Objects

On this page you can work with objects in ALVAO Asset Management.

Options:

• Command panel - commands are displayed in the panel depending on the selected object in the tree. The command menu can also be found in the local object menu under the right mouse button.
  • New object - create a new object in the tree. In the tree, select the folder (object) in which you want to create the new object and use the New object command. To create a new object at the root of the tree, use New objectwhen no object is selected in the tree.
    • Import CSV - bulk create new objects from a CSV file.
    • Load scan - bulk create new objects from a scan files manually created with the AM Agent application. This command is available only with the ALVAO Discovery Agent module.
  • Copy - copy the selected object, including all its child objects, to the "clipboard". Select the object you want to copy in the tree and use the Copy command. (or Ctrl+ C). Then select the object in the tree into which you want to paste the copy and use the Paste command (or Ctrl+ V).
  • Paste - inserting a copy of an object from the "clipboard" (see Copy command) into the selected object in the tree.
  • ...- this sub-menu is present only when you select two or more objects in the tree or table.
    • Edit property values - edit value of a property of all selected objects.
    • Tickets
      • New ticket - creates a new ticket bound to the selected objects, i.e., the new ticket will appear on the Tickets tab of each of the selected objects.
      • Add relation - add a ticket to the Tickets tab of all selected objects.
  • Tree/Table - switch the object display mode.
• Tree or table of objects - the tree or table of objects is displayed on the left side of the page. You can switch the display mode with Tree and Table.You can customize the table as needed.
• Selected object - The right side of the page displays details about the object that is currently selected in the tree. If multiple objects are selected, a menu with bulk operations will appear, allowing you to perform operations on multiple objects at once.

What is object

Object is the basic building block of the ALVAO Asset Management.

Objects may represent generally anything from the real-world like a computer, virtual machine, cloud service, user, department, etc.

Each object consists of:

• Object type, e.g., Computer/laptop
• Icon - visually represents the object type
• Object name, e.g., LAPTOP1455
• Object properties describing the particular object, e.g., Price (USD): 25,000. See the Object page - Properties tab.
• Other useful components like object log, object attachments, etc., which you may find on the Object page.

Administrators define what object types and object properties are available for objects in the object tree through object templates.

Object tree

Objects form the object tree on the Objects page. Each object represents a node of the object tree, like in this example:

- Contoso (object type: Organization)
    - New York City (object type: Site)
        - Building A (object type: Building)
            - Customer Care Department (object type: Department)
                - Varonica Palmer (object type: User)
                    - LAPTOP1455 (object type: Computer/laptop)
                    - Access card (object type: Access card)

note

Depending on its position in the tree, the object can fall into one or more of the following categories:

• Root object - an object without any parent object, i.e., located at the top of the tree. The Contoso object is the root object in the example above. There might be multiple root objects in the Alvao object tree, e.g., multiple organizations.
• Parent object - an object containing at least one child object. All object except the LAPTOP1455 and Access card are parent objects of their child objects in the example.
• Child object - an object with a parent object. In the example above, all objects except the Contoso are child objects of their parent objects.
• Leaf object - an object without any child object. The LAPTOP1455 and Access card are the only leaf objects in the example above.