Why Are Some Asset Tags Not Updating in SystemLink?

Updated Jan 23, 2026

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Software

  • SystemLink

Issue Details

I see that some of my asset tags are not updating in SystemLink™.  Why is that, and how can I make them update regularly like the client system tags?

Solution

If the salt grains on a client system is missing its workspace value, the asset tags associated with that client system will fail to update.  Usually the  systemlink_workspace field is the only one you will find in your client system's grains file, which is located at this path (no file extension):
            

C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\salt\conf\grains 
 
           

If you don't see the  systemlink_workspace field in your client system's grains file, just Refresh that client system in the SystemLink™ systems table, which will automatically cause the correct workspace value to be added to that client system's grains file: