Asset Fields

The Scanner Generator provides several predefined standard field types that indicate to which hardware field the asset field is mapped.

  • The following table lists the special standard asset fields:

    Note It is strongly recommended to include these fields in your list of asset fields.

    Field Description
    Description

    Can be configured to contain a brief description of the machine being scanned.

    Default: Combination type. It combines information from several hardware and asset fields.

    When loading data from scans into the analysis tools (Analysis Workbench and Viewer), the contents of the Description field are displayed for each scan file to help identify it.

    Asset Tag

    Contains a unique identifier for the machine being scanned. It is normally populated from a sequence of hardware fields such as MAC Address, Serial Number or Asset tag.

    The asset number entered in this field is used to name the off-site scan file.

  • The following table lists other standard field types that indicate to which hardware field an asset field is mapped:

    Field Description Hardware Field in Scan File
    Asset Tag The Asset Tag field contains a unique identifier for the machine. hwAssetTag
    Automatic Asset Fields

    These asset data fields can be automatically populated from data extracted from text files, the Windows registry/WMI or environment variables.

    You can configure up to 56 automatic fields, which can then be used in the calculation of derived or calculated fields.

    hwAssetAutomatic1..56
    Bar Code For machines with bar codes on them, use this field to allow the bar code to be entered or stored hwAssetBarCode
    Building Identified the building containing the machine hwAssetBuilding
    Business Unit Name of business unit hwAssetBusinessUnit
    Cellphone Number Cell/Mobile phone number of user. hwAssetCellphoneNumber
    Cost Center Cost center description or code hwAssetCostCenter
    Department Department description or code hwAssetDepartment
    Device Type Device type of the machine (Server, Notebook, Tower and so on) hwAssetDeviceType
    Division Division description or code hwAssetDivision
    Employee ID Employee ID as used in the organization. hwAssetEmployeeID
    First Name First name of user hwAssetUserFirstName
    Floor The floor on which the machine is located hwAssetFloor
    Full Name Full name of user hwAssetFullName
    Job Title Job title of user hwAssetUserJobTitle
    Last Name Last name of user hwAssetUserLastName
    Machine Make Make or Manufacturer of the machine hwAssetMachineMake
    Machine Model Model of the machine. This data can be populated from SMBIOS using a Sequence Field on machines supporting SMBIOS. hwAssetMachineModel
    Office Location Location of the office - normally a combination of country and city hwAssetOfficeLocation
    Printer Asset Tag Asset tag of a local printer attached to the machine, if any hwAssetPrinterAssetTag
    Printer Description Description of a local printer attached to the machine, if any hwAssetPrinterDescription
    Room Description, name or number of the room containing the machine hwAssetRoom
    Section Section description or code hwAssetSection
    Telephone Extension Internal telephone extension hwAssetTelephoneExtension
    Telephone Number Full direct telephone number of user hwAssetTelephoneNumber
    User Field User-defined fields. You can configure up to 30 User fields. hwAssetUserField1..30