Asset upload recommendation for monitor, docking stations, UPS, Headset, etc

Hanumant Madan1
Mega Guru

Hello Everyone,

 

We need to recommend the best approach for assets like docking station, headsets, mouse, keyboard, printers, UPS to customer in their environment.

 

We have currently uploaded the above assets in alm_consumable table and by default ServiceNow does not create a separate entry for each asset, rather it groups them by model and shows the quantity available for the assets.

 

Whereas customer wants to see all these assets as a separate records with type being updated against them like docking station, monitor, etc. ServiceNow has a table called cmdb_ci_peripheral where these can be uploaded against the type of each , but this will become part of CMDB, but it won't be tracked like an asset in that case, As I tested and ci created in peripheral table did not created the asset in alm_asset or consumable table. 

Queries: Is there any relationship or sync available between alm_asset/alm_consumable/alm_hardware table cmdb_ci_peripheral tables?

 

what is the best way to track such peripherals - using asset or cmdb_ci_peripherals? any ServiceNow's recommendations on such cases would really help.

 

Regards,

HM

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OlaN
Tera Sage
Tera Sage

Hi,

Most of the described things are of low value, and by that considered consumables in the ServiceNow space.

What is the reason for tracking individual mice, headsets, keyboards and such ?
The cost of tracking these on individual level is probably much greater than the purchase value of those items.
Some of them, docking station, printer, ups can be tracked, if there is a use case for it. Then they would end up in their respective CMDB classes.