Creating objects from asset tags
If you want to link documents to objects in the vault that represent asset tags in the document, the objects must exist first. Depending on its configuration, the Asset Management Module might create objects automatically from data in your maintenance management system. If not, you will need to create them manually. The Asset Management Module makes this relatively easy by using the information that is stored in the asset tags.
To create vault objects from asset tags:
- Select the document in PowerUser that contains the asset tags for which you want to create vault objects. For information on finding documents, see the BlueCieloMeridian Enterprise User’s Guide.
- Display the asset tags as described in Viewing asset tags.
- Select the rows that contains the tags for which you want to create vault objects.
Tip To select multiple rows:
- Hold down the Ctrl key and click to select individual tags.
- Select one row and then hold down the Shift key and click another row to select a range of rows.
- Click and drag the pointer across rows.
- Click New Object. If the vault object type is configured to show a property wizard for new objects, the wizard appears for the first new object to be created.
- Select or type the appropriate values in the property wizard. If you selected multiple rows and you want the values to be applied to all of the new objects, select Skip this wizard for all other objects of this type.
- If present, click Next and complete the remaining pages of the wizard.
- When you are finished entering values on the last page of the wizard, click Finish. A new object is created using the property values that you typed in the wizard. The name of the new object appears in the Object column and the checkbox in the Ref column is selected to indicate that a link (Meridian Enterprise reference) has been created between the object and the current document. The Status value of the asset tag displays OK.
If you selected Skip this wizard for all other objects of this type, new objects are created for each of the selected rows using identical property values that you typed in the wizard. If not, the wizard reappears for each new object so that you can type values for that object.
No further action is necessary to link the objects to the current document.
- When you are finished creating new objects, click Close.