Module 8 of 16
Manage assets — from purchase to disposal documented completely
Capture machines, IT devices and tools with QR code, plan maintenance automatically and document lifecycle, depreciation and locations. AI helper for maintenance suggestions, GDPR-compliant and EU-hosted at Hetzner for 49 € net/user/month all-in — no module bingo.
What Assets does
Inventory with QR code
Each asset gets a QR code that you print and attach to the device. When scanning with the mobile app you immediately see master data, location, last maintenance, warranty and owner. New assets you capture via photo and drag-and-drop of purchase receipt and delivery note, OCR extracts manufacturer, model, serial number and purchase price. Bulk import via CSV for migration from Excel lists is included at onboarding. QR labels you print on DIN-A4 sheets with standard labels or as weatherproof outdoor variant for construction site tools. Each label size is configurable, the code contains the asset ID and a direct URL. Even without the mobile app you scan the code via smartphone camera, a browser login shows the most important asset data.
Maintenance planning with reminders
Per asset you store maintenance intervals by time (every six months), operating hours or counter reading. DARION-AI creates maintenance jobs automatically, assigns them to the responsible technician and notifies in good time before the deadline — typically two weeks beforehand by email and push. Maintenance protocols are documented directly at the job, photos and measurements you attach. Mandatory inspections like DGUV V3 or UVV are flagged separately and not overlooked. Recurring maintenance checklists you create as a template, the technician ticks them off on-site on the tablet. Escalation for missed maintenance dates goes automatically to the responsible person. External maintenance providers get magic-link access only for their jobs, without their own DARION-AI account.
AI helper for maintenance suggestions
The AI helper analyses maintenance history, failure patterns and manufacturer recommendations and suggests preventive maintenance before devices fail. For recurring defects it marks assets approaching the economic limit — repair more expensive than replacement. Mistral-based, EU-hosted, no data outflow to third countries. Learns from your confirmations and corrections over time. For assets with remote monitoring (e.g. connected machine sensors) it recognises anomalies like rising vibration values or temperature drift early and suggests an inspection. You retain decision authority, the helper makes suggestions — no automatic orders or jobs. At the press of a button the helper explains why it made a suggestion — for example which maintenance history and which failure patterns led to the recommendation.
Location and ownership tracking
Each asset has a current location (workshop, construction site, office) and an owner. When moving an asset, the employee scans the QR code and chooses the new location, the history is documented automatically. For tools on construction sites you immediately recognise who has which device and when it comes back. For inventory you export the target-actual comparison per location in two clicks, missing assets are marked directly. Location hierarchies (location > hall > area > shelf) you map flexibly. Geo-coordinates for construction sites or outdoor locations are captured automatically with the scan if the mobile app has GPS access. For tool checkouts and returns per employee, DARION-AI documents the time, so accountability for damage or loss remains traceable.
Depreciation and asset register
DARION-AI calculates linear or declining-balance, stores useful life per asset class and creates the asset register for the annual financial statements automatically. Special depreciation, write-ups and asset disposals you document directly at the asset. Export runs GoBD-compliant to DATEV or other accounting systems. Tax advisors get a clean asset register without Excel craftwork. Depreciation tables are pre-set for the most common asset classes (IT 3 years, office furniture 13 years, machines depending on type), own classes with individual useful life you create yourself. Low-value assets (GWG) and immediate depreciation are correctly distinguished and shown cleanly in the register. For asset disposals (sale, scrapping, theft) DARION-AI calculates the residual book value and gives the correct journal-entry suggestion automatically into the finance module.
Lifecycle documentation
From purchase receipt through commissioning, maintenance, repairs, location changes to scrapping — the complete history of an asset sits at the asset. Warranty documents, manuals and inspection protocols you attach as PDF. At sale or scrapping you document residual value, buyer and disposal certificate traceably in the audit trail. For insurance you export a complete asset list with current values, serial numbers and locations. For theft or loss you document police report and insurance correspondence directly at the asset. Nothing gets lost in the mailbox, everything is findable at the document. Even after asset disposal the historical file remains archived for ten years, so for later warranty or guarantee questions you can access the documents at any time.
Who uses this module
CEO
You need an overview of your asset stock for insurance, auditors and investment planning. In the assets module you see in the dashboard book value, remaining useful life and upcoming investments per asset class. The AI helper marks assets approaching the economic limit — repair more expensive than replacement. For the annual inventory you export the asset register with target-actual deviations per location, the tax advisor gets everything GoBD-compliant. At insurance renewal you export a complete list with current values and serial numbers. For investment planning you see which assets should be replaced in the next twelve months — based on remaining useful life and maintenance effort. Theft and loss you capture cleanly for insurance, including police case number and damage correspondence, all archived traceably.
Team lead
As workshop or IT lead you steer maintenance and availability. In the maintenance calendar you see upcoming maintenance, mandatory inspections like DGUV V3 and repairs per technician. For critical assets you activate availability notifications: when status switches to defective, you get a notification immediately. For tools on construction sites you see who has which device — lost tools are noticed faster. Supplier complaints in warranty cases you document directly at the asset, the correspondence hangs at the document. For quarterly reviews you export an evaluation with maintenance ratio, downtime and repair costs per asset class. External maintenance providers get magic-link access only for their jobs, you don't have to assign an external account or maintain permissions separately.
Employee
You're a technician working with the mobile app. When scanning a QR code you see asset history, upcoming maintenance and open tickets. Maintenance protocols you fill in directly at the device, photos you attach. For defects you create a ticket in two clicks, the order workflow for spare parts runs directly from the app into the procurement module. When changing location you scan the code and choose the new location, the history is written by DARION-AI automatically. Maintenance checklists you work through on the tablet, every item is ticked off with time stamp and your name — no paper lists, no later transcription into the system. When the app is offline (e.g. in the boiler room without reception), capture continues locally and syncs as soon as connection returns. For recurring defects you see at a glance the repair history of the asset and decide whether to plan larger maintenance or propose the asset for retirement.
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