When an asset is manually created from a purchase order before it has been shipped by the supplier, the default state of the asset is set to On order. This state indicates that the asset has been ordered but not yet received. The asset state will change to Awaiting delivery when the asset is shipped by the supplier, and to In stock when the asset is received by the stockroom. The asset state will change to In use when the asset is deployed to a user or a location, and to Pending transfer when the asset is ready to be transferred to another stockroom or location. The asset state will change to Retired when the asset is disposed of or returned to the supplier. References:
* Hardware Asset States, which describes the different states and substates of hardware assets and how they are used to track the asset lifecycle.
* Hardware Asset Management overview, which describes the functionalities of the Hardware Asset Management application, including the dashboard, model normalization, hardware refresh, lease contract expiration, disposal orders, and RMA requests.
* Hardware Asset Lifecycle Automation, which explains how to automate the workflows and tasks for managing the assets throughout their lifecycle stages, from request to retire.