Create equipment statuses

An equipment’s status indicates whether it’s currently available for use. The status has two parts:

• A base status of Online, Offline, Standby, or Retired.
• The reason why it’s assigned that base status, such as it being offline because it’s damaged or online because it’s in use.

The app provides a number of default statuses that represent the most common scenarios. If you need to assign a status that doesn’t already exist, you can create a new one.

Technically, when you create a new status, you’re adding a new reason to one of the four standard statuses. For example, if you wanted to create a new status for equipment that’s waiting on parts, you could create a new status that combines the existing Offline base status with a new “Waiting on Parts” reason.

To create an equipment status:

1. In Assets > Equipment, click Settings:
   
2. Click Statuses:
   
3. Click Create:
   
4. In the Status drop-down list, select the base status you want to use. Continuing the example at the start of this article, you’d select Offline:
   
5. In the Reason field, enter the reason you want to use for this new status. Continuing the example at the start of this article, you’d enter “Waiting on Parts”.
6. (Optional) To provide users more context for when to use this status, fill in the Description field.
7. Click Save.