Frontline Inventory & Help Desk Management

Asset Status and Location Guidelines

This article describes the basic rules associated with asset status and location guidelines. 

Asset Location

Assets must be located in one of the two following areas:

  In a room   OR     With a Staff or Student

Asset Movement

Assets can move via the following areas:

  Room to room within a site   Site to site
  Staff/Student to room   Room to Staff/Student

Asset Rules

Consider the following asset rules below.

Each Status Change relies on the Status AND Location of the Tag being changed.
Status    Location    Status Change
Available Room/Site
  • Collect: Not Allowed
  • Transfer: All Statuses except Lost & Stolen
  • Direct Change: Any Status
In Use Issued to Staff/Student
  • Collect: Any Status
  • Transfer: Not Allowed
  • Direct Change: Not Allowed
In Use Room/Site
  • Collect: Not Allowed
  • Transfer: Any Status except Lost & Stolen
  • Direct Change: Any Status
Actioned, Disposed, Recycled, Sold, Stolen,
Returned to Vendor,
Used for Parts
Room/Site
  • Collect: Any Status
  • Transfer: Any Status except Lost & Stolen
  • Direct Change: Not Allowed
Surplus Room/Site
  • Collect: Any Status
  • Transfer: Any Status except Lost & Stolen
  • Direct Change: Auctioned, Disposed, Recycled
In Repair, Lost Issued to Staff/Student
  • Collect: Any Status
  • Transfer: Any Status except Lost & Stolen
  • Direct Change: In Use
In Repair, Lost Room/Site
  • Collect: Any Status or Quick Return
  • Transfer: Any Status except Lost & Stolen
  • Direct Change: Not Allowed