# Generate QR Codes

You can generate a unique QR code for each asset.

Users can scan the QR code with their smartphone and are then taken directly to the corresponding asset in BuildingPro Suites via a link.

Prerequisites:

* Users have an BuildingPro Suites account and valid login credentials
* Users have sufficient permissions to access the asset

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**Caution!** QR codes are not intended for use by the general public and building users. Only BuildingPro Suites users should be able to see and scan QR codes.
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QR codes should not be confused with [-> AR codes](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/platform/additional-features/augmented-reality)
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Generating QR codes does not cost any Infravolts.
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### Use Case

#### Give Specialists Quick Access to Information

<figure><img src="https://3489494878-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9GvUpaatBiReR43XFSMg%2Fuploads%2FNoskiXEdTLd2ZuR4eot7%2F88ACBC5D-0CB6-4F47-9804-A5879006D0AE.png?alt=media&#x26;token=53d33e3c-c185-4b15-9158-2785763ab7fd" alt=""><figcaption><p>Fig. 1 – A printed QR code in a control cabinet</p></figcaption></figure>

1. You generate a QR code for an asset
2. The QR code is saved as an image file (.png) on your computer
3. You print the code
4. You attach the printed QR code to a device that exists as an asset in BuildingPro Suites
5. A specialist who is performing maintenance on the device scans the printed QR code with a smartphone
6. The specialist is taken to the "Asset Details" of the corresponding asset
7. The specialist can access relevant information, e.g., open tickets, attached documents, links, etc.

<figure><img src="https://3489494878-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9GvUpaatBiReR43XFSMg%2Fuploads%2Fea2jQFWxhDKNEGINkcLL%2F174BD8AC-9EFB-4F76-B637-C43B957A8C99.png?alt=media&#x26;token=edd0a0d1-e2b8-4d03-b4da-ca944266b5cb" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>Fig. 2 – The asset details on a smartphone.<br>The asset details are opened after the QR code has been scanned</p></figcaption></figure>

### Generate a QR Code

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1. Open the [-> Asset Details](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/mandatory-base/assets/asset-details) of the asset for which you want to configure a QR code
2. Make sure you are in the **General \[A]** tab
3. Click on **QR Code \[B]**

   ▷ The QR code is downloaded as an image file (.png)