Asset Category Attributes

Note: this blog is superseded by Class and Class Attributes in R11 available in Spring 2018.

Asset Category and Sub-Category

Asset category and sub-category are used to organize assets and configuration items in Calem. Inside a sub-category, you may organize assets into asset groups. For example, you have defined an asset group "F150-Trucks" which represents all your model F-150 trucks. You can define a category "Vehicle" and sub-category "Vehicle.Truck" which represents all trucks in your system.

Other samples of sub-categories for category "Hardware" include: 

• Hardware.Server 
• Hardware.PC 
• Hardware.Printer 

Category attributes are sets of fields. They can be associated with asset categories and sub-categories. Category attributes allow Calem to support assets or configuration items of varied attributes. For instance, a computer server has attributes of operating system, CPU and memory; a tire has tread depth and other technical attributes. They can all be defined and managed in Calem:

• First of all, define asset categories and sub-categories for assets or configuration items. For instance, "Vehicle" and "Vehicle.Truck" are identified to manage trucks.
• Next, identify attributes at category and sub-category levels. For instance, each vehicle has license and state, these attributes will be defined at category level. Truck has number of axles which should be defined at its sub-category level.
• Next, create category attributes for "Vehicle" and "Vehicle.Truck" and assign them to asset categories and sub-categories respectively.
• Finally, define custom screens based on sub-categories.

See Admin Guide for more information about category attributes and screen customization.

Here are some screenshots:

• ​Sub-categories (menu path:  Asset module | Sub-categories)
• Category attributes (menu path:  Admin module | Data Design | Category Attributes)

Sub-categories:

​Category attributes: