Taking advantage of centrally managed asset information for actual work requires the ability to perform certain tasks, such as totaling information, and selecting lists of required information.

Asset Information Manager allows you to use the main totaling functions used in asset management tasks and the search functions for listing appropriate asset information in each operation window. These totaling and search functions (which are performed from operation windows) can also be classified by group or location. A user to whom a division is assigned can also search the asset information of other groups.

You can use the results of such operations to determine the status of current assets, and take appropriate action.

The figure below shows the concept of performing a search for appropriate information from an operation window.

Figure 1-4 Concept of asset management tasks that use operation windows

For details about the configuration of the windows and common search and registration procedures, see 1. Basic Operating Procedure in the Administrator's Guide. For details about the operating procedures in each operation window, see 2. Executing Asset Management Jobs in the Administrator's Guide.