Catalog

The catalog holds the reference data that assets are built on: manufacturers, models, types, and places. Setting these up before adding assets avoids having to create them inline mid-form.

Recommended setup order

1. Manufacturers — you need a manufacturer before you can create a model.
2. Asset Models — each model belongs to a manufacturer.
3. Asset Types and Places — independent of each other; create these in whichever order suits your workflow.
4. Assets — once the above are in place, create asset records and link them to the catalog.

All four sections are under the Inventar Organisation sidebar group.

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Manufacturers

A manufacturer represents a brand or vendor (e.g. Apple, Lenovo, Cisco).

Caution

The manufacturer form requires at least one model to be added before the record can be saved. You cannot create a manufacturer without a model — instead, add the first model directly in the Models field on the manufacturer form using the inline Create and select option. The manufacturer and its first model are saved together in one step.

Manufacturer form fields

Field	Required	Description
Name	Yes	Manufacturer name — must be unique
Models	Yes	The models that belong to this manufacturer — multi-select, with inline create

Manufacturers table columns

Column	Searchable	Sortable
Name	Yes	Yes
Models (count)	No	Yes
Assets (count)	No	No

The Assets count shows the total number of assets across all models that belong to the manufacturer.

Models relation tab

On the manufacturer edit page, a Models relation manager lists all models for that manufacturer. You can create, edit, and delete models directly from here. Each model has a single Name field.

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Asset Models

A model is a specific product variant (e.g. MacBook Pro 14”, ThinkPad X1 Carbon). Every model belongs to exactly one manufacturer.

Asset model form fields

Field	Required	Description
Name	Yes	Model name
Manufacturer	Yes	The manufacturer this model belongs to — searchable, with inline create

Asset models table columns

Column	Searchable	Sortable
Name	Yes	Yes
Manufacturer	Yes	Yes
Assets (count)	No	Yes

Filter

You can filter the models list by manufacturer (multi-select).

Assets relation tab

On the model edit page, an Assets relation manager shows all assets linked to this model.

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Asset Types

An asset type is a broad category that describes what kind of item an asset is (e.g. Laptop, Monitor, Printer, Phone).

Asset type form fields

Field	Required	Description
Name	Yes	Type name

Asset types have no additional configuration fields.

Asset types table columns

Column	Searchable	Sortable
Name	Yes	Yes

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Places

A place is a physical location where assets can be stored or used (e.g. Office Berlin, Server Room, Home Office).

Place form fields

Field	Required	Description
Name	Yes	Location name

Places have no additional configuration fields.

Places table columns

Column	Searchable	Sortable
Name	Yes	Yes

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Creating catalog entries inline

You do not have to visit the catalog pages before adding assets. The asset form lets you create new types, places, models, and manufacturers on the fly using Create and select inline forms that appear directly within the select fields. However, managing the catalog from its dedicated pages gives you better visibility over what already exists and avoids duplicates.

Related pages

• Assets — link assets to catalog entries