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title: "How to change the location, the parent location, or the parent equipment?"
slug: "1723138777"
tags: ["Assets"]
updated: 2026-11-06T11:26:36Z
published: 2026-11-06T11:26:36Z
canonical: "help.ila.cegid.com/1723138777"
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# How to change the location, the parent location, or the parent equipment?

- [x] PT
- [x] ES

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You can record the location change of equipment or a tool, the parent location change of a location and the parent equipment change of equipment.

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## Change the location of equipment or a tool

To change the location of equipment or a tool, follow these steps:

1. Go to **Assets | Equipment** or **Assets | Tools**;
2. Select the equipment or tool whose location you want to change;
3. Click on the **Operations** button and select the **Change Location** option. The list of all changes of the equipment or tool is displayed;
4. Click on **Create**;
5. Fill in the details, specifying the new **location** (required);
6. Click on:
  - **Save and New**, to save the change and start a new record;
  - **Save**, in the arrow next to the **Save and New** button, to save only the change.

When changing the location of equipment or a tool, the following rules apply:

- The change is applied to all **descendants** of the equipment or tool;
- The location can only be changed to a location that is **different** from the current one;
- You cannot create a location change for a **future date**, or for a **date earlier** than the **asset's last location change** or that of any of its **descendants**.

> [!NOTE]
> In **edit** mode, you can only edit the **Remarks** field and the **attachments**.

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## Change the parent location of a location

To record a parent location change, follow these steps:

1. Go to **Assets | Locations**;
2. Select the location for which you want to record the parent location change;
3. Click on **Operations** and select the **Change Parent Location** option;
4. Click on **Create**;
5. Fill in the details;
6. Click on:
  - **Save and New**, to save the change and start a new record;
  - **Save**, in the arrow next to the **Save and New** button, to save only the change.

When changing the parent location, the following rules apply:

- The **start date** cannot be **later** than the current date;
- When you save the change, the location's parent location is changed **automatically**;
- When you make a new parent location change, the **end date** of the last record is updated with the **start date** of the new parent location.

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## Change the parent equipment of an equipment

To record a parent equipment change, follow these steps:

1. Go to **Assets | Equipment**;
2. Select the equipment for which you want to record the parent equipment change;
3. Click on the **Operations** button and then on **Change Parent Equipment**. The list of changes for that equipment is displayed;
4. Click on **Create**;
5. Fill in the required fields;
6. Click on:
  - **Save and New**, to save the change and start a new record;
  - **Save**, in the arrow next to the **Save and New** button, to save only the change.

After saving, the equipment's parent equipment is changed **automatically**. If a new parent equipment change is made, the **end date** of the last record is updated with the **start date** of the new parent equipment.

> [!NOTE]
> Required fields
> 
> The **required fields** are indicated on the screen. They can also be viewed in the **alert** icon, in the upper right corner, next to the **Reset** button.