HP AssetCenter 4.x Software: Essentials

Course overview

This course provides students with the skills needed to effectively use and manage the HP AssetCenter 4.x Software product. This administrator level course focuses on implementing, and configuring AssetCenter to match the processes, policies, and procedures of the student's environment. This 5-day course is 50 percent lecture and 50 percent hands-on. (The part number for this course is HE380S; it was formerly AC100.)

Prerequisites

• HP AssetCenter 4.x Software: Introduction (HE379aae/AC050W), self-paced web-based training

Audience

• Customers: Administrators, developers, web developers, and managers who are managing the AssetCenter 4.x product
• Channel Partners and HP C&I Personnel: Consultants, system architects, integrators and planners who help customers with AssetCenter 4.x implementations
• HP Engineers: HP personnel who provide pre-sales and post-sales support for AssetCenter 4.x

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Course objectives

Upon completing this course you will be able to:

• Implement and administer AssetCenter
• Navigate AssetCenter’s Core Tables
• Tailor and customize AssetCenter
• Create users and define security
• Define queries and views
• Import and export using AssetCenter

Next steps

• HP AssetCenter 4.x Software: Modules (HE381S)
• HP AssetCenter 4.x Software: Tailoring (HE382S)

Benefits to you

You will gain the skills needed to:

• Use implement and administer AssetCenter 4.x
• Create users and define user security
• Define queries and views
• Import data into and export data out of AssetCenter

Course outline

Basics of Asset Management and Databases

• Four Steps to Asset Management
• AssetCenter Overview
• API’s used in AssetCenter
• Database Terminology
• Common Components of a Database

Getting Started

• Installation Options
• Installing MSDE
• Installing AssetCenter
• AssetCenter Folder Structure
• Navigate AssetCenter
• AssetCenter Client Interface
• Field and link structure
• Create a New Database
• Create an ODBC Connection

Portfolio Management

• Natures
• Models
• Portfolio Items
• Assets and Batches
• Software Management
• Software Installation
• Software License
• Software Counters

Scripts, Filters, and Features

• Scripting Overview
• BASIC Functions
• Current User Virtual Link
• Calculated Fields
• Standard Filters
• Simple Filters
• Query Filters
• Background Filters
• Views
• Feature Example

User Management

• User Profile
• Functional Rights
• User Rights
• Access Restrictions
• Connection Slots
• Password Management
• Password Management Wizard
• Database Options
• Password Library

Importing and Exporting

• Overview
• Considerations
• Import Wizard
• Import Examples
• Exporting
• Copy and Paste
• Export List
• AssetCenter Export
• Batch File Export
• Exporting Using AssetCenter Server

Database Administration

• Fields
• Links
• Indexes Screen or Detail
• Buttons
• Pages
• Creating and Integration
• Connecting to Database Description Files

AssetCenter Server

• Server Configuration
• Modules
• Module Configuration