KACE as a Service 7.1 - Administrator Guide

Log in to the K1000 Administrator Console, http://K1000_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information.

On the left navigation bar, click Assets, then click Locations.

Display the Location Detail page by doing one of the following:

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Click the name of a location.

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Select Choose Action > New.

Provide the following information about the location: Subtype, Name (required), Description, Web site, Address, Locale, and Phone Number.

Click Save.

Customize location fields

You can rename, create, and delete fields on the Location Detail page, as needed.

Go to the Location Detail page:

On the left navigation bar, click Assets, then click Locations.

Display the Location Detail page by doing one of the following:

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Click the name of a location.

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Select Choose Action > New.

Specify location subtypes, if needed.

In the Subtypes section, click Add Subtype.

The Location Asset Subtype Detail page appears. The Inherited Fields section shows fields that are available to the Asset Subtype because they have been added to the Asset Type.

On the Location Asset Subtype Detail page that appears, review, and edit the following options, as needed:

Options	Description
Name	The name of the Location Subtype. This name appears in the list on the Location Detail page.
Default	Indicates whether to use the Location Subtype as the default for new locations. If you select this check box, new locations are automatically assigned to this Asset Subtype. You can change this setting any time.
Inherited Fields	This section displays the default location fields. You cannot make any changes to this section.
Subtype Fields	Add any fields that are specific to this Subtype, as needed. To add a field, click , and specify the required information.

Click Save.

If you want the locations to use barcodes, specify one or more tags in the Barcode Tags area.

Any locations that you create going forward will have the barcode tags available for configuration. For example, if you specify a Corporate Tag and a Dell Location Tag, barcodes identified with these two tags will be available for selection in on the Location Detail page, when you create or edit a location.

To add a barcode, click

, type the barcode name, and click Save.

Specify additional location fields, as needed.

To add a field, in the Asset Fields area, click

Provide the following information for each new field:

The values that appear in fields that contain lists of values. This field is enabled when you select Single Select or Multiple Select from the Type drop-down list. If you select Single Select or Multiple Select, you must enter at least one value in this field. To use multiple values, separate each value with a comma.

Required

Indicates whether the field is mandatory or optional. If this check box is selected, users must enter a value in the field when creating assets of the selected type.

Type

The type of field. Field types include:

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Attachment: Enables users to add attachments to the asset.

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Currency: Used for monetary values.

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Software Catalog: Enables users to associate the asset with an application in the Software Catalog.

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Date: Used for calendar information.

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Label: Enables users to associate a label with the asset.

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Link: Used for Internet links. Links must be valid URLs, such as http://quest.com.

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Multiple Select: Displays a list where multiple values can be selected. The maximum length for each value is 255 characters.

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Notes: Used for additional information.

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Number: Used for numerical values expressed as whole numbers.

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Parent: Enables the asset to point to the same type of asset in a parent-child relationship. For example, you might allow Location types to have a Parent connection, allowing New York to point to a North America location. This can then be used in the reporting system to show all assets in North America.

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Single Select: Displays a value list where only a single value can be selected. The maximum length for each value is 255 characters.

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Text: Used for additional text. The maximum length is 255 characters.

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Timestamp: Used to add a day and time to the record.

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User: Used to associate user records with an asset.

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Assets Asset Type: Used to specify relationships among Asset Types.

Click Save.