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# Object Management

Set up Object Management, create objects, manage assets, and use them across work orders, forms, and the mobile app.

**Object Management** helps you manage customer assets and equipment in OutSmart.

Use this section to set up the feature, create objects, track history, and use objects in daily service work.

{% hint style="info" %}
Object Management is part of **Asset Management**. Availability depends on your package, license, and permissions.
{% endhint %}

### In this guide

* [**What is Object Management?**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/what-is-object-management.md)
* [**Activate Object Management**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/activate-object-management.md)
* [**Create objects in the BackOffice**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/create-objects-in-the-backoffice.md)
* [**Create objects from a work order**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/create-objects-from-a-work-order.md)
* [**Create objects in the mobile app**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/create-objects-in-the-mobile-app.md)
* [**Use object templates**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/use-object-templates.md)
* [**Manage object parts**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/manage-object-parts.md)
* [**Configure object free fields**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/configure-object-free-fields.md)
* [**Add objects to work orders**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/add-objects-to-work-orders.md)
* [**Add objects to forms**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/add-objects-to-forms.md)
* [**Generate and scan object QR codes**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/generate-and-scan-object-qr-codes.md)
* [**View object history**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/view-object-history.md)
* [**Manage object images**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/manage-object-images.md)
* [**Use parent and child objects**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/use-parent-and-child-objects.md)
* [**Track object state and status**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/track-object-state-and-status.md)
* [**Manage maintenance and inspection dates**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/manage-maintenance-and-inspection-dates.md)
* [**Manage warranty expiration dates**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/manage-warranty-expiration-dates.md)
* [**Create and manage resources**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/create-and-manage-resources.md)
* [**Use resources in the Scheduler**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/create-and-manage-resources/use-resources-in-the-scheduler.md)
* [**Show objects on the map**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/show-objects-on-the-map.md)
* [**Show recent object activity on the map**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/show-recent-object-activity-on-the-map.md)
* [**Configure object parameters**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/configure-object-parameters.md)

### What you do with Object Management

* register customer assets and equipment
* link objects to work orders and forms
* track history, maintenance, and warranty data
* manage templates, parts, images, and object relationships

### Recommended order

1. Start with [**What is Object Management?**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/what-is-object-management.md).
2. Then [**activate Object Management**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/activate-object-management.md).
3. Next [**create objects in the BackOffice**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/create-objects-in-the-backoffice.md) and decide whether you need [**object templates**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/use-object-templates.md) or [**free fields**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/configure-object-free-fields.md).
4. Then connect objects to daily work through [**work orders**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/add-objects-to-work-orders.md), [**forms**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/add-objects-to-forms.md), and the [**mobile app**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/create-objects-in-the-mobile-app.md).
5. Finish with structure and reporting topics such as [**history**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/view-object-history.md), [**maintenance dates**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/manage-maintenance-and-inspection-dates.md), [**resources**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/create-and-manage-resources.md), and [**object parameters**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups/object-management/configure-object-parameters.md).

### Related topics

* [**OutSmart packages**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/marketplace/outsmart-packages.md)
* [**Power-Ups**](/marketplace-packages-and-power-ups/power-ups.md)


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