which a <a href="../platform/bim">↗ BIM</a> model is assigned</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[N]</strong></td><td>Floor</td><td>Indicates that the corresponding asset is a floor.<br><br>Floors are assets with special properties.<br><a href="../platform/map-and-floor/floor">↗ Learn more in the Floors chapter</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>[O]</strong></td><td>Tags</td><td>This column displays the name of the asset.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[P]</strong></td><td>Display more tags</td><td>Indicates whether and how many other tags are available for the respective asset. Click to expand the other tags</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[Q]</strong></td><td>Tickets</td><td>Indicates whether tickets are present for this asset</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[R]</strong></td><td>Alarm</td><td>Displays present alarms for this asset</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[S]</strong></td><td>Status</td><td>Displays the status of the asset</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[T]</strong></td><td>Asset Type</td><td>Displays the type of the respective asset</td></tr></tbody></table>


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