General configuration

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The General Configuration page allows you to customize various aspects of the app such as editing the settings related to CSV imports, date/time formats, reference asset fetch methods, and more.

Prerequisites

Access the General Configuration page

  1. From the Jira top menu, click Assets > Settings.

  2. Select General Configuration from the side menu.

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  3. Click the Edit Settings button. A pop-up displaying the settings appears.

  4. Consider the following options to customize your asset management experience:

General view settings

Option

Description

Possible values

Default view type

Sets the initial view for browsing assets.

List view, Detail view

Asset list default page size

Determines the number of assets displayed per page.

(15 to 250) assets per page

Asset list default sort field

Define the field by which assets are initially sorted in the list view.

Asset Name, Asset Type, Asset ID, Status, and more

Asset list default sort order

 

Ascending, Descending

Show My Assets link at system filters menu

Enable or disable a shortcut link for users to quickly access their assigned assets within the system filters menu.

Yes / No

Show asset type number (Example: On create asset screen)

Control whether the asset type number is displayed alongside the asset type name (helpful for users managing multiple asset types).

Yes / No

Detail view settings

Option

Description

Possible values

Show asset number next to asset name on Asset Detail View

 

Yes / No

Show asset type on Asset Detail View

 

Yes / No

Show empty status type on Asset Detail View

 

Yes / No

List view settings

Option

Description

Possible values

Show asset number on Asset List View

 

Yes / No

Show status on Asset List View

 

Yes / No

Display status before attributes on Asset List View

 

Yes / No

Show assignee on Asset List View

 

Yes / No

Display assignee before attributes on Asset List View

 

Yes / No

Show asset create date time on Asset List View

 

Yes / No

Show asset created by on Asset List View

 

Yes / No

Show asset update date time on Asset List View

 

Yes / No

Show asset updated by on Asset List View

 

Yes / No

Asset Custom Field display settings

Option

Description

Possible values

Show asset number on Asset Custom Field

 

Yes / No

Show asset type on Asset Custom Field

 

Yes / No

Date time settings

Option

Description

Possible values

Date format

Set the preferred format for displaying dates within the app (default is DD.MM.YYYY).

 

Time format

Define the format for displaying time within the app (default is HH:mm).

 

Please refer to moment.js for date and time formats.

More settings

Option

Description

Possible values

Make a full re-index when the Jira is restarted or a new version of the app is installed

Choose whether to perform a complete re-indexing of asset data whenever Jira restarts or a new version of AIP is installed.

We recommend enabling this for optimal performance.

Yes / No

Wildcard search is enabled by default for text searches

Keep enabled for broader search functionality, allowing searches to match terms with variations at the beginning or end.

Yes / No

Asset name uniqueness behaviour

Define how the system handles duplicate asset names.

  • Allow same asset names

  • Allow only for different asset types

  • Do not allow

Export all attributes for Jira issue search Excel and XML export

Enable or disable exporting all asset attributes when using the Jira issue search function for Excel or XML export.

Yes / No

Upload size limit of an attachment (MB)

Set the maximum file size allowed for attachments associated with assets.

 

Default currency

This will be the app’s default currency.

 

JSD Admin User

Start typing to search for users and select the admins.

 

  1. Click Save.