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Assign Locations to an Asset

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You can assign a location in the Buildings hierarchy to a VertiGIS FM Maintenance asset (like a device or vehicle) to document its current and past locations.

Assign a Current Location to an Asset

You can assign a location to an asset in the Locations section of the asset's page.

To Assign a Location to a Device

1.Navigate to the details page (for example, the device details page or vehicle details page) for the asset you want to assign to a location.

2.In the Location section, click the Assign Location (icon-device-assign-location-icon) icon.

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3.Click the arrow in the Location text box.

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4.Select a location from the list of locations and click Apply.

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You can filter the selectable locations by typing in the Filter, Number, Name, or State text boxes.

5.In the From field, click the calendar icon (icon-calendar) and select the date the asset will be in the selected location. By default, today's date is entered.

6.Optionally, enter a comment in the Comment text box.

7.Click Save and close.

The Locations section now lists the asset's new location.

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Device Location

Additional locations can be assigned as long as the From date does not conflict with the existing location's date. The existing location programmatically inherits a date in the Until column that is one day prior to the new location's From date.

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Updated Device Location

Changing a Location Assignment

You can repeat the location assignment procedure above to update the location assignment of a device that already has one, as long as the device

has not already been counted during a stocktake.

was not added to the system via CAD import.

Cancel Location Assignment

To cancel a location assignment, select the location in the table and click the Clear Last Assignment (icon-cancel-assignment) icon.

In the form that opens, you can set a date to end the location assignment in the Until box. When you click Save and Close, the date is indicated in the Until column.

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Cancel Location Form

You cannot cancel the location of an asset that was imported into VertiGIS FM with a CAD file.

Remove a Location

Delete a asset's current location assignment without assigning a new one by selecting it in the table and clicking the Delete (icon-delete) icon.

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Delete Location Button

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