[rt-users] RT Asset Tracker - unique name field

[Jay Ashworth]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Darren Hildebrand" <darren.hildebrand at opusvfx.com>

> I'm looking at using RT AssetTracker module for tracking our hardware
> and software licenses. It does exactly what I'd like for hardware, but
> I'd also like to track software licenses. The problem that I'm running
> up against is that each asset name field must be unique. For example,
> if I'm tracking Windows licenses, I'd like to be able to have 20 assets
> called something like "Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)" with separate
> Asset IDs and product keys, and then I'd link them to the workstations
> that they run on. Is there any way to accomplish something like this?
> If not, how do people generally go about tracking software licenses
> with the RT Asset Tracker?

I would use that as a description, and use the license key itself -- or 
some unique component thereof, as the name.

You're hitting an analog of the "serial numbered inventory" problem.

Cheers,
-- jra
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