Asset Register

An Asset Register is a list of Assets or Configuration Items (CIs) that includes their ownership and value. The Asset Register is maintained by Asset Management, which is a subledger of the general ledger. Assets managed in the general ledger should link to CIs managed in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) to have the ability to track and trace the true status of an item using the fixed asset ID.

Related terms

Asset
Capital item
Configuration Item (CI)
Configuration Management
Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
Configuration Management System (CMS)
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
Service desk