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Registering Your First Asset

With a workspace created, you're ready to register assets. In Computtite, an asset is any piece of equipment, software license, device, or physical item you want to track. Assets are organized into Asset Types — each type defines a set of custom fields that describe that category of asset. If your workspace was created from a template, you already have several asset types ready to use.

Understanding Asset Types and Fields

Before registering an asset, it helps to understand the structure. An asset type (e.g., "Laptops") is a schema definition — it specifies what information you collect for that category. Each field has a type (text, number, date, boolean, select, etc.), optional validation, and optional display formatting. When you register a laptop, you fill in the fields that the "Laptops" type defines.

For example, the default Laptops asset type from the IT Infrastructure template includes fields like: name (required, unique), brand, model, serial number (validated as serial format, unique), operating system, CPU, RAM in GB, storage capacity (displayed as auto-scaled storage units), IP address (validated as IPv4), MAC address for Wi-Fi and Ethernet (validated as MAC format), purchase date, warranty expiration date, plus computed fields like "Days until warranty expires" and "Years since purchase" that update automatically from the date fields.

Registering an Asset

  1. Open the Assets section from the left sidebar.
  2. Select the asset type you want to register under (e.g., Laptops) from the type selector at the top of the asset list.
  3. Click Register asset (or press the keyboard shortcut shown in the toolbar).
  4. The registration form opens, showing all fields defined for that type. Required fields are marked. Fill in as much information as you have — non-required fields can always be updated later.
  5. If your workspace has employees, you can optionally assign the asset to a person directly from the registration form. This creates an assignment record immediately.
  6. Optionally add an asset photo — Computtite supports attaching an image to each asset for visual identification (added in v3).
  7. Click Register to save the asset.

The asset now appears in the asset list for its type. Its fields, assignment status, and any linked licenses are accessible from the asset detail panel by clicking on the row.

Assigning an Asset to an Employee

Assignment is the action of linking an asset to a specific employee, indicating that this person is currently responsible for or using that item. To assign an asset:

  1. Open the asset's detail panel by clicking its row in the asset list.
  2. Click the Assign button in the assignment section.
  3. Select an employee from the dropdown. Employees must already exist in the workspace — see the Employees section for how to add them.
  4. Optionally add a note (e.g., "Loaned for Q3 project", "Replacement unit while primary is in repair").
  5. Confirm the assignment.

Computtite records the assignment with a timestamp. The asset's status in the list updates to show the assigned employee's name. The employee's profile page also updates to show this asset as currently assigned to them.

When an employee returns an asset, open the same assignment section and click Return asset. This closes the active assignment and records when it was returned. The full history — every assignment and return — is preserved indefinitely and accessible from both the asset detail and the employee profile.

Asset Status

Every asset has a status field that you can use to track its operational state. The status is a free-text field — there is no fixed list — so your team can define statuses that match your workflow. Common examples: active, assigned, unassigned, maintenance, repair, retired, decommissioned, loaned, storage. The reports engine uses status to group assets — for example, the Maintenance report surfaces all assets with a "maintenance" status or those whose last update was more than 30 days ago.

What Happens Next

Once you have a few assets registered, the workspace dashboard begins showing meaningful health signals — how many assets are assigned vs. unassigned, whether any licenses are expiring, whether any assets are in maintenance. As you add employees, departments, and more asset types, these signals become a live overview of your IT environment. Explore the Features section of this documentation to learn about the full capabilities of asset management, governance, integrations, and reporting.