User manual
The AssetCenter manual
Everything from creating your account to running the settings pages, written for the people using AssetCenter day to day.
Introduction
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Welcome to AssetCenter
What AssetCenter does, how the unified timeline and dashboard fit together, and how to use this manual.
The sign up process
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Create an account
Register your organization, sign in for the first time, and know what to set up next.
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The plans
What each AssetCenter plan includes, and how to start a trial or subscribe from inside the app.
Navigating the app
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The main menu
Open the main menu, search for any record, and jump between the main pages with the keyboard.
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Custom categories
Create the asset and subscription categories your records are grouped by, and set their end of life, useful life and notification rules.
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Custom category fields
Extend a category with your own fields, such as odometer readings or account PINs, and mark them required.
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The dashboard
A card-by-card tour of the home page: key metrics, to-dos, charts, expirations and recent activity.
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Mobile app
Install AssetCenter on a phone or tablet home screen using PWA mode, including step-by-step iPhone directions.
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Tips and tricks
Keyboard shortcuts for the main menu, the main pages, and entering today's date on any date field.
Adding new
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Adding assets
Record a new asset: its details and category, how it was acquired, whether it is a component of another asset, and its warranty.
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Adding subscriptions
Record a new subscription and choose its billing type: recurring subscription, lifetime purchase or free.
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Adding people
Record a new person, and mark them as external when they do not belong to your organization.
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Adding locations
Record a new location, set its type, and mark it temporary when it has an end date.
Managing existing
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Managing assets
The asset record: overview, current assignments, the lifecycle timeline, and everything under the actions button.
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Managing subscriptions
The subscription record: overview, current assignments, the timeline, and everything under the actions button.
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Managing people
The person record: overview, current assignments, the timeline, and everything under the actions button.
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Managing locations
The location record: overview, current assignments, spaces, the timeline, and everything under the actions button.
Settings
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Organization
Manage the organization itself: its name and logo, the sign-in method and SSO, exporting your data, and deleting the organization.
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Users
Invite and manage the users in your organization, and set admin rights and granular user permissions.
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Plan and billing
See which plan you are on, how much of it you are using, change plans, and download your invoices.
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Bulk import
Import assets, subscriptions, locations and people from the Excel templates, including custom fields.
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Asset categories
The first setup step: create the asset categories that everything else in AssetCenter hangs off.
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Asset events
The acquisition, lifecycle, decommission and condition events that ship with AssetCenter, and how to customize them.
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Subscription categories
Create the subscription categories you need before any subscriptions can be added.