Change what is inside an asset or kit

Install a part or tool in a trailer, van or kit, swap it for another, move it to a different kit, or take it out, from the Contents tab of the asset's page.

In the sidebar, open Equipment & Fleet, then Assets, press the asset's name, then press the Contents tab. The page address is /assets/ followed by the asset and /contents.

A trailer, van or kit can hold other assets, such as a generator on a trailer or a drawbar kit in a van. Each part is its own asset with its own readiness, and a blocked part blocks the asset that holds it.

Before you start

• Only an asset marked as a container or kit parent can hold other assets. The Supports contents tile says Yes or No.
• Seeing contents needs permission to view asset relationships. Changing them needs permission to create or update them; without it Manage contents and the Remove buttons are not shown.
• The part you want to install has to exist as an asset first: see Create an operational asset.

Steps

1. Read the tiles: Container role, Contained assets, Required rules (with how many are missing) and Supports contents.
2. Read Contents tree. Installed in names the asset this one sits inside, if any. Under Current asset, each part shows its readiness and asset tag; press a part's name to open it.
3. Read Required contents for the parts this asset's profile says it must hold.
4. To install a part, choose it in Install child asset under Manage contents, then press Install selected asset. The list leaves out this asset and anything already inside it.
5. To swap a part, choose the part in Replace current child and the new one in Replacement asset, then press Replace contained asset.
6. To move a part into another kit or vehicle, choose it in Transfer child and the destination in Target parent, then press Transfer contained asset. Only assets marked as containers are offered as destinations.
7. To take a part out, press Remove beside it in Contents tree.
8. Replacing, transferring and removing open a dialog. Give a reason if your organization asks for one, then press Continue.

What you see

• Nova confirms each change by name, for example "Drawbar kit installed into Trailer 12." or "Drawbar kit transferred to Trailer 14."
• The tiles, Contents tree and the asset's readiness update. If a required part is now missing, the Readiness tab says so.
• Technicians can make the same swaps and transfers from the field screen: see Record field work on an asset.

If something looks different

• "Parent asset must support contents before durable assets can be installed" appears: this asset is not marked as a container or kit parent.
• "Contained asset is already installed in another parent asset." appears: the part sits in another kit. Open that kit and use Transfer child there instead.
• "Containment cycles are not allowed" appears: you tried to put an asset inside one of its own parts.
• Manage contents is missing: your role can see contents but not change them.
• A part you expect is not in the list: the lists show up to 200 assets. Search for the part on the asset list and check it is not already installed elsewhere.

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