# Welcome to Beam

At Beam our mission is to help you gain a higher ROI from your fixed assets. We achieve this through our **comprehensive suite asset management, service management, and data management tools.** In this resource center we give you the information you need to start using these tools. To get started, read our Beam Basics guide below.

## Beam Basics

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To access Beam go to [https://app.beamdynamics.io/](https://app.beamdynamics.io/) and log in with your email and password. If you are using a Single Sign On (SSO) service such as OKTA, you will be prompted to use your SSO credentials.

When you log into Beam, you can find the primary navigation menu on the left side of the interface where you will be able to access the different modules on the Beam platform. You can expand or collapse the navigation menu by clicking on the arrow on the bottom right corner of the navigation menu.

You can access the different modules simply by clicking on the desired Module from the navigation menu.

Here is a summary of what each module does:

### Categories

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**Inventory** \
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Gain a birds-eye view of your asset inventory and manage/edit it at scale.](https://www.beamdynamics.io/documentation-categories/inventory-fb652)

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**Assets** \
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Learn how to access, edit and manage individual assets in your Beam inventory.](https://www.beamdynamics.io/documentation-categories/asset-management)

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**Tickets** \
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Manage your service workflows with an asset-centred ticketing solution.](https://www.beamdynamics.io/documentation-categories/tickets)

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**Products** \
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Aggregate Asset data by Product and gain uncover higher-order insights.](https://www.beamdynamics.io/documentation-categories/products-34913)

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**Manufacturers** \
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Roll up and analyze Asset data at the Manufacturer-level.](https://www.beamdynamics.io/documentation-categories/manufacturers-c7ccd)

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**Purchases** \
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Manage and track asset purchases from your Beam workspace.](https://www.beamdynamics.io/documentation-categories/purchases-75f69)

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**Contacts** \
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Managing assets is a team sport. Create profiles for key people associated with your inventory.](https://www.beamdynamics.io/documentation-categories/contacts-8950e)

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**Documents** \
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From manuals to maintenance reports, centralize all of your documents in one easy to access repository.](https://www.beamdynamics.io/documentation-categories/documents)

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**Account Configuration** \
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Setup your Beam workspace to work exactly how you want it.](https://www.beamdynamics.io/documentation-categories/account-configuration)

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**Updates** \
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Monitor firmware, software, and security updates across all your assets in one place.](https://www.beamdynamics.io/documentation-categories/updates)

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**Reservations** \
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Manage bookings for assets, people and locations in a single easy-to-use interface.](https://www.beamdynamics.io/documentation-categories/reservations)

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**Common Components** \
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Tools that work across every module to help you view and manage data your way.](https://www.beamdynamics.io/documentation-categories/common-components)