> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating and Linking Warranties

> Create warranties, link them to coverages and assets, and keep track of their term.

A warranty is a record of its own consisting of a name, a manufacturer, a
list of *Coverages*, and linked *Assets*. Its term follows from the
coverages: *Valid From* is the earliest start date, *Valid Until* the latest
end date among all coverages.

Warranties come into being in two ways: created by hand, or determined
automatically through a manufacturer lookup. What that means for editability
is described under
[Looking Up Warranties Automatically](/docs/en/itam/warranty-lookup).

## Overview

ITAM › *Warranties* summarizes the state in five figures: *Total*, *Active*
(with the covered share as a percentage), *Expiring Soon* (ending in less
than 180 days), *Expired*, and *Automatic* (the share from the manufacturer
lookup). The list shows *Name*, *Manufacturer*, *Valid From*, *Valid Until*,
and *Status*, with a filter button per status above it.

<Tip>
  *Expiring Soon* shows the warranties ending in the next months — the basis
  for renewal or replacement.
</Tip>

## Creating a Warranty

The *Warranty* button opens the *Add Warranty* dialog. Required are the
*Warranty Name* and at least one coverage with *Description*, *Valid From*,
and *Valid Until*; *Manufacturer* and linking assets are optional and can be
added later.

If you already select assets while creating the warranty, the dialog shows
the required *Relation Type* field — the same logic as linking anywhere else.

<Warning>
  If only the asset linking fails after creating a warranty with assets
  selected, the warranty still counts as created. Add the links afterwards on
  the warranty's *Relations* tab — creating it again produces a second
  warranty.
</Warning>

## Editing Coverages and Assets

The detail page has three tabs: *Overview* (term, status, remaining days),
*Coverages*, and *Relations*. On the *Coverages* tab you add more through the
*Coverage* button; clicking a row opens *Edit Coverage* — for manually
created warranties. The *Relations* tab links and unlinks assets the same way
as everywhere else in the product.

<Warning>
  Start and end date can only be edited directly on the overview if the
  warranty has exactly one coverage. With several coverages, set the dates on
  the *Coverages* tab.
</Warning>

<Warning>
  Deleting a coverage is final and cannot be undone. Every change to a coverage
  affects the warranty's term and status — and with it the display on the
  linked assets.
</Warning>

## Related

[Looking Up Warranties Automatically](/docs/en/itam/warranty-lookup) describes
what is locked on automatically determined warranties and how you trigger a
refresh.


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