Introduction
Welcome! In this lesson, we will explore what an asset shows and key actions that can be taken. The goal of this lesson is to guide you through what information an asset can have and what can be done for the asset.
Asset Details
Asset Details is the main tab where you can view all the information in regard to a single asset. It displays all of the asset’s fields and data, methods to locate the asset, and two key connectors to the asset.
Form View
The Form View of an asset is the primary page that displays all information for an asset. The main parts of Asset Details are:
Header: Quick reference information and system functions
Name of the asset
Coordinates (Latitude & Longitude)
These coordinates are used to plot the asset on the Map View
Action Buttons
Street View
View the asset on Google Maps
Find on Map
View the asset on Assets' Map View
Data: Consolidated information and tools for external data
Collapsible Sections for different categories of data
Fields are located within sections
Sidepanel for referential information:
Links
View the asset’s reference web links
Files
View the asset’s reference documents
Street View
The Street View button automatically opens a new weblink to the asset’s coordinates on Google Maps. This is an extremely helpful tool for viewing an asset’s location and its surroundings based on the latest photography from Google’s data. For any assets that need to be seen out in the real world, this button streamlines that experience.
Example: This asset has been included in a large operation for renovations. You want to see where the asset is located and its surrounding environment to make additional decisions for its renovation.
Click on the Street View button to open a new browser link
Find on Map
The Find on Map button can be used to locate the asset within our GIS mapping in Assets. This is an important button that assists in visualizing the asset in relation to other assets within the application. This can provide insight into areas or regions of the map where nearby assets can all be seen at once or it can be used to view the asset and its surrounding geographical information.
Example: The asset is showing signs of degradation on some of its mechanical parts. You want to analyze if the same signs of deterioration are happening to other assets within a near proximity.
Click on the Find on Map button to redirect you to the Map view of Assets, with the asset being the center of your geographical view.
Links
Links are used for directing a user to outside material hyperlinks that lead to external websites, resources, or documents, enabling users to access content beyond the current site or platform. Any individual asset can be customized with its own links giving each asset a unique set of URLs for referential information.
Click on the Links
Enter the URL for external hyperlink
Add a name for the URL
Click Add
Files
The files section is an area that allows for viewing and uploading files that are relevant to this particular work. Similar to links, each asset can contain its own files directly related to the selected asset. Uploading files to an asset allows all viewers to access its referential digital documentation.
Upload a file to the asset by dragging in a file or clicking to upload
View a file by clicking the Name of the file
Download files by clicking on the Action menu of the file
Jobs Table
This tab is used to display existing jobs or work on the current asset, giving users the knowledge of historical or current work being done for the asset. This alleviates the pain of having to open multiple sources to find work connected to the asset. Analyzing, predicting issues, and identifying problems on assets becomes much easier when all of its relevant work history can be viewed in a single place.
Creating Work
When inspecting an asset, you might observe data that prompts a need for project work in the Workflow application in over.vu. If there are no jobs or existing jobs that cover this work, then new work can be created for the asset! You can easily find the project where this work is covered in and create a job within their system and directly connect it to the current asset.
Example: There are data points on your asset that show that it’s not performing to standard or voltages are exceeding normal values. When reviewing the jobs list for an asset, you do not find any scheduled work to review or resolve these out of ordinary results. This prompts you to create work for the asset to investigate.
Click on the action menu and select Create Work
Identify the Project that this work should reside under
Select the type of Job Template that covers the requested work
Click Create Job to create the new work for it
Wrap-Up
Now you know:
Information stored for an Asset
What actions can be taken on an Asset
How Assets connects to Workflow
Check Your Understanding
In this lesson you learned about:
The main components of an Asset
Methods to view an asset’s location
How to create work for an asset
Up Next: Lab: Asset Operations to view an in-app walkthrough of Course 3's content.