{"id":12330,"date":"2026-01-31T03:48:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factech.ai\/blog\/?post_type=ufaq&p=12330"},"modified":"2026-01-31T11:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:48:48","slug":"how-to-change-asset-category-location","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/factech.ai\/blog\/ufaqs\/how-to-change-asset-category-location\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change asset category\/location"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Factech allows authorized users to update an asset\u2019s category and\/or location using the Export\u2013Update\u2013Import<\/strong> process.<\/p>\n

Steps to Change Asset Category or Location<\/p>\n

1.Log in to Factech using a user account that has update permission.<\/p>\n

2.Navigate to Asset \/ PPM Module
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3.Export the list of all assets to Excel.
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4.In the exported file, you will see existing columns for Category and Location.
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5.Add a new column named Updated Category and\/or Updated Location. Enter the new category or location values only for the assets you want to update. “Delete those rows (do not modify unchanged assets)”. And save the excel sheet.
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6.Go to Import Asset \u2192>> Choose exported excel file>>Update Existing>>In the dropdown select uuid>>Match the Excel fields with the system fields>>Upload on the top right side corner.
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Once the import is completed successfully, the asset category and\/or location will be updated in the system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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A How to change asset category\/location Factech allows authorized users to update an asset\u2019s category and\/or location using the Export\u2013Update\u2013Import process. Steps to Change Asset Category or Location 1.Log in to Factech using a user account that has update permission. 2.Navigate to Asset \/ PPM Module 3.Export the list of all assets to Excel. A.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":12403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ufaq-category":[485,1216],"ufaq-tag":[4273,4272,4275,4274,3927],"ufaq_folder":[],"class_list":["post-12330","ufaq","type-ufaq","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ufaq-category-asset-management","ufaq-category-facility-management-system","ufaq-tag-asset-bulk-update","ufaq-tag-bulk-update","ufaq-tag-change-asset-category","ufaq-tag-change-asset-location","ufaq-tag-how-to-export-asset"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t