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  • Get started with Assets
    • Assets guide to ITAM (IT Asset Management)
      • Building an object schema for IT Asset Management (ITAM)
      • Creating attributes for IT Asset Management (ITAM)
      • Configuring an object schema for IT Asset Management (ITAM)
      • Creating an import structure for IT Asset Management (ITAM)
      • Mapping imported data for IT Asset Management (ITAM)
  • Connect, cleanse and reconcile data with Assets Data Manager
    • Learn about Assets Data Manager
      • What is Data Manager?
      • What is Data Manager used for?
      • How are customers using Assets Data Manager?
      • What problems can Assets Data Manager help solve?
      • How do I prepare to use Data Manager?
      • How do I troubleshoot errors in my data?
      • What are the compliance and residency expectations for Assets Data Manager?
      • What are the requirements and limits of Data Manager?
      • What are the Stages in Data Manager?
      • What is the architecture of Data Manager?
    • Learn about Adapters
      • Data Manager - Data Source Aggregate Adapter
      • Data Manager - Flat File Adapter
      • Data Manager - Schema Adapter
      • Data Manager - SQL & ODBC Adapter
      • Data Manager - Active Directory Adapter
      • Data Manager - Azure Virtual Machine Adapter
      • Data Manager - Defender Adapter
      • Data Manager - Entra ID Device Adapter
      • Data Manager - Entra ID User Adapter
      • Data Manager - Falcon Adapter
      • Data Manager - FNMS/Flexera One Adapter
      • Data Manager - InTune Adapter
      • Data Manager - Jamf Adapter
      • Data Manager - Lansweeper
      • Data Manager - OneAgent Adapter
      • Data Manager - Qualys Adapter
      • Data Manager - SCCM Adapter
      • Data Manager - ServiceNow Adapter
      • Data Manager - Snow Adapter
      • Data Manager - Tenable Vulnerability Management Adapter
    • Set up Assets Data Manager
      • Set up roles for Data Manager
      • Set up your instance of Data Manager
      • Set up the Data Manager Clients for Assets
      • Create tokens for Assets Data Manager
    • Move data into Data Manager to create raw data
      • Configure a Data Source Aggregate job
      • Configure a PowerShell-based job
      • Configure an API-based job
      • Create a new job
      • Create and configure a database job
      • Create and configure a Flat File job
      • Create and configure a Schema job
      • Run a job
      • Schedule a job
      • View completed jobs
    • Remove unwanted values to create transformed data
      • Configure a Transform Function
      • Run a Transform function
      • View Transformed data
    • Eliminate unnecessary records to create cleansed data
      • Cleanse your data
      • Configure Cleansing Rules
      • Configuring Attribute Mapping
      • Configuring Attribute Priority
      • Configuring Attributes
      • Configuring Data Source Types
      • Configuring Data Sources
      • Configuring Reasons
    • Reconcile data sources to create Data Manager objects
      • Configure Advanced Searches
      • Configure Computed Issues
      • Configure Custom Computed Dictionaries
      • Configure Dashboards
      • Configure Default Computed Dictionaries
      • Import your data
      • Schedule an import of your data
      • View Data Manager Objects
    • Import into an Assets schema to create schema objects
      • Import your data into Assets
    • Learn the terminology of Assets Data Manager
      • Data Manager - Assets Data Manager
      • Data Manager - Roles
      • Data Manager - Adapter
      • Data Manager - Adapters client
      • Data Manager - Advanced Search
      • Data Manager - Advanced Search Group
      • Data Manager - All jobs (screen)
      • Data Manager - Analysis
      • Data Manager - Assets
      • Data Manager - Attribute
      • Data Manager - Attribute by Datasource
      • Data Manager - Attribute Flag
      • Data Manager - Attribute flag - Priority
      • Data Manager - Attribute mapping
      • Data Manager - Attribute Pie Chart
      • Data Manager - Auto-generate column mappings field
      • Data Manager - Cleanse
      • Data Manager - Cleanse and Import
      • Data Manager - Cleanse and Import client
      • Data Manager - Cleansed data
      • Data Manager - Cleansing rules
      • Data Manager - Cleansing statistics
      • Data Manager - Column heading row
      • Data Manager - Column mapping
      • Data Manager - Column mapping types
      • Data Manager - Column settings
      • Data Manager - Compute (object class)
      • Data Manager - Compute issues
      • Data Manager - Computed
      • Data Manager - Computed dictionary
      • Data Manager - ComputeIssues (Chart)
      • Data Manager - Dashboard group
      • Data Manager - Dashboards
      • Data Manager - Data Manager Clients
      • Data Manager - Data Manager object
      • Data Manager - Data source
      • Data Manager - Data Source by Data Source
      • Data Manager - Data Source Name
      • Data Manager - Data Source Type
      • Data Manager - Data types
      • Data Manager - Date format
      • Data Manager - Default attribute mapping
      • Data Manager - Default Cleansing Rules
      • Data Manager - Delimiter
      • Data Manager - Dictionary Groups
      • Data Manager - Dictionary Values
      • Data Manager - DS#
      • Data Manager - End with delimiter
      • Data Manager - Exclude (Cleansing Rules)
      • Data Manager - File path
      • Data Manager - Filter (Cleansing Rules)
      • Data Manager - Import
      • Data Manager - Importable
      • Data Manager - Important
      • Data Manager - ImportScore
      • Data Manager - Job
      • Data Manager - Job execution history
      • Data Manager - Mapped
      • Data Manager - Mapping matrix
      • Data Manager - My Downloads
      • Data Manager - Network (object class)
      • Data Manager - Normal
      • Data Manager - Object Attribute
      • Data Manager - Object class
      • Data Manager - Object Detail
      • Data Manager - Object list
      • Data Manager - OSVersion
      • Data Manager - Peripherals (Object Class)
      • Data Manager - Platform
      • Data Manager - Primary key
      • Data Manager - Priority
      • Data Manager - Qualifier
      • Data Manager - Raw Data
      • Data Manager - Reason
      • Data Manager - Recent jobs (screen)
      • Data Manager - Record
      • Data Manager - Refresh Gap
      • Data Manager - Remove (Cleansing Rule)
      • Data Manager - Saved search
      • Data Manager - Schema objects
      • Data Manager - Secondary key
      • Data Manager - Skip rows field
      • Data Manager - Snapshot
      • Data Manager - Software (object class)
      • Data Manager - Tag
      • Data Manager - Token
      • Data Manager - Transform functions
      • Data Manager - Transformation request
      • Data Manager - Transformed data
      • Data Manager - Uploaded
      • Data Manager - Venn Diagram
      • Data Manager - Verified
      • Data Manager - Wildcard
      • Data Manager - WorkspaceId
  • Manage your assets and configuration items with Assets
    • Get to know asset and service management with Assets
      • What is Assets?
      • Get started with Assets
      • Glossary of Assets in Jira Service Management
      • How services work with Assets
      • Recommended data structure for an Assets schema
      • Tracking your usage in Assets
      • What’s in Assets for Cloud?
      • How much data can you store in Assets?
      • Optimize your schemas for usage
    • Manage roles with Assets
      • What are roles?
      • Add users or groups to an object schema role
      • Add users or groups to an object type role
      • Remove users or groups from an object type role
      • Remove users or groups from an object schema role
    • Manage object schemas
      • What are object schemas?
      • Create an object schema
      • Change the name or description of an object schema
      • Delete an object schema
      • Allow other schemas to reference objects from a schema
    • Manage object types in Assets
      • What are object types?
      • Create an object type
      • Change the name or description of an object type
      • Copy an object type
      • Delete an object type
      • Enable attribute inheritance for child object types
      • Disable object creation within an object type
      • Set an object type's label
    • Manage objects in Assets
      • What are objects?
      • Create an object
      • Edit an object
      • Edit multiple objects
      • Clone an object
      • Delete an object
      • Delete multiple objects
      • Search for objects and object types
      • Export objects
      • Enable quick creation of referenced objects
      • Print QR codes
      • Attach Assets objects to Jira work items
      • Validate object attributes in quick object creation
      • Add, edit, or delete comments in objects
      • View changes made to an object
    • Manage attributes in Assets
      • What are attributes?
      • Attribute types
      • Create an attribute
      • Add a suffix to an attribute
      • Delete an attribute
      • Filter attribute values using Assets Query Language (AQL)
      • Inherit all parent attributes
      • Set the cardinality of an attribute
      • Show the sum of multiple attributes
      • Validate attributes with regular expressions
      • Verify attribute values to be unique
      • Create an attribute reference
      • Create a reference that includes child objects
      • Add a Bitbucket repository attribute
    • Manage references in Assets
      • What is a reference?
      • Add a schema reference
      • Edit a reference
      • Delete a reference
    • Manage statuses in Assets
      • What is a status?
      • Create a status
      • Edit a status
      • Delete a status
    • Manage icons in Assets
      • What is an icon?
      • Edit the name of an icon
      • Delete an icon
      • Create a custom icon
      • Modify the icon for an object type
    • View Assets objects directly on a work item
      • About the Assets object custom field
      • Create an Assets object custom field
      • Configure an Assets object custom field
    • Use Jira Query Language (JQL) with Assets' AQL
      • How to use Assets Query Language (AQL)
      • Use JQL functions in Assets
      • Using Assets Query Language (AQL) syntax
      • Using placeholders in AQL to dynamically replace information
    • Automate your objects in Assets
      • Viewing records
    • Discover objects in your environment with Assets Discovery
      • Download and extract Assets Discovery
    • Import objects into Assets
      • What are imports?
      • Create an import structure
      • Automatically create object types and attributes
      • Create Assets objects from data using object type mapping
      • Create attributes and references from your data
      • Running an import in Assets
      • View the structure status of an import in Assets
      • Import a JSON file into Assets
      • Generate a token for importing in Assets Discovery
      • Import data from a web address to Assets
      • Prepare your data for importing into Assets
      • View import history in Assets
      • What is a data source field in Assets?
    • Display your Assets data on a Confluence page
    • Integrate Microsoft Entra ID and Assets
      • What is the Assets - Microsoft Entra ID Integration app?
      • Import information from Microsoft Entra ID into Assets
      • What data does the Assets - Microsoft Entra ID Integration app import?
    • Understand your Assets data with reports
      • How to use reports for Assets
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Manage references in Assets

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  • What is a reference?

    Learn how references in Assets create a dynamic network of assets and configuration items.

  • Add a schema reference

    Learn how to create a schema reference in Assets.

  • Edit a reference

    Learn how to change the name, description, or color of a reference in Assets.

  • Delete a reference

    Learn how to remove a reference in Assets.

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