# What's new in AssetExplorer

(Cloud version)

## May 13, 2026

### Removal of Site Column from Contract and Purchase List View

The **Sites** field is now removed from the column chooser and is no longer displayed in the list view of Purchases and Contracts modules. You can filter purchases and contracts by site using the advanced filter option.

### Graph/Table Widgets Enabled for Purchases and Contracts

- Graph and Table widgets are now enabled for Purchases and Contracts dashboards.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/new-table-widgets.png)

### Parent Contract ID Column Added to Contract List View

- The Parent Contract ID field is now available in the column chooser of the contract list view to help identify child contracts associated with a parent contract.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/parent-contract-id.png)

### Parent Contract Support in Import and Export

- Parent Contract ID and Parent Contract Name can now be used to associate a parent contract during contract import and are now available in the contract export.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/parent-contract-support.png)

### Parent Contract Fields Added to Tabular Reports

- Parent Contract ID and Parent Contract Name fields are now added to tabular reports.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/parent-contract-name-fields.png)

### Purchase Order to Contract Association

- From the purchase details page, users can now associate an existing or new contract with the purchase order.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/contract-association.png)

### Asset and License Association with Contracts

- From the purchase order **Received Items** tab, users can now associate received assets and software licenses with contracts.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/license-association-contracts.png)

### Contract to Purchase Order Association

- From the contract details page, users can now create or associate purchase orders with any vendor through the *Purchase Orders* tab under **Associations**.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/purchase-order-association.png)

### Associated Organization Roles

- SDAdmins can now assign and manage organization roles for users from the Users list view.
- To do this, go to **Setup > Users & Permissions > Users**. Click ![](https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/cloud/images/setting-icon.png) > **Associated Org-Roles**.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/associatedorg-roles.png)

- To assign roles to users, click **Associate Role**.
- To add/remove role-based entities or delete roles, hover over the role and click ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/three-dot.png)

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/role-based-entities.png)

- The Organization Roles UI is enhanced for better usability.

## April 22, 2026

### Enhancements

#### Assets

- You can now add up to 100 assets through sequential barcode generation and vendor barcode scanning.

#### CMDB

- CMDB criteria now supports operators, such as **is empty**, **is not empty**, **between**, and **not between**, for date/time fields.

### Behavior Changes

#### Assets

- In asset acknowledgment, the maximum allowed date/time for Received On is now set to server's current time, instead of browser time. This prevents users from selecting a future date, and avoids time mismatch errors.

### Issues Fixed

#### Assets

- In computers' print preview, the *Monitors* section fails to load.

#### CMDB

- Japanese characters are distorted in the CMDB relationship deletion pop-up.

## April 02, 2026

### Issue Fixed

- Incorrect physical and virtual memory values are updated after an asset scan.

## March 23, 2026

### Issues Fixed

#### Assets

- In the asset audit details page, the total count of in-scope, pending, audited, and missing assets are not displayed.
- Asset acknowledgment reminder notifications are not sent for all pending assets.

## March 18, 2026

### Asset Enhancements

- Printing asset allocation details now includes fields you select from **Column Chooser** under **Table Settings** in the details pop-up. Note that only asset fields can be customized.
- You can now generate asset state history reports based on **Acquisition Date**.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/acquisition-date.png)

- Administrators can now mandate asset fields in product type templates.

![](https://www.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/product-type-templates.png)

- View allocation details from the software licenses list view by adding the Allocated column via Column Chooser.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/column-chooser.png)

### CMDB Enhancements

- CMDB multi-lookup field criteria now supports the **is empty** operator.
- You can now configure CMDB criteria for CIs added via OpManager, Applications Manager, and Site24x7 integrations by using the **Integration Mapping** entity. This entity includes the following subfields to help search for CIs and define criteria:
  - **Integration**: Search for CIs from specific integrations.
  - **Source ID**: Search for CIs based on their IDs in the integrated application.
  - **Integrated Instance**: Search for CIs from specific instances of the integrated application.
- You can use these fields to set criteria in the CMDB list view, report, trigger, fine-grained access, additional field, custom menu, and custom widget.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/integrated-instance.png)

*An illustration of **Integration Mapping** in custom list view criteria*

### Issue Fixed

#### Sandbox

- Unable to import users into the Sandbox instance.

#### Setup

- Unable to export system log if the time filter is modified.

#### Users & Permissions

- Zoho Directory user sync fails when the users have the **Own Department Requests** view permission and are not associated with a department.
- Unable to create or edit requesters in AssetExplorer Cloud.

#### Assets

- An **Invalid** error message is thrown when asset assignment history is exported without prior state changes.
- When an asset is marked as **Disposed** via life cycle transition, an error message is displayed to technicians who do not have access to the default site.
- In the *Facilities* instance, importing plural name of product types to the asset module creates duplicate product type entries in the module.
- Unable to import freeware software licenses.
- An incorrect error message is displayed when software licenses with invalid license key are edited.
- Unable to auto-allocate license from the **Licenses** tab in the software details page.
- Unable to edit or save asset names in the *Computer* product type even if they are left unmodified.
- In the mobile application, push notifications are not triggered in instances created after the first one.

#### Assets and CMDB

- Multiple scroll bars appear on the assets and CMDB list view.

#### Contracts

- Unable to renew contract if an additional field that contains data in that contract is removed from the template.

## March 12, 2026

### New Features

#### CMDB Baselines

- Introducing **Baselines**, a clean and structured view that shows how CIs have evolved.
- Each baseline you create captures the state of CI configurations (attributes and first-level relationships) at that moment. You can compare different baselines and analyze deviations from the expected behavior.
- To capture CIs, you can:
  - Create baseline configurations to define the CIs you want to capture, across CI types and business views.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/new-baselines.png)

  - Create baselines to capture up to 2,000 CIs in-scope with a baseline configuration.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/baseline-configuration.png)

  - Compare baselines within a baseline configuration to identify newly-added, removed, modified, and unmodified CIs.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/compare-ci.png)

  - Compare a CI's configurations across all baselines from the CI details page, business views, and baseline configuration details page.

**_An Illustration of Comparing a CI from its Details Page_**

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ci-from.png)

#### CMDB Data Quality

- You can now configure data quality policies such as Completeness, Staleness, and Orphan for CI types to maintain accurate and reliable CI data.
- To configure these policies go to **Setup > Customization > CMDB > CI Types** and edit a CI type.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/edit-ci-type.png)

- You can view the results in the CMDB Dashboard, CMDB list view, and CI details view.

### Enhancements

#### CMDB Dashboard

Introducing the CMDB dashboard, a centralized interface that provides a comprehensive view of all configuration items (CIs). You can track CI counts by status and monitor key data quality metrics such as completeness, orphan, and staleness and view associations of CI with other modules.

![](https://www.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/cmdb-dashboard.png)

## February 10, 2026

### Issue Fixed

#### Assets

- In the asset audit details page, the total count of in-scope, pending, audited, and missing assets are not displayed.
- Asset acknowledgment reminder notifications are not sent for all pending assets.

## February 06, 2026

### Issue Fixed

#### Requests, Problems and Assets

- On the request, problem, and asset details pages, workflow/life cycle transition buttons are non-responsive. This issue occurs in older versions of Chromium browsers.

## January 28, 2026

### Enhancements

#### Purchases

- In pending approval notifications, purchase order approvers (technicians-only) can now view invoices, payment, received items, approvals, and conversations of purchase orders, besides purchase order details.

## January 23, 2026

### Issue Fixed

#### Assets and Changes

- Content copied into single-line fields during spot edits on asset and change details pages is pasted twice.

#### Setup

- In all modules, On Field Change form rules configured for single-line fields are not applied.

## January 21, 2026

### Issue Fixed

#### Purchases

- In purchase orders, the total cost is miscalculated when the default sales tax rate and additional services are applied.
- In purchase order PDF files, multi-line field values are misaligned.
- In purchase orders, content copied into text fields is pasted twice.

## January 08, 2026

### Enhancements

#### Template Optimization

- Optimized performance of template configurations.

### Issue Fixed

#### Reports

- The release, asset, and CMDB report exports show no data if *Sort Order* is applied.

## December 24, 2025

### Enhancements

#### Probes & Discovery

- The SNMP V3 credential type now supports authentication protocols, such as SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512, and encryption protocols, such as TRIPLE-DES, AES-192, and AES-256.

#### Contracts

- You can now perform a global search for contracts by user-defined fields.

#### Vendor Additional Fields

- Under **Setup > Customization > Additional Fields > Vendor**, SDAdmin and technicians with vendor configuration privileges can now add or edit additional fields for Vendor.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-vendor-additional-fields.png)

- **Supported Field Types**: Single-line, Multi-line, Numeric, Pick List, Multi-Select, Date/Time, Email, Phone, Currency, Decimal, Percent, Web URL, Check Box, Radio Button, and Decision Box.
- These additional fields will be displayed in the vendor add or edit form and in the right pane of purchase and contract details pages.
- You can now import or export additional vendor fields through **Setup > Data Administration > Import/Export Data**.
- In Purchases, Contracts, and Assets, the vendor pop-up is displayed in a two-column format.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-new-vendor.png)

#### Enable/Disable Product

- SDAdmin and technicians with product configuration privileges can now restrict the visibility of products in purchase orders via the **Product Visibility** option under **Setup > Customization > Asset Management > Product**.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-enable-disable-product.png)

- Products marked as **Do not show in purchase order** will not be listed under the **Products** drop-down on the *New Purchase Order* page.

#### Enable/Disable Vendor

- SDAdmin and technicians with vendor configuration privileges can now enable or disable vendors under **Setup > Customization > Asset Management > Vendor**.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-enable-disable-vendor.png)

- Disabled vendors will be marked as **Inactive** in Purchases, Contracts, and Assets.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-vendors-inactive.png)

#### Limitations

- **Vendor**

  Inactive vendors cannot be associated with products and services and will not be listed in the vendor drop-down when creating a new purchase order, contract, or asset.

- **Purchases**
  - For purchases associated with inactive vendors, the **Duplicate Purchase Order** option will not appear in the **Actions** drop-down on the purchase order details page.
  - Products and services associated with an inactive vendor cannot be received in purchase orders.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-limitations.png)

- **Contracts**

  Contracts linked to inactive vendors cannot be auto-renewed or manually renewed.

- **Assets**
  - For consumables associated with inactive vendors, adding or modifying the **Received Quantity** and **Purchase Cost** is now restricted.
  - **Purchase Timer Action for Trigger**

    Use Purchase Timer Action to plan automated actions in purchases within a specific time frame and execute time-delayed actions through custom triggers.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-purchase-timer-action.png)

- **Contract Timer Action for Trigger**

  Use Contract Timer Action to plan automated actions in contracts within a specific time frame and execute time-delayed actions through custom triggers.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-contract-timer-action.png)

- **Purchase/Contract Users in Notifications**

  You can now select and notify purchase/contract users directly in the Notifications.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-purchase-notifications.png)

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-contract-notifications.png)

- **Triggers for Subentities of Purchases and Contracts**

  You can now apply triggers to sub entities of purchases and contracts.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-subentities-purchases.png)

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-subentities-contracts.png)

### Assets

#### Asset Attributes

- The value field for asset attributes (Asset Tag, Serial Number, more) in criteria now supports up to 2000 characters.

#### Asset Age Tracking

- A new **Age** field has been introduced to display how long an asset has been in use within your organization.
- This field, when added to the template, will appear on the asset details page and edit forms.
- By default, the field will appear on the right pane of the asset details page, even if the field is not added to the template.
- To add the field to the template:
  - Open the **All Assets** product type template under **Setup > Customization > Asset Management > Product Type** and go to **Fields**.
  - From the **Available** tab on the right pane, drag the **Age** field onto the canvas and save the template.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-asset-product-type.png)

**Note:** You cannot add the age field to consumable templates.

- A new **Configurations** tab has been introduced under **Setup > Customization > Asset Management** where technicians with SDAdmin or AssetConfig role can configure how asset age must be calculated and displayed.
- Asset age can be calculated from acquisition date, asset record created date, or relevant Date/Time additional field in asset forms.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-asset-age-acquisition-date.png)

- Create a custom assets list view that filters and displays only assets of a specific age.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-custom-assets-list-view.png)

- Generate age-based asset reports by including the **Age** column and applying age criteria.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-age-column.png)

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-age-criteria.png)

- Track assets in all product types across different age groups and monitor their life cycle trends by adding asset age widget to the dashboard.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/asset-age-dashboard.png)

- For a computer product type-focussed summary, add the Computer Age Summary widget to the dashboard.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-asset-computer-age-summary.png)

### Behavior Changes

#### Contract Expiry Notification

The Notify Before range in the Expiry Notification section of the Contract page has been increased from 365 days to 3,650 days, allowing for earlier contract expiry alerts.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/asset-explorer/images/ae-contract-expiry-notification.png)

### Issues Fixed

#### Assets

- After a discovery/scan, the virtual machine is not associated with its virtual host.
- In the **Asset Acknowledgement** form, the **Received On** field cannot be set to a date later than the current date.
- In non-English setups, the product type count in the asset summary widget is displayed as 0, instead of the actual value.
- Unable to print asset details if the product type name contains the ‘ character.
- Users assigned to life cycle-configured assets remain associated even after the assets move to Expired or Disposed states.
- In the assets list view, when the **In Use** asset state is changed to **In Store** via the State column, the **Associate To, Select User**, and **Select Department** fields are displayed in the *Modify State* pop-up. This issue occurs only for assets not associated with any life cycle.