CSS Asset Form Field Definitions

Overview

This article explains the use and purpose of each of the fields (called "Attributes") of the CMS Asset Form. 

 

Description

CMS Asset form field definitions
Name of Attribute Purpose
Name ITS Sticker number (green tag). 
Supplier Where the asset was purchased from
Product Model The product model of the asset
Service Tag Generally the Dell service tag, or another unique identifier meaningful to the vendor
Serial Number Serial Number. In the case of Dell PCs, the Express Service Code. 
PCTID The Penn College asset number (blue tag). Used for reporting to Financial Operations. 
Status

The current state of the Asset

On Order - item has been purchased, but not yet unboxed and stickered.

Inventory - Item is unboxed and stickered, but not in active use AND less than 5 years old. 

Active - Item is actively being used.

Retired - Item is unboxed and stickered, but not in active use AND 5 years old or more. These items are awaiting disposal.

Disposed - This item has been junked. Taken by our auction house, sold, or otherwise disposed of. 

Location The building containing the asset
Location room

The room containing the asset

Format for import: (BuildingCode) Building Name (Room: RoomNumber) e.g. (LEC) Lifelong Education Center (Room: A137)
Maintenance Window Allows restrictions on time during which changes can be applied to assets within the ITS Ticketing System. All academic PCs should have the "Academic Image Maintenance Window" applied. 
Owner

The person OUTSIDE ITS best suited to make decisions about this Asset.

Academic assets - The Dean or Assistant Dean in charge of the area, otherwise the area director. 

Administrative assets - the direct user of that machine, or the area director if this asset is special use or used my many people. 

Format for Import: FirstName LastName <username@pct.edu> e.g. Jane Doe <jxd1@pct.edu>
Owning Acct/Dept The department this asset is assigned to. 
Parent Asset Operational dependency between one asset and another. The asset you are editing relies on the asset in this field to work. 
Requesting Acct/Dept The department that initiated the purchase of this device - Typically ITS. This is the department in charge of maintaining the asset. 
Requester The individual within the requesting department best suited to making decisions about this asset. 
Acquisition date The date the PC was purchased
PO The MyColleage purchase order number of the Asset
Purchase Cost The total cost of the asset and any accompanying peripherals
Usage Type

The original budget the asset was purchased out of

Academic - This was purchased using student lab fees. Used for teaching and learning. 

Administrative - This was purchased out of administrative operational budgets. Used for administrative departments and faculty office PCs.

Note: Administrative assets can be transferred to academic use, but academic assets should not be transferred to administrative use without the approval of the asset's Requestor.
Last Inventory Date The last time the physical location of the asset was confirmed. 
Expected replacement date The approximate date the asset is expected to reach the end of its useful life and will be replaced or disposed of. 
External ID Generally the same as the name of the asset. This is a unique identifier used for matching assets with rows on an import spreadsheet.   
Attachments Any files associated with the asset. The standard limit on an attachment in TDX is 4MB.