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Core Concepts

The ideas behind UniAsset — asset types, lifecycle, roles, and plans.

What Is an Asset in UniAsset?

What counts as an asset in UniAsset, how it differs from stock and consumables, and how to decide what is worth tracking individually.

4 minBeginner

Understanding the Four Asset Types in UniAsset

Assets, Asset Stock, Consumables and Document Assets — what each module is for, how they differ, and how to choose the right one.

4 minBeginner

Asset Lifecycle Stages — From Creation to Disposal

The five stages every asset moves through in UniAsset, what happens at each one, and how the append-only history ties them together.

4 minBeginner

Understanding Asset Status in UniAsset

The three built-in asset statuses, how custom statuses extend them, and how status differs from availability, criticality and archiving.

4 minBeginner

Assignment, Location and Check-Out — When to Use Each

The difference between assigning an asset, placing it in a location, and checking it out. The most common modelling mistake in asset management, explained.

5 minBeginner

Categories, Locations and Departments Explained

The three structures that organize your assets in UniAsset — what each one is for, how hierarchies work, and how to avoid overlapping them.

4 minBeginner

Roles and Permissions in UniAsset

The five UniAsset roles and what each can do, how roles differ from plan capabilities, and how to choose the right role for each person.

5 minBeginner

Understanding Plans and Capabilities

How UniAsset plans work: what Nova, Orbit, Odyssey and Cosmos each unlock, how gating is enforced, and why a downgrade never destroys your data.

5 minBeginner

How Notifications and Alerts Work in UniAsset

Every condition UniAsset monitors, how alerts are delivered by plan, why you only get one alert per condition, and how read state works across your team.

5 minBeginner

Immutable Incident Snapshots — Why the Evidence Cannot Change

How UniAsset locks an asset's complete state at the moment an incident is reported, and why that makes the record usable in claims and audits.

4 minIntermediate