Asset Families

Asset Family Collections and Asset Families

Asset Family Collections - An Asset Family Collection is a number of Asset Families that have been grouped together to form a collective unit. This unit is called an Asset Family Collection. You will be able to reference and/or filter this Asset Family Collection on certain reports.

Asset Families - An Asset Family provides different kinds of utility depends on how they are set up in TrackAbout.

1. Asset Families enhance your search capability from the traditional Category, Group and Type asset search. Individual Asset Types or Product Codes can be grouped together to form an Asset Family. The Asset Family can then be chosen in a drop down list to filter a search in a particular report and limit the results to just the assets in a given Asset Family.

2. Asset Families can be developed for the application of business rules. Use Asset Families to determine which products can be used together for different kinds of actions such as Filling, or determine which kinds of assets can be used in coordination with specific Valve Types.

Setting Up Asset Family Collections

Asset Family Collections can be found under Trackabout Config in the Trackabout Menu.

Click Create Collection

Setting Up Asset Families

Choose Asset Families from the Trackabout Config menu.

Click Add New Asset Family

Additional Set Up

Once your Asset Families have been established, they can be used in coordination with other Trackabout Features.

Mapping Valve Types

Associate Valve Types with Asset Families to ensure operators are only allowed to use Valves for particular Products.

Through the Trackabout Menu choose List Valve Types under Trackabout Config.

Click Add New Valve Type

Once you have named the valve and saved the Valve Type. You can now Assign Asset Families to that valve type.

Mapping Tanks/Racks

NOTE : Available only in Compact Framework (CF.NET). If you do not know if your organization is using CF.NET please contact Trackabout Support.