Attributes - Docs

Feature Summary

Attributes are the descriptive fields that travel with your Assets, Geofences, and Places — identifiers like IMEI, VIN, and vessel MMSI, a gate code on a Place, a photo on a Geofence, plus anything specific to your operation. Account administrators decide exactly which attributes apply to their organization: keep the built-in fields that fit, hide the ones that don't, reorder them, and add their own custom fields and groups.

Overview

GSatTrack ships a set of default attributes, organized into groups, for Assets, Geofences, and Places. From a single screen — Manage > Custom Attributes — an account administrator can tailor that set to their organization and industry:

Show or hide default groups and attributes, so operators see only the fields that matter.
Reorder groups and attributes to match how the team works.
Create custom attributes and groups for organization- or industry-specific data.

Default (system) attributes can be hidden and reordered but not edited or deleted; custom attributes can be created, edited, deleted, hidden, and reordered. The result is a record set tailored to each organization — an aviation operator tracking tail numbers and inspection dates, a maritime fleet tracking MMSI and charter details, a construction company tracking equipment hours — without the fields they don't need.

How to Use

Attributes are defined in Manage > Custom Attributes and filled in on each record (Asset, Geofence, or Place). The Custom Attributes screen lists Attribute Groups and Attributes for each entity type, with controls to add, edit, show/hide, reorder, and delete.

Figure 1 — Manage > Custom Attributes: define groups and attributes for Assets, Geofences, and Places, and show, hide, or reorder them.

How-To: Open the Custom Attributes Screen

In the Navigation menu, select the “Manage” icon.
Select “Custom Attributes”.
Use the Asset, Geofence, and Place sections to manage each entity type’s groups and attributes.

How-To: Create an Attribute Group

Open Manage > Custom Attributes.
In the section for the entity type (Asset, Geofence, or Place), click “Create Attribute Group”.
Enter a Name and confirm the Type, then click “Create Attribute Group”.

How-To: Create an Attribute

Open Manage > Custom Attributes.
Click “Create Attribute” on the desired group (or the “+” next to it).
Choose a Data Type (Text, Number, or File) and enter a Name and optional Description.
Optionally enter Permitted Values (comma-separated) to limit entry to a fixed set of choices.
Click “Create Attribute”.

How-To: Show, Hide, or Reorder Attributes

Open Manage > Custom Attributes.
To show or hide, tick or clear the “Visible” checkbox for a group or attribute, then click “Update Visibility”.
To reorder, drag the rows into the desired order, then click “Update Ordering”.
Default attributes can be hidden and reordered, but not edited or deleted.

How-To: Fill In Attribute Values

In the Navigation menu, select the “Manage” icon.
Select an item, like “Assets”.
Click the options icon next to the record to edit (for example, “Asset Options”).
Expand the “Edit Asset” menu, then the “Attributes” section.
Enter the desired values; a description of each default field is provided below.
Click on “Save Changes”.

Additional Information

The Attributes feature is designed to be highly customizable, allowing organizations to adapt it to their specific operational requirements. Users can define attributes that reflect their unique business processes, making it easier to track compliance, performance, and other critical aspects of asset management. The feature also integrates with GSatTrack’s reporting tools, enabling users to surface any attribute as a report column with Customize Report Columns.

Custom Attributes

Account administrators manage Custom Attributes directly in the portal at Manage > Custom Attributes — no support ticket required. From there you can:

Create custom attribute groups bound to Assets, Geofences, or Places.
Create custom attributes inside any group, each with a Data Type (Text, Number, or File) and optional Permitted Values that constrain entry to a fixed set of choices.
Show, hide, and reorder both your custom attributes and the default ones, per account.

Custom attributes appear on the record’s edit form alongside the default groups, and their values are available throughout the portal for reference, filtering, and reporting.

Default Attributes

Assets

General Information

These attributes help distinguish Assets of the same type from one another.

IMEI: International Mobile Equipment Identifier - unique device ID number used by networks
Serial Number: unique device identifier provided by the manufacturer that specifies individual units
Notes: open field, users often include any relevant information about acquisition, special operating requirements, fleet ID, or home location
Photo: users can include a photo by attaching it to the Photo attribute

SIM Information

They serve primarily to help Asset managers have pertinent network information available at their fingertips.

ICCID: SIM card’s unique serial number
Phone Number: number associated with the SIM
PIN Code: open field for securing asset use
PIN Unlock Key (PUK/PUC): an open field for securing asset use
Provider: a carrier that provides service

Driver Information

They serve primarily to help Asset managers sort and find Assets by their operator information, and to have that operator’s personal information available in the case of emergency.

Mission: intended use
Driver: Driver’s name
Phone Number: contact information for the driver
License Number: operator’s license number
National Identity Card Number: passport or other identifying document

Vehicle Information

They serve primarily to help Asset managers keep pertinent information available for emergencies.

Fuel Efficiency: average or target fuel efficiency range, input by the user
Make and Model: make refers to the manufacturer, model refers to the product line
Purchase Date: date the organization acquired the asset
VIN: seventeen alphanumeric characters that identify the specific vehicle
Plate Number: license plate number(s) associated with the vehicle

Vessel Information