Tracking Asset State Using Extension Attributes?

[ansan]

How heavily do most of you leverage extension attributes to track the state of a laptop, such as in-service, out-of-service, damaged, out for repair or slated for return to the IT team because a staff member has departed/been terminated?

We don't have a separate IT asset management system at this time and use JAMF as our system of record for all laptops, desktops, and iPads. We have been using a spreadsheet as a tracker for these items, but being able to build smart groups and run reports using extension attributes that indicate the state of the laptop would be more appealing.

Any tips or best practices for those that do leverage extension attributes for this? Good idea, bad idea?

Thanks!

[sdagley · Accepted solution]

@ansan That's definitely a reasonable use for Extension Attributes, but be aware that if you have marked a Mac as un-managed (so that it doesn't consume a Jamf Pro license) then it will not be a member of any Smart Group . It will however still appear of you're using an Advanced Computer Search to run a query (and if you're looking to run reports then that is generally a better mechanism than creating a Smart Group).