Can you create Asset without CI and later create CI?

[munwong]

We want to first create the server asset record. We don't want to create the CI record (yet). After the server is configured, then we want to create the CI in the appropriate CI class (Linux Server, Windows Server, AIX Server, etc). Is there a way to get the asset record created first without creating the CI and a week or two later creating the CI in the appropriate class? 

[Daniel Billing]

i would go with Tonys suggestion.

Change (or Copy) the business rule : Create CI on insert

make it run on insert and update.

use the substatus condition "preallocated" or change the condition to whatever suit your needs