Accessory
Parts of an Accessory
- Name: Name of the accessory(Ex. Macbook Air, Ipad, etc)
- Manufacturer Location: the location where the certain accessory was manufactured
- Quantity Minimum: The minimum number of units we have of this accessory
Creating Accessories
- Check if the accessory exists on Snipe IT. If it already does, select the accessory, click on “Actions” –> “Edit Accessory”, and increase the quantity accordingly.
- If it doesn’t, then go ahead and create a new accessory by filling out the following fields:
- Accessory Name: (Example: Wireless keyboard/Apple Magic Mouse)
- Category: Accessory
- Manufacturer: Select an appropriate one from the drop down list
- Quantity: enter in the quantity
- Save
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Editing Accessories
Unlike Assets, we DO NOT create new accessories every time. If an accessory of the same type already exists, then simply increase the quantity by the amount received.
- Search if an accessory already exists. If not, create a new item. If it exists, change the quantity.
Tagging and Labeling Accessories
To label an accessory, please use the IT Service Desk laptop/iPad, and follow the instructions below:
- Follow the instructions here to print the label
- Once the label is printed, stick this on the rear side of the accessory (remove any existing/old labels from the accessory/item). DO NOT STICK THE LABEL ON ANY SORT OF OUTER PACKAGING, MAKE SURE TO LABEL THE ACTUAL ACCESSORY/ITEM
Check-In
- Click on the name of the accessory to bring up a list of users that checked out the item
- Find the user who is returning the accessory
- Click “Checkin”
Note: The quantity should automatically increase/decrease depending on your action. If the quantity did not change, manually edit the accessory and change the quantity.
Check-Out
- Find the desired accessory, click “Checkout” on the right side of the item.
- Fill out the following information:
- User: enter the unityID of the user. If the user is not listed, select “New” and fill out their information.
- Note: any additional information such as their office numbers, reasons for checking out, etc.
- Checkout