# Work with assets

> Customize an asset, which is made up of categories, entries, and values.

Source: https://docs.capaone.com/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/how-to-use-asset-management/work-with-assets/  
Product: CapaInstaller — a separate CapaSystems product; do not apply this page to any other.

# Introduction

Setting up the assets is done in the same way no matter which asset you want to customize. Assets consist of categories, entries, and values.

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| **Element** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                        |
| Category    | The root item in Custom is a category. A category can have multiple entries.                                                                                           |
| Entry       | This can be one of many entries in a category and consists of a name and a data type, which can be a date, number, string, or text. An entry can have multiple values. |
| Value       | This can be one of many values in an entry, and the will be of the data type specified by its entry.                                                                   |

Example of a category named General with the entry Color, which has the following color values: Black, Blue, Grey, and White.

![](/attachments/capainstaller/af7c9385-f445-4e8f-aeb3-8a8f976bc993.png)

## Related tasks

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| **If you want to...**              | **You can...**                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Create a new category              | Right-click on a unit type and click *add a category.*   ![](/attachments/capainstaller/6028a999-4c90-4f13-a844-29503f8e1a70.webp)   Enter the category name and click *OK*.                                                                 |
| Edit Category                      | Right-click on a Category and click the *Edit category*.   ![](/attachments/capainstaller/88e3b218-86c5-4ac3-86e8-57ffd1eea920.webp)   Type the new name and click *OK.*                                                                     |
| Delete a category, entry, or value | Right-click on a category, entry, or value and click *Delete*.   ![](/attachments/capainstaller/1e6b9ce9-802b-43c6-919b-6690aa70a7ef.webp)                                                                                                   |
| Create entry                       | Right-click on a Category and click *Add an entry*.   ![](/attachments/capainstaller/5d63931b-d8e4-44ef-9061-8c14f7238d62.webp)   Enter entry name and data type and click *OK*.                                                             |
| Edit entry                         | Right-click on an entry.   ![](/attachments/capainstaller/3bbd0bbb-de79-427b-aa00-2d73aa4c9a4b.webp)   Enter your corrections and click OK.                                                                                                  |
| Create new value                   | Right-click on an entry and select *New value*.   ![](/attachments/capainstaller/b357c4c6-335a-43cd-bd23-f55c25161f57.webp)   Or   ![](/attachments/capainstaller/2cd0ae88-73fb-431d-a5b6-811d50074a7e.webp)   Specify the value and click *OK*. |
| Edit value                         | Right-click on a Value and click *Edit Value*, click OK after you have done the change.   ![](/attachments/capainstaller/f66f92b9-9588-4f95-8997-4836ccba36b8.webp)                                                                          |