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This guide will help you get started with Assets & Inventory Plugin (AIP) for Jira Data Center. AIP lets teams track assets, configuration items, and resources to understand relationships between assets, applications, services, and underlying infrastructure.
Based on your role:
Admins: If you're responsible for setting up and configuring AIP for your team, head over to the admin guide for details on creating asset types, schemes, and user permissions.
Users: If you're using AIP to track assets, this guide will walk you through utilizing the Asset Navigator, linking assets to Jira issues, and more.
Step 1: Create assets
Assets represent individual items like laptops, servers, licenses, or contracts. AIP provides pre-defined asset types for common items (Employee, Supplier, Laptop, License, Server). You can also create your own.
Before that, it’s best to better understand the AIP database structure:
Assets: The core of AIP, representing the individual items you track.
Asset Types: Group similar assets together (for example, "Laptops" or "Licenses").
Asset Type Schemes: Organize groups of asset types based on:
Permissions
Global attributes
Example: Create an "IT Assets" collection for laptops, servers, and software licenses.
Fill out required fields like name, description, and department.
Add custom attributes for specific details.
Then you can easily update, view history, and manage each asset.
Step 2: Manage assets
The Asset Navigator serves as your central hub for asset management. Key functionalities include:
Searching and filtering assets.
Creating subscriptions to asset filters.
Viewing, editing, and deleting asset details.
Linking assets to each other.
Utilizing reports and gadgets for deeper insights into your asset management processes.
Linking assets to Jira issues to provide context and identify dependencies.
Now you can start using AIP to manage your assets efficiently!
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