Creating a new asset type

Control Compliance Suite
lets you create a custom asset type that you can use for importing assets.
The creation of a new asset type involves the following steps:
Before creating a new asset type you must know that an asset type once created or a field once added to the asset type cannot be deprecated.
  1. To create a new asset type
  2. Hover over the
    Admin
    menu, and click
    Asset Schema Manager
    .
  3. Click the
    Add new asset type
    link.
  4. On the
    Specify Asset Type Details
    screen of the
    Create New Asset Type
    wizard, do the following:
    • In the
      Name
      field, type the name of the asset type that you want to create.
      The asset type name should not include spaces and should not exceed ten characters.
    • In the
      Display name
      and
      Description
      fields, type the display name and the description for the asset type, and then click
      Next
      .
  5. On the
    Select Platform and Primary Entity
    screen, do the following:
    • In the
      Platform
      drop-down list, select a platform for which you want to create an asset type.
      The list of platforms includes the predefined platforms and any custom platform that you have already created.
    • In the
      Primary entity
      drop-down list, select a primary entity for the selected platform, and then click
      Next
      .
  6. On the
    Specify Fields
    screen, select the fields in the
    Available fields
    list.
  7. Click the Add icon to add the selected fields to the
    Selected fields
    list
    By default, the primary fields for the primary entity are listed in the Available fields list.
  8. Select the
    Include referenced entities
    check box, if you want to add the fields for the referenced entities, and then click
    Next
    .
    If you select this option, the referenced entities appear in the Entity drop-down list. You can then select a referenced entity and add the fields for the referenced entities.
  9. On the
    Customize Field Attributes
    screen, you can mark the fields as primary, mandatory or optional and then click
    Next
    .
    You mark the fields as mandatory or optional that are not primary fields. You can also specify if the field is a part of the asset import and if the field is editable.
  10. On the
    Add External Fields
    screen, click
    Add
    to add an external field.
  11. On the
    Specify Asset Name Fields
    screen, select the fields from the
    Available fields
    list. Use the Add icon to add to add the fields to the
    Selected fields
    list.
    Click
    Next
    .
    You can use the separators to add multiple asset name fields and to specify the relation among the multiple fields.
  12. On the Summary screen, review the selections that you made for the custom asset type and click
    Finish
    .
  13. Restart the Symantec Application Server service and relaunch the Console.