Assets are a central component of McMain Online's maintenance software. Each asset within McMain represents a specific physical item, such as a machine, device, installation, or other maintenance-related item. A detailed maintenance history can be kept for each asset, providing insights into operational costs and performance.
Maintenance models and work orders are always linked to an asset. This creates a history for each asset over time, making it possible to plan (better) preventive maintenance. This way, downtime is minimized, costs are reduced, and maintenance can be performed more efficiently.
List view
On the list view page, you can view all of your assets.
By clicking on an asset, the preview window is shown. Clicking the 'More details' button will open the detail page of the asset. This detail page can also be opened directly by double clicking on the asset.
Editing colums
It is possible to choose which columns are shown and in which order they should be. By clicking the 'Edit columns' button (top right of the screen) a dialog box is opened in which all column names are shown. These can be dragged with the mouse to the 'Selected columns' field.
The order can also be adjusted by dragging. After clicking on 'Save', the selected columns are immediately visible on the screen. This column selection and order is personal and can be set by each user as desired.
Navigation
Using the drop-down field at the bottom right of the screen, you can set how many assets are shown per page. You can choose between 10, 20, 25, 50 and 100 assets. Additionally, the arrow buttons can be used to navigate between pages of assets.
Filtering
The default filter is configured to display only assets with the status set to 'Active'.
By clicking the 'Filter' button, a dialog window will open in which all available filters are shown.
Once you have selected the desired filters, click 'Apply'. The list view now displays only the assets that match the filters you’ve set.
To reset the filters to default setting, click the 'round arrow' button. To remove all filters, click the trash bin icon.
Creating a new Asset
By clicking on the orange 'plus' button, at the bottom right of the screen, a new asset can be created. The 'Create asset' dialog will be shown where all information can be entered. After filling in at least the required input fields, the 'Create' button will become active. After clicking the button, the asset will be created and you will be redirected to the asset detail page.
Button bar
At the top right of the list screen are several buttons. Below is an explanation of the function of each button. Depending on certain configuration settings, certain buttons may or may not be visible.
Button | Name | Function |
 | Locate in asset tree | When one asset is selected (by checking the checkbox on the left side), this button can be used to navigate to this asset in the asset tree. This way, you can quickly locate and focus on the selected asset within its hierarchical context in the asset tree. |
 | Edit | When one or more assets is selected (by checking the checkbox(es) on the left side), the Edit-button can be used to edit one asset, or multiple assets at once. |
 | Duplicate | This button becomes active when one asset is selected (by checking the checkbox on the left side). Clicking the button opens a dialog box for creating a new asset, where certain data of the selected asset is filled in. In this way, a similar asset can be created quickly. |
 | Deactivate | The button becomes active when one or more assets with status 'Active' is selected (by checking the checkbox(es) on the left side). By clicking this button, the selected asset(s) is/are deactivated. |
 | Activate | The button becomes active when one or more assets with status 'Inactive' is selected (by checking the checkbox(es) on the left side). By clicking this button, the selected asset(s) is/are activated. |
 | Create on asset... | When one asset is selected (by checking the checkbox on the left side), clicking this button will present you with the following options:
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 | Export | By clicking this button, an Excel file is downloaded containing all assets currently displayed based on the applied filters. You can choose between an XLS or XLSX file.. |
 | By clicking this button, a list is printed containing all assets currently displayed based on the applied filters. You can choose between an XLS or XLSX file. | |
 | Show/hide preview window | This button shows or hides the preview window. The preview window is automatically displayed when clicking on an asset. |