Defining an Asset Type

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to create an Asset Type in SAP Fieldglass.

Asset Types

The Asset Type allows you to create a list of company-issued property that is distributed to contingent and SOW workers such as badges and laptops.

Asset types allow you to keep track of company assets that are distributed to workers, such as laptops, mobile devices, or any company-owned equipment that is required for the worker to perform their duties.

If Assets are assigned to a worker, they appear on the Rates & Assets tab of the worker's record. Users can manually add assets to workers by selecting ‘+Add Assets’ from the ‘Rates & Assets’ tab on the worker record.

The Worker Assets section of the Rates & Assets tab of a work order showing the assets assigned to the worker: Keyboard & Mouse, Monitor, ID Badge, and Laptop.

Navigating the Asset Type Admin Object

Worker section of the Admin Menu, the Asset Type selection is highlighted.

1	To view a list of asset types associated to the tenant, select Asset Types from the Worker section of the admin menu.

Asset Type List page

By selecting Asset Type within the admin menu, the page will display a list of company-issued property that can be assigned to Workers.

2	The headcount for Workers who have this asset type assigned to their account. The numbers in this column are selectable and will take you directly to the page listing the workers who were assigned that asset.
3	To view the details of an asset type, select an appropriate link in the Code column.

Asset Type Details page

An asset type record requires few characteristics: just the asset’s code, name, and an optional description. Since it is a data object that is used primarily to establish associations, the associations tree displays the important information about the asset. In this case, the Workers tile links to the page listing the workers who were assigned that asset.

Laptop Details page listing the Code, Name, and description of the laptop asset.

Create an Asset Type

WorkingNet Networking Inc., a global manufacturer of data networking equipment, provided their contingent worker Joe with a cell-enable tablet. The tablet was assigned an Asset Type so that SAP Fieldglass could track its allocation to Joe.

Here’s how you would create and assign the Asset Type to the tablet assigned to Joe.

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Summary

Asset Types are used to track assets issued to contingent and SOW workers.

Key Points:

Manual Addition: Users can manually add assets to workers through the 'Rates & Assets' tab on the worker record.
Navigation: View and manage asset types from the Worker section of the admin menu.
Asset Type List Page: Displays a list of company-issued property, including the headcount of workers assigned each asset.
Asset Type Details: The asset type record includes code, name, and optionally a description, with an associations tree for detailed Worker links.

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