# What is Asset Management

> Descriptions of the individual Asset Management elements, including assets, computers, software, metering, discovered applications, and unmanaged software queries.

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

The following is a description of the individual elements in Asset Management.

## In this section

- [Application groups](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/application-groups/) - Collect related software so it can share one license.
- [Assets](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/assets/) - What are assets and how to use them?
- [Business Units in Asset Management](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/business-units-in-asset-management/) - How business units organize units.
- [Computers in Asset Management](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/computers-in-asset-management/) - See how computers are managed in CMS.
- [Data structure](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/data-structure/) - See from where the data is "born".
- [Disallowed applications](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/disallowed-applications/) - Prevent specific applications from running.
- [Discovered applications](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/discovered-applications/) - See which applications the inventory scan found.
- [Discovered files](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/discovered-files/) - Learn how scanned .exe files are managed.
- [Export](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/export/) - Understand what exporting is in Asset Management.
- [Import](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/import/) - Understand importing into Asset Management.
- [Inventory Management](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/inventory-management/) - The six inventory types collected from clients.
- [Metering](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/metering/) - Understand metering on software.
- [Metering executable](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/metering-executable/) - Define the executable that is metered on an application group.
- [Metering history](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/metering-history/) - Usage-history graphs and the license forecast.
- [Metering properties](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/metering-properties/) - The software metering properties dialog.
- [Other devices](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/other-devices/) - Manage devices that are not computers, printers, or mobiles.
- [Printer management](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/configuration-management/what-is-configuration-management/printer-management/) - Register printers as assets (Configuration Management).
- [Smartphones in Asset Management](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/smartphones-in-asset-management/) - Where smartphones appear in the tree.
- [Software](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/software/) - Learn about software management in CMS.
- [Tablets in Asset Management](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/tablets-in-asset-management/) - Where tablets appear in the tree.
- [Units in Asset Management](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/asset-management/what-is-asset-management/units-in-asset-management/) - Units and their functionality.