Asset Managementdata
Asset Register
How do you keep an authoritative register of company assets?
Every asset is a register record with an identity that traces back to the goods receipt that brought it in. Classification comes from the shared item hierarchy, and each record carries location, custody history, and a depreciation method and schedule.
Referenced across4 other parts of continON
How it works
The register is anchored in acquisition: an asset’s identity is traceable to the goods receipt that acquired it, so the record starts from a verifiable purchase rather than a manually typed entry. Classification uses the same multi-level item hierarchy as the rest of the supply chain, and item-level flags such as serial numbers and warranty carry over.
Each register record holds where the asset is and who has held it — location records and the handover history connect here — so the register answers both the auditor’s question and the practical one.
Depreciation is recorded honestly for what it is: a method and schedule on the record, from which values are calculated. Those values are not automatically journalized into accounting, and the current product does not include maintenance scheduling or a formal disposal flow — the register covers acquisition, custody, and tracking.
What the register holds
4 on the record- Receipt-traceable identity
- Asset identity links back to the goods acceptance that acquired it.
- Shared classification hierarchy
- Assets classify through the same multi-level item hierarchy as goods and services.
- Location on record
- Where each asset sits is a tracked record, not tribal knowledge.
- Depreciation method and schedule
- A method and schedule per asset yield calculated depreciation values.
What this touches
- Asset barcodes & identification
Each registered asset carries a generated barcode identity. - Assignment & handover
Custody history on the register comes from handover records. - Goods acceptance
Assets enter the register through purchasing and line-level receipt. - Warehouse Management
Transport assets are referenced by warehouse transfers and dispatch operations.
See asset register running in continON.
A guided walkthrough on a sanitized demo tenant — this capability inside its module, on the shared platform.

