Adding Assets to the Asset Register

This guide provides a straightforward walk through for configuring asset types, statuses, and environments to keep your inventory organized.

The Asset Register allows you to keep track of important assets within your business, and comply with standards such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2, as they require an up-to-date list of assets, including things like laptops, servers, virtual machines, cloud resources, and software applications.

To add new assets to the platform, select Assets from the main navigation bar.

On the Asset Register page you can see a list of all recorded assets within your organisation, such as devices, servers, databases, and documents.

To record a new asset within the Asset Register, click the Add Asset button in the top-right corner of the page.

This will open a pop-up window where you can provide details about the new asset you wish to register. These details are:

		FieldPurposeMandatory?
Name	The name/internal designation of the asset	Yes
Kind	Whether the asset is Physical or Virtual	Yes
Type	The type of asset (e.g. laptop, server, database, information asset)	Yes
Status	The current operational status of the asset	Yes
Environment	Where the asset is hosted	Yes
Classification	Whether the asset is public, for internal use, confidential, or restricted	Yes
Importance	The associated importance of the asset	Yes
Owner	Who currently owns, is using, or is responsible for the asset	Yes
Serial / Identifier	The serial number, asset tag, or other identifying property	No
Location	Where the asset is hosted or stored	No
Description	A description of what the asset is	No
Purpose	A short explanation of what the asset is used for	No
Data held on asset	An overview of the data currently stored on the asset	No
Destruction certificate number	The destruction certificate number if the asset has been disposed of	No

Note: You can create new asset types by selecting the Create New Type option at the bottom of the list.

If the type you need isn’t in the list, just select Create New Type, type in your custom category, and click the Add button that appears.

Once you’ve filled in all the necessary details, click the Create Asset button. Your new asset will immediately added in the main list.