The Client Service defines different location types and defines the relations that can exist between different types of locations, i.e. which type of location can be beneath which other type of locations. Some location types can be used for registering devices others not.
Location type |
Register devices |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Building |
No |
Represents a building. Buildings are root elements in the location tree. I.e. cannot be placed beneath any other location. |
Stash |
Yes |
The stash location type is special location type used by HsM when stashing devices. The stash location type is a root element, i.s. cannot be placed beneath any other location. Users cannot directly create a location of type stash, however the Client Service will create the stash once the first device is stashed. There can be only one location of location type stash. |
Building area |
No |
Represents a named area in a building (e.g. a department, a wing etc.) Building areas can only be created beneath buildings. |
Floor |
No |
Represents a floor within a building. Floors can be created beneath Buildings or Building areas. |
Floor area |
No |
Represents an area within a floor (e.g. a department). |
Room |
Yes |
Represents a room where devices can be registered. |
Table 29: Types of locations in the location tree
