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kieran.osullivankieran.osullivan 

Inserting Assets using DataLoader

I am trying to insert assets using the data loader but it does not give me the assets object in the list of objects.  Also I can't find a "New" assets button when I go into Products.

 

I am the Administrator and I can do everythign else so what is the story with Assets.

 

Suresh RaghuramSuresh Raghuram

Is Assets an object, check with in the objects
kieran.osullivankieran.osullivan

Well it has Fields, Page Layouts, Buttons & Links and even two Triggers so if it is not an object it is doing a very good job pretending.

 
sfdcfoxsfdcfox

Assets are not shown by default in the Apex Data Loader. Use the "Show All Salesforce Objects" checkbox.
sfdcfoxsfdcfox

And you can't create assets from a product. You can only create them from an account.
KobayashiKobayashi

Hi, what do you mean by that? Why I can't create an asset from a product?
sfdcfoxsfdcfox

I was actually incorrect on that matter, for which I apologize. I'm not sure if that function has always been there, or if it is new, but either way, you can indeed create an asset from a product record. The one caveat is that the asset will require either a contact or account to be selected, and so most users would probably rather create the asset from the account.