Data Settings

The Settings tab defines how Asset Importer handles imported devices and how newly created assets are configured in AssetIT. These settings apply to assets created or updated during the import process.

In this step, you configure:

How duplicates are handled
Which asset tag format is assigned to imported assets
Which status is applied to imported assets by default

How Duplicates are Handled

This setting determines how Asset Importer handles devices that already exist in AssetIT.

Select one of the following options:

Ignore duplicate assets

When Ignore duplicate assets is selected:

Devices that already exist in AssetIT are skipped
Only devices that have not been imported before are created as new assets

Use this option if you want to import only newly detected devices and leave existing assets unchanged.

Overwrite or sync existing assets

When Overwrite or sync existing assets is selected:

Existing assets are updated with the latest data from the source
Devices that do not yet exist in AssetIT are created as new assets

Use this option if you want Asset Importer to keep existing assets up to date while also importing new devices.

Create new assets

When Create new assets is selected:

A new asset is created for every imported device
Existing assets are not updated
If a device already exists in AssetIT, a new asset is created by cloning the existing one

Note: This option may result in multiple asset records for the same physical device.

Use this option if you want to create a separate asset record for every import, regardless of whether the device already exists.

Default asset tag

The Default Asset Tag setting determines which asset tag format is assigned to newly imported assets.

Select one of the existing asset tag formats configured in AssetIT
The selected format is applied to all assets created during the import

Learn more about Asset Tag in AssetIT ->

Default status

The Default status setting defines the initial status assigned to imported assets.

Select one of the available statuses from AssetIT
The selected status is applied to all newly created assets during the import