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Asset typically is a thing in the real world that is the subject of inspection and is characterized by a name, a set of properties and type.

An Asset is linked to a Checklist and can be found under a particular Location in Azenzus data structure.

User

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guide

Select a Location within an Inspection to view relevant Assets.

Tap Press anywhere in the middle of a Location row to open the list of Assets assigned to this the selected Location.

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Data

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structure

Asset resides under Location in our data structure.

There shall be at least one and, most likely, there will be multiple Assets inside a single Location.

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Properties

List of Assets can be represented as a worksheet in Excel, and the Properties as the column headers in that worksheet.

All Assets Each Asset inside an Inspection will have similar property types, but with differing valuescan have an individual set of properties.

These different property values identify an Asset and provide information about each unique Asset.

For example, an Assetcan have an External Id, Tag, Name , GPS Coordinates, Serial Number properties, which will be different for every individual Asset.

Each Asset should at least have such properties:

  • External Id

  • Name

  • Type

  • Inspection type: is not visible in Azenzus Inspection Manager, but is mandatory in Excel sheet for import.

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For example, a safety inspection of electrical equipment in an office will contain Assets with types such as: Computer, Printer, Heating appliance, HVAC, Copy machine, Vending machine, Coffee machine. The Inspection type defines what kind of Checklist should be used (e.g. Visual inspection checklist, Detailed inspection checklist, Function test checklist) as it might affect which questions shall be asked.

Azenzus Inspection Manager allows structuring Properties of an Asset into Groups in order to simplify information review. For example, one Asset can have a group titled Identification, with the properties Tag, External Id, Serial Number, which will then be rendered on the screen as a block of properties with block name Identification.

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In Azenzus Inspection Manager, this In Azenzus Inspection Manager, the same information will be presented the following way:

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Edit Asset

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properties in Azenzus Inspection Manager

Select a Location → click on the Location row to open the list of relevant Assets.

Press the triangle button next to a selected Asset to expand and view its properties.

Double-click on the property field / press the pencil icon to edit a property.
The newly entered property / information is saved immediately.

Tip

Property values edited in Inspection Manager will become visible in Inspection App only after synchronizationsynchronisation.

Info

Maximum length of a property field is 5000 characters.

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Edit Asset

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properties in Azenzus Inspection App

Tap triangle button next to a Location to open the list of relevant Assets.

Tap in the middle of the Asset row to open its properties.

Tap on a property field to edit. Press “Enter” on your mobile device keyboard to save changes.

Tip

Property values edited in Inspection App will become visible in Inspection Manager only after synchronizationsynchronisation.

Info

Maximum length of a property field is 5000 characters.

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Configure Asset

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properties

There is an option to customize configure which specific Asset properties will be displayed in the list of Assets either on a mobile device screen in the Inspection App or on the web interface in Inspection Manager.

Note

Configuration is only possible via Azenzus Inspection Manager web interface.

Info

The properties display in the Inspection App is replicated from the Inspection Manager.
Visit Properties Configuration to learn how.

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Learn how to Configure Visible Title & Summary Properties.

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Attachments

It is possible to attach documents and image files of various formats to an Asset.
Visit Attachments to learn more.

It is a good practice to capture photos of an Asset during the inspection, as it may later serve as additional verification source for Asset data/confirms inspection of the correct Asset. The suggested list of photos that shall be taken for every Asset is:

  • general picture of an Asset

  • picture of the tag/identification plate (if any)

  • picture of a nameplate with a serial number, OEM info, etc.

  • additional pictures of the infrastructure related to the Asset (pipes, cables, insulation, switches, etc.).

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