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title: Creating a new asset
description: "## **General information** ![](https://support.contractpedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/General-information-asset-1024x575.png) **Description*: **The description or title of the asset, for example \"iPad Pro\". --- **Serial number*: **Enter the serial number of the asset. --- **Manufacturer: **Enter the manufacturer of the asset. --- **ID number: **If the asset has a unique identification…"
url: "https://support.contractpedia.com/articles/creating-a-new-asset/"
updated: "2024-10-31"
category: Features / Assets
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# Creating a new asset

## **General information**

![](https://support.contractpedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/General-information-asset-1024x575.png)

**Description*: **The description or title of the asset, for example "iPad Pro".

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**Serial number*: **Enter the serial number of the asset.

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**Manufacturer: **Enter the manufacturer of the asset.

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**ID number: **If the asset has a unique identification number, you can enter it here.

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**Category: **Select a category from the default list or create a new category by clicking **Add new**. You can edit and delete categories from Burger menu > Categories.

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**Picture: **Optionally, you can add a picture for the asset. Either browse to upload or drag and drop a picture file. You can add more files below the "Files" section.

## **Connections**

![](https://support.contractpedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Connections-asset-1024x408.png)

**Assigned person: **Select the person who is assigned (given) this asset. Click **Add new** to create a new person.

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**Insurance contract: **If the asset has an insurance contract, you can connect it here.

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**Linked contracts: **Connect one or more contract to this asset. For example, here you can connect a service agreement.

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**Location*: **The Location that the asset belongs to. Click **Add new** to create a new location. 

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**Department: **The Department that the asset belongs to. For example "Administration", "Sales" or "Finance".

## **Contact information**

![](https://support.contractpedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Contact-infromation-asset-1024x623.png)

**Address: **Enter the first line of the address where the asset is located.

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**Zip/Postal: **Enter the Zip or Postal code.

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**City: **Enter the city of where the asset is located.

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**Country: **Choose the correct country from the list.

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**Building: **Here you can specify the exact building.

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**Floor: **Here you can specify the floor where the asset is located.

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**Room: **You can specify the room where the asset is located.

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**On loan: **Check this box in case the asset is loaned out to another Company or Location (Business unit) within your organisation.

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**Location/Company: **Enter the Location or Company that the asset is loaned out to.

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**Contact person: **Enter the name of the contact person in the Location or Company where the asset has been loaned out to.

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**Email: **Enter the email address of the contact person.

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**Phone number: **Enter the phone number of the contact person.

## **Dates and comments**

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**Date of purchase: **Enter the date when the asset has been purchased.

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**Warranty period: **Enter what is the warranty period of the asset, for example "24 months".

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**Expected renewal date: **Enter the date when this asset is expected to be renewed.

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**Disposal date: **Enter the date when this asset is expected to be disposed of.

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**Date comments: **You can create multiple date comments for various things that are relevant for the specific asset. Click **+** to enable the first record and click the **+** again to add new. For each record you need to enter Start date and Comments. End date is not a required field. 

## **Files**

![](https://support.contractpedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Files-asset-1024x608.png)

**Attachments: **You can attach documents from your local computer. Simply drag and drop files or click the button to browse files and upload them.

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**External links: **You can paste links to documents or folders stored on cloud storage locations or on your local server. Hit Enter to add a link.

## **Comments**

![](https://support.contractpedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Comments-asset-1024x374.png)

**Comments: **Add comments about this asset in the text field below. When you are done, click **Save**.