Create locations in IT Expert

Create locations in IT Expert to organize your monitored devices the way that makes the most sense to you. Choose from six location types in a logical hierarchy: Group, Site, Building, Room, Row, and Rack.

You can view your locations, and the devices in each location, in both the desktop application and the EcoStruxure IT app.

Create a location

On the Dashboards, Inventory, Alarms, or Reporting tab, click All locations, and then click the pencil icon to enable editing. 

Click Create new location... 

Specify the location type and a name.

Add a street address or GPS coordinates (optional).

For street addresses, a Google Maps address will be displayed as you type.

For GPS coordinates, enter the location's latitude and then the longitude in decimal degrees (DD) format. Example: 34.88, -41.2

Right click a location in Google Maps or other mapping software to find its GPS coordinates.

Nesting location types in the hierarchy

Choose from six location types in a logical hierarchy in this order: Group, Site, Building, Room, Row, and Rack.

You can create one or more location types from the allowed options displayed for your selection:

Location > Group > Site > Building > Room > Row > Rack

Group > Group > Site > Building > Room > Row > Rack

Site > Building > Room > Row > Rack

 Building > Room > Row > Rack

 Room > Row > Rack

 Row > Rack

Rack

You can create multiples of any location type within a top level Location or a Group. You can create multiple Sites and Buildings within a Group, and multiple Buildings within a Site.

You cannot create Sites within Sites, Buildings wihin Buildings, Rooms within Rooms, Rows within Rows, or Racks within Racks.

For example, you can create more than one Site within a Group, but you cannot create a Site within a Site.

Edit a location

On the Dashboards, Inventory, Alarms, or Reporting tab, click All locations, and then click the pencil icon to enable editing.

Click the pencil icon next to a location to modify it. 

Search for a location

 Click All locations and type in the search field under to find and select a location to view.

Assign devices to a location

Click Inventory.

Filter the device list to show only devices that have not been assigned to locations. You can also filter the list to display devices you want to move from one location to another.

Select the device(s) you want to move to a location.

Click Actions > Move devices...

Select the location where you want to move the selected devices.

Click Move here.

Using locations in the EcoStruxure IT mobile app

Tap the Devices icon.

Search for and select the location you want to view. 

Tap one or more status icons to list devices. Tap a device to view device details.