Inventory

This area lists all assets that have been transferred from an update source (synchronization with Siemens Industrial Asset Hub or import from a .CSV file) to SINEC Security Guard. Their total number ① is displayed separately.

Note
The parallel use of both import sources (Siemens Industrial Asset Hub and .CSV file) is not possible.

The inventory lists both supported and unsupported assets; see column 'Support' ③.

• Supported

  Assets for which SINEC Security Guard has received all necessary information regarding the product, asset and vulnerabilities; for supported assets, SINEC Security Guard can display information about vulnerabilities and their impact.

• Unsupported

  Assets for which one or more items of information regarding the product, asset or vulnerabilities is missing or unreachable. For unsupported assets, SINEC Security Guard does not display information regarding vulnerabilities. You need to take other measures for transparency of the threat situation for such assets and to ensure the secure operation of the asset.

Asset details ⑤ can be displayed for a selected asset.

Note
The inventory and the zone management are the only areas in SINEC Security Guard in which unsupported assets are also displayed. All other views of SINEC Security Guard show only supported assets. The display of unsupported assets in the inventory shows assets for which SINEC Security Guard does not offer support and for which you need to take other measures to avert danger.

Number	Description
①	Total number of supported and unsupported assets in the inventory
②	Input field for filtering the assets
③	List of assets
④	Point of time of last inventory update
⑤	'Show asset details' button

Configuration of the inventory

Table configuration can be customized by selecting the columns to be displayed. The order of the columns can be changed by dragging and dropping the column to the desired position.

Necessity and impact of updates

During the update, the data from the update source replaces the previous inventory. The data is not added to the existing inventory.

During an update, the data for all assets in the future inventory must always be transferred together. Assets that are not present in the update source are removed from the inventory.

It is necessary to update the inventory if something changes in the hardware, firmware or configuration used, e.g. due to the replacement of assets, the installation of a firmware update or a changed IP address.

Per asset, an update has the following effect on new existing inventory:

Asset exists in the previous inventory	Same asset exists in the update source (IAH or .CSV)	Effect on the new inventory
Yes	Yes	Asset data is replaced
Yes	No	Asset and all associated data and tasks are removed
No	Yes	Asset is newly added

Note
If a .CSV file contains two entries for the same asset, the last entry is always imported.

Synchronization with Siemens Industrial Asset Hub

Note
The use of the update source Siemens Industrial Asset Hub is described here; importing from a .CSV file is then not possible. Contact Siemens Support if you have any questions.

The inventory automatically synchronizes with the Siemens Industrial Asset Hub in the background several times a day. Changes to assets or asset data in the Siemens Industrial Asset Hub are synchronized with SINEC Security Guard in a timely manner.

Import from a .CSV file

Note
The use of the update source .CSV is described here; synchronization with Siemens Industrial Asset Hub is then not possible. Contact Siemens Support if you have any questions.

If Inventory is present in SINEC Security Guard, a note ② shows the age of the most recent import.

The import process is initiated via a button:

• ① shows the button in the event that there is no inventory;

• ③ shows the button in the event that an inventory is already present.

To import from a file, all asset data must be stored in a .CSV file in a defined structure. The necessary structure of the file is specified in the current template file, which you download using a corresponding button ④.

Files to be uploaded must meet the following criteria:

Criterion	Description
File Format	.CSV (Comma Separated Values) UTF8
Content Structure	as current template file
Maximum File Size	150MB
Maximum Number of Records	6000

After the corresponding file has been selected ⑤ and the import has been initiated ⑥, these criteria are checked. If criteria are not met, the import is aborted and a corresponding error message is displayed in the status area ⑦.

Number	Function
①	Button to import asset data from a .CSV file

Number	Function
②	Age of the most recent import
③	Button to import asset data from a .CSV file

Number	Function
④	Button to download the current .CSV template
⑤	Button to select the .CSV file with asset data
⑥	Button to start the import process
⑦	Status display of the import process