Assets

On this page you get an overview of all available assets in the system. An asset is the updatable software component, which is represented over the OPC UA® Server and can be updated. This can be, for example, a PLCnext Engineer project or an update for subordinate devices. Browse and organize your assets on this page. 

You can use the filter options, edit tags, scan applications, delete or export assets.

• Activate the SOFTWARE UPDATE system service on the device via the WBM. 

Assets – areas and functions

Add assets

You have the option to add assets when you create update plans. For further information, refer to the Create update plans topic.

Asset details

If you click on the asset name, the detail page of the respective asset will open.

On the asset details page, you can assign an asset name and the asset ID. Name and asset ID are stored on the device.

OPC UA® Explorer

The DaUM has an OPC UA® data explorer that is able to read and write OPC UA® variables of an asset. The explorer presents a tree view for the OPC UA® hierarchy with a detail view when selecting a node in the tree. In the detail view, the variable should be editable if not read-only. 

Export assets

You can export the list of assets stored in the  Device and Update Management in CSV format suitable for Microsoft® Excel.

To export a list of assets, proceed as follows:

• On the overiew page of the assets, click the EXPORT ASSETS button. 
  
  ↪ A new window opens. 
• Select which data should be included in the export.
  
• Click the EXPORT ASSETS button.