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Configuring Asset Field Settings

ClosedAsset Field Settings Overview

The Viewer can be configured to construct any number of additional read-only named asset fields. These asset fields are constructed based on data collected at scan time. The analysis asset fields defined here are automatically displayed as entries in the Asset Data folder in the Hardware and Configuration tab page.

To configure the asset field extract settings:

  1. From the File menu, select Options, or click the icon. The Viewer Options dialog box is displayed.
  2. Click the Asset Fields tab. This tab contains a pane with five columns:
    • Caption - The caption as specified in the Asset Data page of the Scanner Generator.
    • Field - The number of the Analysis field (1 to 28).
    • Field Type - The type of field to extract the information.
    • Field Data - The source of the field information.
    • Default - Any default value that has been set.
  3. Right-click anywhere in the pane to display a menu with the following options:
    • Add - Adds a new analysis asset field.
    • Edit - Enables you to modify an existing asset field.
    • Remove - Removes an existing asset field from the list.
ClosedAdding an Asset Extract Field

The fields are set up in a manner similar to that found in the Scanner Generator. Five different types of fields can be constructed:

  • Text file Extract

    • Takes data from a plain text file (similar to File Extract Field of Scanner).

  • Ini Field Extract

    • Takes data from an ini file (no equivalent in Scanner).

  • CSV File

    • Takes data from CSV files such as peripheral sheets (allows an external CSV file, containing a list of data associated with asset numbers to be parsed and loaded along side the other data).

  • Environment Field

    • Takes data from environment strings (equivalent to same field in Scanner).

  • Sequence Field

    • Takes data from a sequence of asset fields (equivalent to same field in Scanner).

To add a new asset field extract:

  1. Click the Add button. A New Analysis Asset Field dialog box appears.
  2. In the Field Type group, select the type of field to be extracted.
  3. Use the controls on this page to configure the desired fields.

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