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Welcome to Assets & Inventory Plugin for Jira Cloud! We’re happy to see you here. 

Assets & Inventory Plugin (AIP) provides a seamless integration of asset and inventory tracking within Jira, and enables you to link assets with issues in Jira Service Management. With AIP, you can effortlessly manage the complete lifecycle of your assets and inventory, from acquisition to disposal, all within the familiar environment of Jira. Define your own forms, enter your assets and inventories according to these forms, and link issues with them.

This page contains step-by-step instructions on how to install Assets & Inventory Plugin for Jira Cloud.

## Prerequisites

- You must be a **[Jira administrator](https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiracloud/managing-global-permissions-776636359.html)** to carry out the instructions on this page.

## How to Install Assets & Inventory Plugin for Jira Cloud

Installing AIP is like installing any other Jira app (see [Managing add-ons](https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiracloud/managing-apps-776830283.html) in the Jira documentation).

1. Log in to your Jira Cloud instance as a Jira Administrator.
2. Select the **Jira** **Settings **cog in the top right of your Jira instance and select **Apps**. The *Find New Apps* page displays.
3. Type `Assets & Inventory Plugin` in the search field and press **Enter**.
4. Click **Try it free** to install your app.
5. Click **Start free trial**. A confirmation message displays once it installs successfully.

After installation, AIP will create default asset types and collections which you can use later on.

## Next steps

All set! Check out the **[getting started page](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AIPC/pages/190808205)** to start using the Assets & Inventory Plugin for Jira Cloud.