Add new assets to the asset tree

Once you have the Asset Inventory scanning result, you can add new assets from the scanning result to the asset tree. You must enter Design mode to add new assets to the asset tree.
To add new assets to the asset tree
  1. On the
    Devices
     tab in the
    Asset Inventory
     window, select the
    Add
    option.
  2. Click the
    SYNC
    button.
    TIP:
    Clicking the
    SYNC
    button doesn't add any new assets to the asset tree. It identifies assets in the scanning result that are new compared to assets on the asset tree.
    Make sure you are in design mode to proceed.
    After clicking the
    SYNC
    button, assets on the
    Devices
    tab that:
    • exist in the asset tree with the same properties appear dimmed. The check boxes before them are automatically selected.
    • exist in the asset tree with different properties appear dimmed. The check boxes before them are automatically selected. You can update these assets with different properties using the
      Update
      option.
    • don't exist in the asset tree can be added to the asset tree. The check boxes before the new assets are available.
  3. Select the check boxes before the assets you want to add to the asset tree. Click Asset Inventory add on the toolbar. The
    Asset Inventory Add Asset Wizard
     dialog box opens.
  4. In the
    Asset Inventory Add Asset Wizard - Step 1 of 4
     dialog box, enter the required information before proceeding.
    • (Required)
      Asset Type
      Click in the
      Asset Type
       field and click the browse button Asset Inventory Add Asset Wizard - browse button. In the
      Select Asset Type
       dialog box, select the asset type. Click
      Select
      .
      TIP:
      Device assets that can be mapped to the corresponding asset type have the
      Asset Type
       field automatically filled. Otherwise, the
      Asset Type
       field is empty.
    • (Optional)
      Asset Name
      Click in the
      Asset Name
       field and type the asset name. The name must be unique within the parent container. That is, you can have two devices with the same name in the asset tree, they just can't be in the same container.
      TIP:
      You can leave the
      Asset Name
       field blank. FactoryTalk AssetCentre automatically creates the asset name according to the asset type appended with a number (like
      _2
      ).
    • (Required)
      Asset Location
      Click in the
      Asset Location
       field and click the browse button Asset Inventory Add Asset Wizard - browse button. In the
      Select Asset Location
       dialog box, select the node on the asset tree or click the
      Add New Container
       button to create a new generic container. Click
      Select
      .
      TIP:
      The level an asset is added to the asset tree depends on which node you select in the asset tree structure. By default, the asset is added in the root. If you select a container, the asset is added to the container. If you select a non-container asset, the asset is added to the structure at the same level as other assets.
      After
      Asset Type
       and
      Asset Location
       are specified, click
      Next.
      TIP:
      You cannot proceed to the next step without specifying
      Asset Type
       and
      Asset Location
      .
  5. In the
    Asset Inventory Add Asset Wizard - Step 2 of 4
     dialog box, review the details of the new assets that will be updated to the asset tree. Click
    Start
    .
    TIP:
    To return to
    Asset Inventory Add Asset Wizard - Step 1 of 4
    to modify the asset type, name, or location, click
    Back
    .
  6. In the
    Asset Inventory Add Asset Wizard - Step 3 of 4
     dialog box, a progress bar is shown while the adding operation is in process. If you want to cancel the operation, click
    Cancel
    . Usually, this step takes a very short amount of time unless you are adding a large amount of assets.
  7. When the adding process is complete, you can see result of the adding operation in the
    Asset Inventory Add Asset Wizard - Step 4 of 4
     dialog box. Click
    Finish
    .
    To export the result, click
    Export
    to save the result as a .csv or .txt file.
    Assets added to the asset tree appear dimmed on the
    Devices
    tab with check boxes selected before them.
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