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How to Understand Asset Utilization Category in NI SystemLink

Updated Jan 19, 2024

Environment

Software

  • SystemLink
  • SystemLink Asset Module
  • SystemLink Client

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As NI SystemLink is an application software which NI continuously invest, this article will be updated when there are changes in the following new versions. SystemLink 2023 Q3 is the latest version when this article was published.

This article is mainly used to introduce how to understand the three default categories in asset utilization report.

SystemLink is an intelligent Systems and Data Management application software. System Management is one of the NI SystemLink Web Applications which allows you to manage assets and track assets utilization. 

Install and configure the NI SystemLink Server and Client. Configure the SystemLink client for enabling asset utilization tracking. Understand the three-category definition of SystemLink of assets utilization log.
NOTES, all categories' records are stored independently of each other in the SystemLink database, and there is no mathematical relationship between them.
  • Configuration Category
    • When the asset utilization tracking is enabled in SystemLink Client, basically all utilization data will be stored in this category.
    • For Windows clients, only the time after logging into Windows will be counted in this category.
  • Test Category
    • When you run NI TestStand test sequence on the client machine and enable the SystemLink reporting plugin, the time spent in the test sequence running will be recorded in this category.
    • Refer to Integrating Test Monitor with TestStand - NI for how to enable SystemLink reporting plugin in NI TestStand.
  • Maintenance Category
    • This category is not currently used, please pay attention to subsequent version updates.
Programmatically customize utilization categories
  • Refer to Asset Utilization Functions - NI for how to leverage NI SystemLink API to customize utilization category and recording logic based on your application scenarios.

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