Inventory management view

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    Summary of Inventory Management View in Telecommunications Network Inventory

    The Inventory Management View in the Telecommunications Network Inventory Workspace allows you to access detailed information about network inventory within selected network sites. This view displays critical data such as equipment information and the availability of racks, ports, and slots. You can select multiple network sites to analyze the inventory effectively.

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    Key Features

    • Overview Tab: Provides a consolidated view of inventory data through widgets and charts, allowing you to easily assess total equipment counts by model, manufacturer, and life cycle state.
    • Inventory List Tab: Displays a list of network sites or assets based on your selection, enabling you to take appropriate actions on specific items.
    • Widgets and Charts: Key widgets include:
      • Equipment by Model: Displays counts of individual equipment grouped by model.
      • Equipment by Manufacturers: Shows a donut chart of equipment grouped by supplier.
      • Equipment by Life Cycle State: Visualizes equipment based on their life cycle status (e.g., In Use, Available, In Maintenance).
      • Racks at Capacity Threshold: Indicates racks that exceed capacity.
      • Rack and Slot Availability: Bar charts showing the availability of racks and slots by model and maximum contiguous rack units.
      • Port Availability: Represents available ports across equipment models.

    Key Outcomes

    By utilizing the Inventory Management View, you can efficiently monitor and manage your network inventory, identify potential capacity issues, and take timely actions based on the detailed insights provided. This functionality is essential for maintaining optimal network operations and resource allocation.

    Use the Inventory management view in the Telecommunications Network Inventory Workspace to view the network inventory details within the network sites that you are selected.

    The Inventory management view displays the network inventory details such as equipment information and availability of racks, ports, and slots within the network site that you are selected. You can select the multiple network site of your choice.

    Use the following tabs to view the inventory details and take appropriate actions:

    Overview

    View various inventory data, such as total number of equipment grouped by the model, manufacturer, and life cycle state, and availability of racks, ports, and slots.

    Inventory List
    View a list of network sites or network assets based on the option that you are selected in the left side panel.

    Overview tab

    Use the Overview tab for a consolidated view of various network inventory data as widgets or charts.

    Figure 1. Inventory management view
    Inventory Management view of the current status of network assets.

    Select any widget or chart to view the list of items that needs your action.

    Table 1. Inventory management widgets
    Widget or chart Description
    Equipment by Model Number of the individual pieces of equipment grouped by model. The widget contains a standard set of the five most used telecommunications equipment models. For each equipment model, you can view a total count of the equipment.
    Equipment by manufacturers Donut chart grouping of equipment by the manufacturers who supply them. The widget contains a standard set of the five most used telecommunications equipment manufacturers. For each manufacturer, you can view a total count of equipment.
    Equipment by life cycle state Donut chart grouping of equipment by their current life cycle states. The widget contains the number of equipments in the network sites that you are selected, grouped by the following life cycle states.
    • In Use
    • Empty
    • Reserved
    • Available
    • In Maintenance
    • Other
    Racks at capacity threshold Number of racks that are occupied more than threshold capacity.
    Racks with available RUs Number of racks with available rack units.
    Rack availability by maximum contiguous RU Bar chart representation of available racks with maximum contiguous rack units.
    Slot availability by model Bar chart representation of the available slots across different equipment models. The widget contains a standard set of the four most recognizable equipment models that contain the highest number of available slots.
    Port availability by model Bar chart representation of available ports across the different equipment models. The widget contains a standard set of the four most recognizable equipment models that contain the highest number of available ports.

    Inventory list tab

    Use the Inventory list tab to view a list of network sites or network assets based on the item that you selected in the left side panel and take appropriate actions. The left side panel lists all the network sites available in the global location and the network assets associated with each network site.

    Figure 2. Inventory list tab
    List view of network sites in the Hyderabad location.
    You can perform the following actions in the Inventory list tab.
    • In the left side panel, expand each location to view the associated network sites.
    • Select a location to view the associated network site records in the list view.
    • In the left side panel, expand each network site to view any associated connection or equipment.
    • Select a connection or equipment to view the list of associated connection or equipment records.
    • Select a record in the list view to redirect to its form view.