DeskSide Assets
$5.99 AUD/month · 7-day free trialThe ServiceM8 mobile asset-testing workflow, on the desktop. List, inspect and test every asset on a job — right from the job card.
Open DeskSide Assets from any ServiceM8 job and you get the same flow the field app gives you on a phone — every asset on the site, a green tick on the ones you’ve already tested on this job, asset detail with photos, custom fields, map location and full prior-test history, and a tap-to-test form that writes straight back to ServiceM8. Built for fire, electrical, HVAC and compliance contractors who work the desktop as well as the truck.
See It in Action
A quick run through the full DeskSide Assets workflow: open it from a job, scan the site’s asset list with tested-or-not status, drill into an asset, view prior tests and run a fresh one — without ever leaving ServiceM8.
- Opens straight from any ServiceM8 job as a modal — no separate app
- Mirrors the mobile asset-testing workflow on a real desktop screen
- Pass / fail status per asset for this job, at a glance
- Writes new form responses back to ServiceM8 in the same data model
Every Asset on the Site, Right There
The moment you open DeskSide Assets it pulls every active asset on the job’s client / site. Search by name, code, type or any custom field. A green tick marks each asset that already has a completed form on this job, a red cross if that form reads as a fail.
- Full asset list scoped to the job’s site — nothing extra
- Search across name, asset code, type and field values
- Filter-by-type so you can hammer through one asset class at a time
- Per-asset PASS / FAIL indicator for this job, derived from form responses
Asset Detail with the Photo & All the Fields
Click any asset and you’re into the detail view — the saved photo at the top, every custom field rendered cleanly underneath (Name, Code, Brand, Model, Refrigerant, BTU, Install Date, whatever you’ve configured in ServiceM8…), and an inline Edit link to jump to the asset record itself.
- Saved asset photo at the top of the detail card
- Every custom field on the asset type, laid out for desktop reading
- Inline Edit link if you need to change the asset record itself
- Lazy-loaded — nothing fetched until you click into the asset
Map Location & Full Prior-Test History
Scroll down and the detail view shows the asset’s location on an OpenStreetMap pin, then the history block: every prior form response against this asset, across every job, with date, who completed it and a PASS / FAIL chip.
- Embedded OpenStreetMap pin for the asset’s coordinates
- Cross-job test history — every prior form response ever submitted
- Each entry shows date, technician and PASS / FAIL status
- One click to open the full test record
Open Any Prior Test, Answers and All
Click a prior test and you get the full record — which form was used, when it was completed, the asset it ran against, the overall result, every answer the technician gave, plus any captured photos. No more digging through the diary to find the last inspection.
- Form name, completion timestamp and asset shown at the top
- Every answer rendered with its field label
- Captured photos (Failure Image, Reference Image, etc.) displayed inline
- Pass / fail result chip front and centre
Run a Fresh Test in a Few Clicks
Hit + New test and choose a form template — or repeat a previous test to copy its structure. Answer the form fields right in the modal (text, dropdowns, checkboxes), upload the file fields, and submit. The new form response is written straight back to ServiceM8, linked to the job and the asset, just like the mobile app would do it.
- Pick from any form template configured in your ServiceM8 account
- Or repeat a past test as a shortcut
- Field types supported: text, dropdown, checkbox, file upload
- Submits as a real
formresponselinked to both the job and the asset
Why a Desktop Asset Workflow?
ServiceM8’s asset-test flow is gorgeous on mobile, but plenty of inspection and reporting work happens at the desk — checking what’s been done, catching up on outstanding tests, writing the report from prior data. DeskSide Assets gives you the same shape of workflow on the screen you’re actually using.
- Built for fire, electrical, HVAC and compliance contractors
- Requires the ServiceM8 Asset Management addon + at least one asset type with assets
- Uses your existing ServiceM8 OAuth — nothing else to set up
- Drop-in companion to the field-app testing workflow
Try It for 7 Days, Free
Install DeskSide Assets and you get a 7-day free trial automatically — no credit card up front. When the trial ends, billing is handled directly through Over Geek via Stripe (separate from your ServiceM8 subscription).
- 7-day free trial on every new install
- $5.99 AUD / month after the trial
- Billed externally from ServiceM8 via Stripe — no impact on your ServiceM8 plan
- Cancel anytime from the Manage billing page