Create a hardware or consumable model

To begin tracking your hardware and consumable assets, create a hardware or consumable model. Then, add lifecycle information to keep track of the lifecycle phase of your model.

Before you begin

Role required: admin or asset

Procedure

1. Navigate to one of the following paths.
   • Product Catalog > Product Models > Hardware Models
   • Product Catalog > Product Models > Consumable Models
2. Click New.
3. Complete the following steps if you are adding a hardware model.
   1. On the Hardware Model form, click the Consumable Model Fields section.
   2. Click Save.
   3. To add additional information on the asset, click the Hardware model details.
   4. To add unit information, click the Hardware model details.
   5. To link a compatible model, click the Compatibles and then click Add Compatible.
   6. To add a model substitution, click the Substitutes and then click Add Substitution.
   7. To manually normalize your hardware model, click the Normalization section.
   8. To add a configuration item, click the Configuration Items.
   9. To add your model to the Product Catalog, click the Hardware model details.
   10. To publish the model to the Hardware Catalog, click the Publish to Hardware Catalog related link.
   11. To add related assets, click the Hardware model details.
   12. To add a model component, click the Model Components.
   13. To add vendor information to your model, click the Vendor Catalog Items and click New.
   14. To add lifecycle information, click the Hardware Model Lifecycles, click New.
       If a lifecycle with the same source, lifecycle type, lifecycle phase, and source exits, an error message appears.

       Note:

       While you can delete lifecycles that you've added, you can't delete lifecycles that are created from the Hardware Asset Management Content Service.
4. Complete the following steps if you are adding a consumable model.
   1. On the Consumable Model form, the fill in the details.
   2. Click Save.
   3. To add additional information on the consumable asset, click the Hardware model details.
   4. To add your model to the Product Catalog, click the Hardware model details.
   5. To add vendor information to your model, click the Vendor Items related list.
   6. To add lifecycle information, click the Consumable Model Lifecycle related list and click New.
      If a lifecycle with the same source, lifecycle type, lifecycle phase, and source exits, an error message appears.

      Note:

      While you can delete lifecycles that you've added, you can't delete lifecycles that are created from the Hardware Asset Management Content Service
5. Click Submit.

Result

The model appears in either the Hardware Model or Consumable Model list.

Note:

If you want to exclude this model from the Hardware Asset Management Content Service, select the Exclude from content service option.

Create a hardware model

You've purchased the ThinkPad T43 and you need to begin tracking the asset.

To begin tracking your asset, add the following information to the Hardware form.

Field	Description
Manufacturer	Lenovo
Name	ThinkPad T43

Click Save.

The Display name field is updated with the name of the manufacturer and the name of the hardware.

Figure 1. Hardware form

Currently, the Lenovo ThinkPad T43 is generally available. Add the lifecycle status to accurately track the phase of the asset.

Click the Hardware Lifecycle Model related list and click New. Add the following information to the Hardware Model Lifecycle form.

Field	Description
Lifecycle type	General Availability
Phase start date	2019-10-08
Phase end date	2019-10-31

Click Submit.

The lifecycle is added to the record.

Figure 2. Hardware Model Lifecycles

When the general availability phase is over, the ThinkPad T43 will be discontinued. Add the end of life information to the asset to accurately track the lifecycle.

Click the Hardware Lifecycle Model related list and click New. Add the following information to the Hardware Model Lifecycle form.

Field	Description
Lifecycle type	End of Life
Phase start date	2019-11-01
Phase end date	2019-11-30

Click Submit.

The End of Life lifecycle is added to the record and both lifecycle phases are displayed in the Hardware Model Lifecycle related list.

Figure 3. Lifecycle phases in the Hardware Model Lifecycles list

What to do next

After you've added your hardware or consumable models, you can normalize the data.