10.9.4. Asset Manufacturer

Before adding a Manufacturer’s name to a Product, you have to add it in Motadata. In Motadata you can maintain a list of manufacturers’ names that you can associate with various Products in the system.

To Add a Manufacturer:

  1. Go to Admin (A Navigation Tab) >> Manufacturers (Asset Management).

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  1. The Manufacturers page opens. Here you can view all the Manufacturers that you have added. Click on Add Manufacturer situated in the top right corner of the page.

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  1. The Add Manufacturer dialog box opens. Type in the Name of the Manufacturer and a Description, and you can maintain a record of sysOIDs (System OID) using the ADD System OID (adf-142) button.

The sysOID is for SNMP devices. The product matches SNMP devices with Manufacturers using the sysOID. The first 12 characters of a sysOID gives enough information to perform the match. The matchmaking happens even when the manufacturer is not explicitly mentioned in a SNMP device.

  1. When you are done, hit Save to add the Manufacturer.

Editing Manufacturer

  1. Go to Admin >> Manufacturers.

  2. In the Manufacturers page, click on the Edit Icon adjacent to the Manufacturer that you want to edit.

  3. Perform your edits in the Edit Manufacturer dialog box and hit Update.