Device Assets Without Inventory

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This page lists those computer assets whose Linked inventory column is blank. In other words, a specific asset has not yet been linked to any inventory device (for example, the asset record may have been manually added). You can select the check box next to an asset you need, click Open, and use the Linked inventory field to link it to a device: the asset will be moved to the Device Assets page.

Tip:

Where possible, include the hardware serial number when you manually create an asset record. Later, when inventory is imported (by default, nightly) and it includes a device with the matching serial number, that inventory device is automatically linked to the asset record during the reconciliation processing. Without the serial number in the asset record, or if the matching serial number cannot be found in imported inventory, the asset cannot be linked automatically. If this is the case, you may link the asset manually to the inventory device (open the asset properties, and in the General tab, use the Linked inventory search control).
Any custom properties that you have added for this object are also available through the column chooser. Like other properties, you can also use these properties for filtering and grouping records on this page.
The Save view as feature of FlexNet Manager Suite enables you to create customized management views of a page by saving the applied user interface settings. For more information, see Creating Saved Views.

The table includes the following columns.

Column	Comments
Acquisition mode	How your enterprise acquired the asset \(purchased, leased, rented, or on loan from another entity\). Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Asset tag	The company-specific identification code assigned to this asset. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Asset type	The kind of tangible asset, either as a type of inventory device \(`Laptop`, `Mobile Device`, `Server`, or `Workstation`\), or one of several other types of non-device assets. The Asset type value is editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Assigned user	Depending on corporate policy, may be the owner of the asset; or may reflect an end-user name assigned to the physical inventory device that is linked to the asset record. Editable in the Assigned field in the Ownership tab of the asset properties.
Calculated user	Copied from the inventory item linked to this asset record, this is the user most often logged on to the device in the last ten inventory collections. Not editable: a read-only copy from the inventory device.
Category	The category chosen for this asset. Selectable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Charges amount \(_currency_\)	Periodic costs \(such as maintenance or rental\) incurred for this asset. Depending on the adjacent Charges frequency setting, may instead represent a lump-sum payment. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Charges frequency	How often the charges for this asset are applied. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Corporate unit, Cost center, or Location	The name of the related enterprise group. Selectable in the Ownership tab of the contract properties.
Current value \(_currency_\)	The value most recently assigned to this asset. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Delivery date	The date the asset arrived or was first used. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Depreciation method	`Straight Line` or `Residual Value`, as the rule for calculating value depreciation over the useful life of the asset.
Depreciation period	The time in years over which the asset is straight-line depreciated. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Depreciation rate	Annual percentage for residual value depreciation calculations. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Disposal date	The date that the asset was disposed of, and left the enterprise. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties \(only when the asset Status is `Retired` or `Disposed`\).
End of warranty	The date when this asset is out of warranty. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Installation date	Date of first use of the asset. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Lease agreement	The title of any lease agreement for this asset. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease buyout \(_currency_\)	Residual cost of purchasing the asset after the lease is completed. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease end date	The date when the lease agreement is due to expire. This date is the earlier of: - The lease End date in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(if you are managing lease dates for individual assets\) - The contract Expiry date in the General tab of the contract properties \(if you are managing common lease dates for many assets through a linked lease contract\) Edit the lease expiry date in either of these ways: - To set a common end date for all assets linked to a single lease contract \(or the ultimatelease end date\), change the Expiry date in the General tab of the contract properties. - To set lease expiry for an individual asset, change the lease End date in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease number	The identifying code for the lease agreement. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease payment \(_currency_\)	Regular amount paid to lease this asset. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease period	How often lease payments fall due. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease price \(_currency_\)	Overall cost of the entire leasing agreement for this asset. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease start date	Commencement date of the lease agreement for this asset. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease termination date	A "termination" date is usually used for an early close of the lease, in contrast to the lease end date or expiry date \(used when the lease runs its full course as originally agreed\). Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease termination reason	The reason for the \(possibly early\) end of the lease agreement. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Linked inventory	The device inventory record that belongs to this asset. An asset is linked to the appropriate inventory record when: - The linking of assets is controlled from a business adapter. - The asset is created first, and the inventory is collected thereafter. The existing asset is linked to the appropriate incoming inventory record based on matching serial numbers. Note, however, that if there are duplicate serial numbers, either on existing unattached asset records or in the incoming stream of inventory devices, the duplicates cannot be resolved, and in this case the linking of asset with inventory device cannot happen automatically. You will need to intervene manually to resolve the duplicate serial numbers. - The asset record is created manually from an existing inventory record from the Inventory Without Assets page. Note: If the inventory record is created before the asset record, FlexNet Manager Suite will recommend a link based on the matching serial number, but the linking needs to be done manually. Linked in the General tab of the asset properties, or can be linked from the General tab of the inventory device properties.
Manufacturer	Who built the machine represented as this asset. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Manufacturer part no	The manufacturer's part number for this device. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Master asset	The parent asset record to which this one is linked. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Model	The manufacturer’s model name or number for this asset. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Name	The name given to identify this asset. Editable in the Name field in the General tab of the asset properties.
Request number	The identifying code for the request that triggered this purchase. Editable in the Ownership tab of the purchase properties.
Resale price \(_currency_\)	Price for which your enterprise sold the asset to a third party. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties \(only when the asset Status is `Retired` or `Disposed`\).
Residual value \(_currency_\)	Projected value of the \(fully-owned\) asset at the end of depreciation. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(only when the Acquisition mode is `Purchased`\).
Retirement date	The date when this asset was withdrawn from service. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties \(only when the asset Status is `Retired` or `Disposed`\).
Retirement reason	What happened when the asset was retired. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties \(only when asset Status is `Retired` or `Disposed`\).
Serial number	The unique identifier for the inventory device linked to this asset record. The manufacturer's serial number \(where it exists\) of the linked inventory device is automatically copied here whenever the linked inventory device is updated. Editable in the Serial number field in the General tab of the asset properties.
Status	Where this asset is within the asset life-cycle. The following options are provided by default \(however additional options may be imported using a business adapter\): - `Disposed` — The asset is no longer held by the enterprise, as it has been sold, given away, thrown out, or destroyed. - `In storage` — The asset has been delivered but has not been installed. - `Installed` — The asset is in active use \(standard operating condition\). - `Other` — Any other status used by your organization to classify an asset. This value does not affect any automated processing. - `Purchased` — The asset has been purchased but not delivered. - `Retired` — The asset has been retired from use, but remains within the enterprise. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Warranty type	The terms of the guarantee on this asset. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Written off value \(_currency_\)	The final value of the asset cleared from the balance sheet. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties \(only when the asset Status is `Retired` or `Disposed`\).

2025 R1.1

**Parent topic:**Hardware Assets

Column	Comments
Acquisition mode	How your enterprise acquired the asset \(purchased, leased, rented, or on loan from another entity\). Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Asset tag	The company-specific identification code assigned to this asset. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Asset type	The kind of tangible asset, either as a type of inventory device \(`Laptop`, `Mobile Device`, `Server`, or `Workstation`\), or one of several other types of non-device assets. The Asset type value is editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Assigned user	Depending on corporate policy, may be the owner of the asset; or may reflect an end-user name assigned to the physical inventory device that is linked to the asset record. Editable in the Assigned field in the Ownership tab of the asset properties.
Calculated user	Copied from the inventory item linked to this asset record, this is the user most often logged on to the device in the last ten inventory collections. Not editable: a read-only copy from the inventory device.
Category	The category chosen for this asset. Selectable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Charges amount \(_currency_\)	Periodic costs \(such as maintenance or rental\) incurred for this asset. Depending on the adjacent Charges frequency setting, may instead represent a lump-sum payment. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Charges frequency	How often the charges for this asset are applied. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Corporate unit, Cost center, or Location	The name of the related enterprise group. Selectable in the Ownership tab of the contract properties.
Current value \(_currency_\)	The value most recently assigned to this asset. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Delivery date	The date the asset arrived or was first used. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Depreciation method	`Straight Line` or `Residual Value`, as the rule for calculating value depreciation over the useful life of the asset.
Depreciation period	The time in years over which the asset is straight-line depreciated. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Depreciation rate	Annual percentage for residual value depreciation calculations. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Disposal date	The date that the asset was disposed of, and left the enterprise. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties \(only when the asset Status is `Retired` or `Disposed`\).
End of warranty	The date when this asset is out of warranty. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Installation date	Date of first use of the asset. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Lease agreement	The title of any lease agreement for this asset. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease buyout \(_currency_\)	Residual cost of purchasing the asset after the lease is completed. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease end date	The date when the lease agreement is due to expire. This date is the earlier of: - The lease End date in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(if you are managing lease dates for individual assets\) - The contract Expiry date in the General tab of the contract properties \(if you are managing common lease dates for many assets through a linked lease contract\) Edit the lease expiry date in either of these ways: - To set a common end date for all assets linked to a single lease contract \(or the ultimatelease end date\), change the Expiry date in the General tab of the contract properties. - To set lease expiry for an individual asset, change the lease End date in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease number	The identifying code for the lease agreement. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease payment \(_currency_\)	Regular amount paid to lease this asset. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease period	How often lease payments fall due. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease price \(_currency_\)	Overall cost of the entire leasing agreement for this asset. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease start date	Commencement date of the lease agreement for this asset. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease termination date	A "termination" date is usually used for an early close of the lease, in contrast to the lease end date or expiry date \(used when the lease runs its full course as originally agreed\). Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Lease termination reason	The reason for the \(possibly early\) end of the lease agreement. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(when the Acquisition mode is `Leased`\).
Linked inventory	The device inventory record that belongs to this asset. An asset is linked to the appropriate inventory record when: - The linking of assets is controlled from a business adapter. - The asset is created first, and the inventory is collected thereafter. The existing asset is linked to the appropriate incoming inventory record based on matching serial numbers. Note, however, that if there are duplicate serial numbers, either on existing unattached asset records or in the incoming stream of inventory devices, the duplicates cannot be resolved, and in this case the linking of asset with inventory device cannot happen automatically. You will need to intervene manually to resolve the duplicate serial numbers. - The asset record is created manually from an existing inventory record from the Inventory Without Assets page. Note: If the inventory record is created before the asset record, FlexNet Manager Suite will recommend a link based on the matching serial number, but the linking needs to be done manually. Linked in the General tab of the asset properties, or can be linked from the General tab of the inventory device properties.
Manufacturer	Who built the machine represented as this asset. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Manufacturer part no	The manufacturer's part number for this device. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Master asset	The parent asset record to which this one is linked. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Model	The manufacturer’s model name or number for this asset. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Name	The name given to identify this asset. Editable in the Name field in the General tab of the asset properties.
Request number	The identifying code for the request that triggered this purchase. Editable in the Ownership tab of the purchase properties.
Resale price \(_currency_\)	Price for which your enterprise sold the asset to a third party. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties \(only when the asset Status is `Retired` or `Disposed`\).
Residual value \(_currency_\)	Projected value of the \(fully-owned\) asset at the end of depreciation. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties \(only when the Acquisition mode is `Purchased`\).
Retirement date	The date when this asset was withdrawn from service. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties \(only when the asset Status is `Retired` or `Disposed`\).
Retirement reason	What happened when the asset was retired. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties \(only when asset Status is `Retired` or `Disposed`\).
Serial number	The unique identifier for the inventory device linked to this asset record. The manufacturer's serial number \(where it exists\) of the linked inventory device is automatically copied here whenever the linked inventory device is updated. Editable in the Serial number field in the General tab of the asset properties.
Status	Where this asset is within the asset life-cycle. The following options are provided by default \(however additional options may be imported using a business adapter\): - `Disposed` — The asset is no longer held by the enterprise, as it has been sold, given away, thrown out, or destroyed. - `In storage` — The asset has been delivered but has not been installed. - `Installed` — The asset is in active use \(standard operating condition\). - `Other` — Any other status used by your organization to classify an asset. This value does not affect any automated processing. - `Purchased` — The asset has been purchased but not delivered. - `Retired` — The asset has been retired from use, but remains within the enterprise. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties.
Warranty type	The terms of the guarantee on this asset. Editable in the Financial tab of the asset properties.
Written off value \(_currency_\)	The final value of the asset cleared from the balance sheet. Editable in the General tab of the asset properties \(only when the asset Status is `Retired` or `Disposed`\).