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The Asset Navigator lets you search for and manage assets in JIRA. Create, Edit, Link, Clone, Delete assets, printing
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Asset Navigator is a powerful tool within Jira that helps you easily search for, manage, and track your assets. You can create, edit, link, clone, delete assets, print single or multiple QR + labels,

Check-

check in or

Check-

check out, and perform bulk operations

are supported

.

 Asset Navigator is available on the "Assets" top menu "Asset Navigator" link. 

Asset Navigator Display Modes

It has 3 modes:

  • Detail view: Assets for multiple asset types are displayed, show one asset's all attributes and additionally shows attachments and linked issues
  • List view: Assets for single asset type are displayed in table list view (like excel). List all attributes of the asset type but attachments and linked issues are not displayed on the list - asset needs to be displayed separately.
  • Advanced Search: Search with Lucene queries. It is not easy to write but it is very powerful to query assets.
Users need "Browse Assets"

 

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to leverage Asset Navigator effectively.

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Access Asset Navigator

  1. Navigate to the Assets menu.

  2. Click on Asset Navigator.

Users need Browse Assets asset permission to see assets on the Asset Navigator. For more information on permissions, refer to this documentation.

Asset Navigator

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display modes

There are three modes:

1. Detail view mode

It is for asset navigation and management. Detail view works for multiple asset types. And printing

This mode provides a comprehensive overview of an asset, including attributes, attachments, and linked issues. It allows for navigation to related assets and editing directly within the view. It works for multiple Asset Types. Additionally, you can print single or multiple QR

+ labels are supported. 

codes and labels for easy asset identification.

It has navigation links to

list

related Asset

Scheme

Type Schemes or Asset Type assets, and each asset has

asset type

Asset Type management direct links.

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2. List view mode

List view works for single asset type. It

This view displays a table listing assets of a single type. It includes all asset attributes but excludes attachments and linked issues (accessible by clicking on the asset).

To access it, navigate to the top menu, and click the list icon > Switch to asset type explorer list view.

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The list view supports Excel style column and row freeze for better navigation.

 

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This facilitates quick scanning and sorting of large asset datasets.

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3. Advanced view mode

Advanced mode lets you write "

For complex searches, Asset Navigator offers Lucene Query Language

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(LQL) functionality. While LQL requires some technical understanding, it grants powerful filtering capabilities using OR statements. OR, AND, and TO must be upper case.

Tip

Refer to the Apache Lucene documentation (Apache Lucene Query Syntax: http://apache.org ) for detailed information on LQL syntax.
Apache Lucene Language Reference: https://lucene.apache.org/core/2_9_4/queryparsersyntax.html

OR, AND, TO must be upper case!
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Example

Queries:

queries

Range (field name is 'Warranty Expiration Date')

:

warranty\

expiration\

date:

[0d

TO

1d]

Range OR

:

warranty\

expiration\

date:

[0d

TO

1d]

OR

warranty\

expiration\

date:

[36d

TO

37d]

Range and Exact OR

:

warranty\

expiration\

date:

[0d

TO

1d]

OR

warranty\

expiration\

date:

37d

Exact OR

:

warranty\

expiration\

date:

0d

OR

warranty\

expiration\

date:

37d

Field name has no space (field name is 'ends')

:

ends:

0d

OR

ends:

37d
ends:

[0d

TO

1d]

OR

ends:

[36d

TO

37d]

Search with Asset Navigator

Asset Navigator

has

provides multiple

options to search for assets.

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Fields for filtering:

search fields to find the assets you need.

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  • Asset Type:

Select
  • Filter by specific Asset Types or

asset type schemes (a group of asset types) for filtering
  • entire Asset Type Schemes.

  • Asset Name:

Write
  • Enter a partial or full asset name for

filtering
  • quick searches.

  • Any field: Write a text for filtering for any field including attachment names.

  • More fields: Add system fields or attributes for filtering.

Tip

For quick and easy searching

use Any Field option

, use the Any field option.

Search for Wildcard Text Searches 

Please see Wildcard Text Searches for more details.

Examples

Example asset

Asset name

searching:

search

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Not includes search

You can make a "Not" search on system fields and attributes. 

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Is empty search

Is empty search

,

brings assets that have no value for the selected system field or attribute.

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Note:

If you combine Not includes and Is empty, it makes Not Empty search.

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System Fields or Attribute filter options

Asset

navigator

Navigator lets you filter assets by

system filters

System Filters or any type of attribute.

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Keyboard

Shortcuts 

shortcuts 

List Navigation

Previous asset

Alt + j or Option + j

Next asset

Alt + k or Option + k

Previous page

Alt + g or Option + g

Next page

Alt + h or Option + h

Create and Edit asset

Open asset create page

Alt + a or Option + a

Open asset edit page

Alt + u or Option + u

Submit form

Alt + s or Option + s

Cancel create/edit

Esc

Attachments

Multiple files can be uploaded to an asset. Image attachments are displayed in the image gallery.

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