{"id":12330,"date":"2026-01-31T03:48:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factech.ai\/blog\/?post_type=ufaq&#038;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":"<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-load_more ewd-ufaq-category-tabs- ewd-ufaq-faq-category-title-accordion\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='show_on_load' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-show-on-load' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='date' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='desc' id='ewd-ufaq-order' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='post_count' value='-1' id='ewd-ufaq-post-count' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='current_url' value='\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/12330' id='ewd-ufaq-current-url' \/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faqs'>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-div ewd-ufaq-faq-column-count-one ewd-ufaq-faq-responsive-columns- ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-default\" id='ewd-ufaq-post-12330-dwgZzpmKOo' data-post_id='12330'>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title '>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin'  href='https:\/\/factech.ai\/blog\/ufaqs\/how-to-change-asset-category-location\/' >\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol ewd-ufaq-square'>\n\t\t\t<span >A<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title-text'>\n\n\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\tHow to change asset category\/location\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-clear'><\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-body' >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t<p>Factech allows authorized users to update an asset\u2019s category and\/or location using the <strong data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"261\">Export\u2013Update\u2013Import<\/strong> process.<\/p>\n<p>Steps to Change Asset Category or Location<\/p>\n<p>1.Log in to Factech using a user account that has update permission.<\/p>\n<p>2.Navigate to Asset \/ PPM Module<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12403\" src=\"https:\/\/factech.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"826\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3.Export the list of all assets to Excel.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12404\" src=\"https:\/\/factech.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"823\" \/>A. Click on download report.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12405\" src=\"https:\/\/factech.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/553.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1917\" height=\"820\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4.In the exported file, you will see existing columns for Category and Location.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12406\" src=\"https:\/\/factech.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/554.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"697\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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. &#8220;Delete those rows (do not modify unchanged assets)&#8221;. And save the excel sheet.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12407\" src=\"https:\/\/factech.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1879\" height=\"611\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6.Go to Import Asset \u2192&gt;&gt; Choose exported excel file&gt;&gt;Update Existing&gt;&gt;In the dropdown select uuid&gt;&gt;Match the Excel fields with the system fields&gt;&gt;Upload on the top right side corner.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12408\" src=\"https:\/\/factech.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"823\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12409\" src=\"https:\/\/factech.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/557.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"829\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-custom-fields'>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-permalink'>\n\t\n\t<a href='https:\/\/factech.ai\/blog\/ufaqs\/how-to-change-asset-category-location\/'>\n\t\t\n\t\tPermalink\t\t <div class='ewd-ufaq-permalink-image'><\/div> \t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-back-to-top'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-back-to-top-link'>\n\t\tBack to Top\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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