Net Value Simulation

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Service Management's Net Value Simulation feature offers a future value simulation of fixed assets based on the available data, and also predicts the net value trends in a graphical manner. In addition, you can filter the devices, infrastructures, and licenses based on the available fields to sharpen your simulation.

The Net Value Simulation feature can be applied to various scenarios. The following are two examples:

A data center manager can find out the net values of missing or stolen assets in the data center.

An IT agent can decide when and whether a device can retire based on the financial policy. For example, a high-end server can retire when its net value is less than 100 US dollars.

User interface elements

For details of the user interface (UI) elements, read the following:

Left panel

The left panel includes the following elements.

Services bar option	Description
Simulation criteria	Select the fixed asset type(s) on which the simulation will run: Devices Infrastructure & Peripheral Licenses Click the Filter button in each fixed asset type to select the simulation criteria. This narrows the simulation scope.
Run simulation by	Select DATE or VALUE based on the simulation that you want to view. For more information about these options, see How to run and view net value simulation.
Run simulation	Click Run simulation to run the net value simulation.

Services bar option

Description

Simulation criteria

Select the fixed asset type(s) on which the simulation will run:

Devices
Infrastructure & Peripheral
Licenses

Click the Filter Filter button in each fixed asset type to select the simulation criteria. This narrows the simulation scope.

Run simulation by

Select DATE or VALUE based on the simulation that you want to view.

For more information about these options, see How to run and view net value simulation.

Run simulation

Click Run simulation to run the net value simulation.

Right panel

The right panel displays a result table of the net value simulation. The following table includes details of the UI elements.

UI	Description
Title	The title of the simulation table shows the following: The number of assets that meet the criteria The total net value of the displayed assets The date that is specified (when DATE is selected in the Run simulation by field)
Columns	Click to select the columns that you want to view in the result table.
Export to CSV	Click to export the data to a CSV file.

Description

Title

The title of the simulation table shows the following:

The number of assets that meet the criteria
The total net value of the displayed assets
The date that is specified (when DATE is selected in the Run simulation by field)

Columns

Click to select the columns that you want to view in the result table.

Export to CSV

Click to export the data to a CSV file.

By default, the following columns will be displayed in the result table. You can add or remove columns from the table by clicking Columns.

Column	Description
Id	ID of the selected asset. Click the ID to open the selected fixed asset record.
Asset tag	Tag of the selected asset.
Cost center	Cost center of the selected asset.
Location	Location of the selected asset.
Depreciation scheme	Scheme specifying how the asset model is depreciated, such as linear, geometric, or sum of digits.
Depreciation rate	Rate of depreciation. Note Depreciation rate is available only when the depreciation scheme for the selected record is Geometric.
Depreciation duration	Time duration (in months) that is specified for the asset depreciation. No simulation will be run outside of this range.
Net value	Current net value of the selected asset.
Simulated net value	Predicted value of the selected asset that meet the criteria. Click the value to view a graphical net value trend of the selected asset. For more information on how to run net value simulation, see How to run and view net value simulation.
Simulated date	Date when the fixed asset record meets the criteria for the first time. Available when: VALUE is selected in the Run simulation by field.