Perform Asset Link Lookups from multiple Asset Types
I would like to propose the ability to associate more than one Asset Type to an Asset Link. My particular use case is:
I have an Asset to track maintenance on an asset in a company. We have our assets separated into different types, such as Network, Server, Computer, Website etc.
I would like to create a global asset that would allow me to put when the maintenance was performed, who maintenance was performed by, asset maintenance was performed on (Which could be different types of asset types), what the scope of the maintenance was, and notes on the maintenance.
Sorry if this feature already exists, I was not able to find where to do it.
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Yellow Oak
May 9, 2023
Looking for this as well. I would like my network asset layout to link to a dhcp server or gateway but either of those could be different layout types depending on the company. A dhcp server could be a firewall, or a server.
I also attempted to create separate asset types for physical servers and virtual servers so I could make different required information for each. But if I want an asset link somewhere pointing to a server I can only choose one server type for the link field.
Relationships don't work as well for this requirement since I can not set them as a required field.
Jade Clay
Nov 22, 2023
Joel S.: My exact example for coming here!
Yellow Coaster
Mar 10, 2025
Joel S. Exactly why I want this too.
Amethyst Bagel
Jan 11, 2022
This would be a great enhancement. In my use case, I have an Asset Layout for Networks and would like to show what device provides DHCP service. In the primary LAN, it's the server, but on the guest network its the firewall. So I need to be able have the "Pull From" set to both Computer Assets and Network Assets.
Amaranth Dew
Mar 7, 2022
Brian A.: We have this exact same use case. Hopefully Hudu adds this feature soon.
In the meantime, how did you work around this limitation?
Amethyst Bagel
Mar 7, 2022
Rob S.: I put in a text field so that I can type the host/asset name of the device. Not ideal because I don't always know the host/asset name off the top of my head and it's an extra, unnecessary step to look it up, but it's currently working.
Red Handle
Apr 23, 2025
I believe this current as of 2025 how this works. You can choose All or one type. I wish you could limit to exactly what you want, such as two or three!
Harlequin Zipper
Jun 30
+1 for this request - just ran into this issue when trying to link File Shares to different asset types (some are Server, some are NAS).
Teal Astronaut
Jul 4, 2024
Would love to see this implemented.
It's hard to build out high-quality asset types when asset links are so rigid.
Amber Beach
Jul 16, 2024
Rack management does this with its Device field when selecting Mark as | Used by device. Could this be made available to Asset Layouts?
Aqua Toast
Jan 24, 2025
Andrew B. Another fine example of disorganized feature request management. There is nobody looking at these posts who knows more about the product than the userbase.
This has been my biggest frustration with EVERY software company I work with. Everyone likes to implement these silly feature request portals and they never allocate the necessary resources to properly handle the intakes.
I have seen countless ideas sitting in here for years without any attention, and here we have a feature which already exists and only needs to be expanded.
To whomever may be watching these forums… Please stop ignoring blatantly obvious feature requests that an intern could implement in an afternoon. You need TWO teams… complex features, and low hanging fruit. Tackle this from both ends, and you can bet you are going to hear from me again.
Yellow Oak
Jan 5, 2023
THis would be a great feature to have. For example a circuit could terminate to a switch, router, or firewall asset type.
Apricot Berry
Apr 27, 2022
This feature in conjunction with this other one would be great.
https://azurehudu.clearconcepts.ca/feedback/p/automatic-2-way-linked-assets
Coffee Asteroid
Jun 16, 2022
This would be a great feature to have, and reduce asset layout complexity (e.g., for a Backup asset this would allow you to link both backup servers and backup appliances / NASes in the same asset tag field).
Jade Elephant
Oct 15, 2022
this is a duplicate of: https://hudu.canny.io/feature-requests/p/perform-asset-link-lookups-from-multiple-asset-types