# Assets and locations

> A location hierarchy (site, building, unit) and an asset registry with tags, status, coordinates and assignment to members or records. Optional PostGIS stores points and areas as geography; bookings resources and work items can name an asset.

- Category: Work management
- Module: `assets`
- Modes: `managed`, `custom`
- Docs: https://bettersupabase.com/docs/blocks/assets
- Page: https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/assets

## Install

```bash
npx better-supabase add assets
```

The command also installs `updated-at`, `tenant`, `access`.

## Configure

Add the block to `better-supabase.config.ts`:

```ts
import { defineConfig } from "better-supabase/config";

export default defineConfig({
  blocks: {
    // Required by assets; add installs them too.
    "updated-at": {},
    tenant: {},
    access: {},
    // Modes: "managed", "custom". The default is "managed".
    assets: { mode: "managed" },
  },
});
```

## Client

The block has no React entry yet. Its server-side TypeScript is in `better-supabase/blocks/assets`.

## Events

- `asset.assigned`
- `asset.created`
- `asset.released`
- `asset.updated`
- `asset_location.archived`
- `asset_location.created`
- `asset_location.updated`

## Related blocks

Requires: [tenant](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/tenant.md), [access](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/access.md)

Works with: [bookings](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/bookings.md), [work-items](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/work-items.md), [outbox](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/outbox.md), [audit](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/audit.md)