# Items

Racks enable precise, visual management of the physical infrastructure of an IT park. They facilitate space management, the planning of equipment additions, and the monitoring of interventions in a datacenter.

![View items of rack](/files/iNvmCAqTcKssnCDve9F8)

## Add an item

* You can an asset by clicking on **+**

![Add item in rack](/files/OiiMdbuHanqpGVBjp7JF)

* Then choose your asset in **item type** then **Item**
* Select the associated options :
  * Rack
  * Position
  * Orientation (from rack point of view)
  * Background color
  * Horizontal potision (from rack point of view)
  * Reserved positiion

![select option for adding rack](/files/9soRiRFVZoOJWaBtjejz)

* After clicking on **+ Add**, the material appears in the rack at the position indicated

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If you have make a mistake, you can modify all the information by clicking on the pen on the asset
{% endhint %}

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You can drag an item to another location to move it more quickly
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## Delete an item

* To delete an item, click on the pen on the concerned item
* Click on **Delete permanently**

![Delete item](/files/Mkj1Zk4GkbfApUdtFSEc)

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this only removes the connection to the rack, not the equipment itself.
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## Custom an item

In order for the information in the right-hand box to be filled in (weight and power), you must enter these values manually.

![Space view](/files/ZZjGtI52eaVboY0yQF2S)

* In **Setup > Dropdown > Models**, select the type of asset you want custom
* Select the asset concerned
* Fill in the necessary information
* You can add pictures that will be visible on the rack

![Custom an item](/files/v6RhrIXwMSQ9KWV92OfN)

If you don't add an image, you can set a color for each item you add. you can also switch between images and colors using the **images** button

![View custom an item](/files/PBVuNwnm7BobnxeIk9wV)

## Power units

You can add [PDUs](/documentation/modules/assets/pdus.md) from power units.

* Click on **+ Add**
* select **racked** or **placed at rack side**
* Choose the PDU in item
* fill in the following fields
  * Rack
  * Position
  * Orientation (front rack point of view)
  * Horizontal position (form rack point of view)
  * Backgroud colour
  * Reversed position

If consumption data are correctly entered, they will be fed into the power units

To delete a PDU, click on the image of PDU :

![Delete PDU](/files/XnyV3jLa3DMN4AK6aXLh)

Click on **delete permanently**

![Delete PDU](/files/zU9ONHwejcBGMHFv95EJ)


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