Asset Navigator

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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 in or check out, and perform bulk operations.

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

On this page:

Access Asset Navigator

Navigate to the Assets menu.
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 display modes

There are three modes:

1. Detail view mode

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 codes and labels for easy asset identification.

It has navigation links to related Asset Type Schemes or Asset Type assets, and each asset has Asset Type management direct links.

2. List view mode

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.

The list view supports Excel style column and row freeze for better navigation. This facilitates quick scanning and sorting of large asset datasets.

3. Advanced view mode

For complex searches, Asset Navigator offers Lucene Query Language (LQL) functionality. While LQL requires some technical understanding, it grants powerful filtering capabilities using OR statements. OR, AND, and TO must be upper case.

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

Example 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 provides multiple search fields to find the assets you need.

Asset Type: Filter by specific Asset Types or entire Asset Type Schemes.
Asset Name: Enter a partial or full asset name for quick searches.
Any field: Write a text for filtering for any field including attachment names.
More fields: Add system fields or attributes for filtering.

For quick and easy searching, use the Any field option.

Search for Wildcard Text Searches

Please see Wildcard Text Searches for more details.

Examples

Asset name search

Not includes search

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

Is empty search

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

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

System Fields or Attribute filter options

Asset Navigator lets you filter assets by System Filters or any type of attribute.

Keyboard 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.