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2. Click the plus button on the top right of the page.
3. This is what appears:
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Tooltips appear when you hover over certain fields, such as propagate location to root?
Toggle “Asset” or “Area” to select the entity type. If you choose “Area,” you will be able to define a geofence for assets of this type.
4. This is what the attributes section looks like:
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5. This is what the controls section looks like:
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6. This is what the categorize section looks like:
7. When done filling out the information, click the create button at the bottom of the page.
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Required values
Value | Definition |
ID | The area asset type’s unique ID |
Name | The asset type’s name |
Groups | The groups the asset type belongs to |
Optional values
Value | Definition |
Icon | Please select one from our icon library or upload an image |
Description | The asset type’s description |
Children | Other related asset types can be added as children of this parent asset type |
Default History View | There are different view settings for the asset type’s data history |
Device Type | The device used for the assets with this type (e.g., NimbeLink) |
Propagate location to root? | If checked, the location updates the asset and roots |
Show location on root? | If checked, assets of this type display on maps |
Store updates on root? | If checked, the updates for an asset of this type only update for the root asset and its history |
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3. Here is an asset type example:
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4. You can edit, clone, or delete the asset type by selecting the respective icon on the top right of the page:
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