Audit Comparison - Estate Change By Asset

This Audit Comparison - Estate Change By Asset - Summary report provides a comprehensive summary of changes in the asset inventory over a specified period, detailing assets that have been added or removed. The data is organized by country and environment, enabling stakeholders to track inventory fluctuations, assess regional trends, and support effective asset management and decision-making processes.

Report Usage

This delivers a high-level overview of asset inventory changes, enabling organizations to monitor additions, disposals, and overall trends in their asset base. By offering clear and timely insights into inventory fluctuations, the report supports audit and compliance processes, facilitates strategic planning, and assists stakeholders in tracking organizational growth and managing assets more effectively.

Example

Before a scheduled internal audit, the Asset Governance team uses the Audit Comparison - Estate Change By Asset - Summary report to compare the estate between the end of Q1 and the end of Q2. They observe a significant increase in added devices in one region and a higher‑than‑expected removal count in another. This insight allows them to verify whether the changes align with planned activities such as onboarding new employees, retiring old hardware, or decommissioning servers. The report ensures that all asset changes are accounted for and traceable before final audit submission.

Steps:

To view the Audit Comparison - Estate Change By Asset - Summary report, perform the following steps:

Navigate to Reports > Asset Management to open the dashboards page. Search or select Audit Comparison - Estate Change By Asset - Summary report from the dashboard list.

Figure: Dashboards
Select Audit Comparison - Estate Change By Asset - Summary report. The report displays a structured, tabular view of all relevant subscription and user attributes.
Figure: Audit Comparison - Estate Change By Asset - Summary Report

Filters

The left‑side filter panel allows users to refine results.

Figure: Filter Panel

Filter Name	Description
Start Date	Defines the beginning of the comparison period.
End Date	Defines the end of the comparison period.
Total Change	Filters based on net increases or decreases in asset count.
Added	Filters results to show where assets were added during the selected date range.
Removed	Filters results to show where assets were removed.
Unchanged	Filters based on assets that remained unchanged within the period.
Country of Use	Filters changes based on asset usage location.
Environment	Filters by environment type (e.g., Desktop, Server).

Note:
Click Apply Filters to update the results. Use Clear all to reset filters.

Table View

The table provides a summarized breakdown of asset inventory movement across the selected time period.

Attribute	Description
Start Date Total	The total number of assets recorded at the start of the selected period.
End Date Total	The total number of assets recorded at the end of the selected period.
Total Change	The net difference between the start and end totals.
Added	The number of new assets introduced during the period.
Removed	The number of assets deleted, retired, or otherwise removed.
Unchanged	The number of assets that did not change status during the period.
Country of Use	The geographic location where the asset change occurred.
Environment	Indicates the nature of the asset environment (e.g., desktop, server).