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Auto-Numbering Assets

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Question

Is there a way to auto-number assets in Maximo?

Answer

Yes. You can set up auto-numbering for your assets in the following manner:

1. Go to the Database Configuration and bring up the ASSET object.


2. Add ASSETNUM to the Autonumber field.
3. Add &AUTOKEY& to the Default Value field.
4. Configure the database.
5. Go to the Organization application and set the auto-number seed and a prefix for ASSETNUM.

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13 April 2021

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