Introduction to Asset Audit
Asset audit is the process of verifying the existence, location, and condition of an organization's assets. It is a crucial aspect of asset management that helps ensure accurate and up-to-date asset records.
With ServiceDesk Plus MSP Cloud, you can periodically verify the physical presence of all IT assets within your organization, and generate comprehensive reports about of assets.
Benefits
- Ensure accurate asset records and track them efficiently.
- Identify missing, new, or unauthorized IT assets.
- Physically verify the existence of IT assets.
- Allow users to self-audit their assets.
- Generate comprehensive reports of audits.
Types of Asset Audit
In ServiceDesk Plus MSP Cloud, asset audits can be conducted in two ways:
- Technician-Conducted Audit: One or more technicians physically verify the assets using the mobile app. They can also scan the asset barcodes for verification.
- User Self-Audit: This is a self-audit process that does not require physical verification by a technician. Users can verify the ownership of their assets through the user portal.
Asset Audit Process
Technician Audit
User Self-Audit
Roles Required
- SDAdmin and SDAssetAuditAdmin can create organization-wide audits (technician-conducted and user self-audit).
- For technician-conducted audits, SDAdmin, SDAssetAuditAdmin, and SDAssetAuditor can physically audit assets from the ServiceDesk Plus MSP Cloud mobile app.
- For user self-audit, users with login access to the application can audit their assets from the My Assets widget in the user portal.