Product Types

A Product can be further categorized into Product Types. A Product Type is a generic category to group Products. For example, Router is a Product Type that describes Products like Asus, TP-Link, etc. In Motadata, you get a list of Product Types out of the box, but you can also add more types.

To view the Product Types page, navigate to Admin > Asset Management > Product Types.

Here, you can do the following:

• Search: You can search for the required product type by entering the keyword.
• Add Product Type: You can add a product type.
• Edit: You can edit the details of the product type.
• Delete: You can delete the product type if not required. You can delete only the custom product types and not the default.
• No. Of Records: You can set the number of records to view on a single page. By default you can view 25 records per page. You can set it to 10 or 50 also.

Add Product Type

To add a product type,

1. Click the Add Product Type button on the top-right corner of the page and a popup appears.

2. Enter the below details:
   • Name: Enter the name of the product type. For example: Desktop.
   • Type: Select the type. The options are:
     • Asset: It is a thing that can provide value generally for more than a year. For example: A Laptop or computer.
     • Component: It refers to a functional part of an Asset. For example: A GPU card is a component that goes into a Desktop.
     • Consumable: It is a thing whose ability to deliver value gets exhausted within a short period, generally less than a year. For example: A Printer's toner cartridge.
     • Others: Anything that doesn't fall in the above three Types.
   • Category: Select the category of the product as IT or Non IT.
   • Description: Enter a short description about the product type.
3. Once done, click Add.