There are 5 different kind of categories already exist for mouse.
1. Mouse (Accessory)
2. Wireless Keyboard Mouse Combo (Accessory)
3. Wireless Mouse (Asset)
4. USB Mouse(Asset)
5. Mouse not to use (Asset)
Solutions:
Rename your asset type “USB Mouse” category name as like “USB Mouse – Asset Based”
Count the total number of “USB Mouse – Asset Based” assets that are in checkout/ready to deply status
Create new accessory type category “USB Mouse – Accessory Based”
Create your new accessory with above accessory type and set its total that you count from “USB Mouse – Asset Based”
Then checkout mouse from accessory from “USB Mouse – Accessory Based” list
After that done above step, start use of “USB Mouse – Accessory Based”. Do not make future entries (checkin/checkout) with “USB Mouse – Asset Based”.
To say the above steps conceptually with simple words:
1. Collect all mouses from currently checked out users. (checkin back to asset type)
2. Create new accessory type with total collected mouses
3. Checkout the mouses from accessory type to the users.