Use consumable assets in Enterprise Asset Workspace

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To use consumable assets, ensure that they are in the In stock state and Available substate.

Before you begin

Note: Only consumables created from models in the Enterprise Asset Management application can be used if the Asset strategy tracking for the model is set to create consumable asset.

Role required: asset

Procedure

Navigate to Enterprise Asset Workspace > Enterprise asset estate > Consumable assets.
Select a consumable asset with a state of In Stock and a substate of Available.
Select Consume.

The Consume dialog box appears.
Enter the quantity to consume in the Quantity field.
In Asset list, select the lookup icon and select the asset associated with the consumable.

For example, a mouse tracked as a consumable asset can be associated with a non-consumable asset such as a computer.
In User list, select the lookup icon and select a user associated with the consumable.
Select OK.

On the Consumable form, the Quantity field shows the reduced number. The Consumables list contains two records for the consumable in the specific stockroom: one with a state and substate of In Stock and Available (if you did not consume the entire quantity), and one with a state of Consumed. If a consumable is not in the process of being transferred to a different stockroom and information in the data record is the same, similar records merge automatically. After a consumable is consumed, the record remains in the system for reporting purposes.

Parent Topic:Create and manage enterprise assets

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# Use consumable assets in Enterprise Asset Workspace

To use consumable assets, ensure that they are in the **In stock** state and **Available** substate.

## Before you begin

**Note:** Only consumables created from models in the Enterprise Asset Management application can be used if the **Asset strategy tracking** for the model is set to **create consumable asset**.

Role required: asset

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Enterprise Asset Workspace** &gt; **Enterprise asset estate** &gt; **Consumable assets**.

2. Select a consumable asset with a state of **In Stock** and a substate of **Available**.

3. Select **Consume**.

The Consume dialog box appears.

4. Enter the quantity to consume in the **Quantity** field.

5. In **Asset** list, select the lookup icon and select the asset associated with the consumable.

For example, a mouse tracked as a consumable asset can be associated with a non-consumable asset such as a computer.

6. In **User** list, select the lookup icon and select a user associated with the consumable.

7. Select **OK**.

On the **Consumable** form, the **Quantity** field shows the reduced number. The Consumables list contains two records for the consumable in the specific stockroom: one with a state and substate of **In Stock** and **Available** \(if you did not consume the entire quantity\), and one with a state of **Consumed**. If a consumable is not in the process of being transferred to a different stockroom and information in the data record is the same, similar records merge automatically. After a consumable is consumed, the record remains in the system for reporting purposes.

**Parent Topic:**[Create and manage enterprise assets](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/enterprise-asset-management/create-manage-enterprise-assets.md)