diff --git a/src/proc/asset.cpp b/src/proc/asset.cpp
index 69bcd8a38..0f8560ad1 100644
--- a/src/proc/asset.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/asset.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "proc/asset.hpp"
 #include "proc/assetmanager.hpp"
+#include "proc/asset/asset-format.hpp"
 #include "lib/util-foreach.hpp"
 #include "lib/util.hpp"
 
diff --git a/src/proc/asset/asset-format.hpp b/src/proc/asset/asset-format.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ee6c71ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/proc/asset/asset-format.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+  ASSET-FORMAT.hpp  -  helpers for display of asset entities
+
+  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
+    2011,               Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+  published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+  the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+
+#ifndef ASSET_ASSET_FORMAT_H
+#define ASSET_ASSET_FORMAT_H
+
+#include "proc/asset.hpp"
+#include "proc/asset/category.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+
+
+namespace asset {
+  
+  
+  inline std::ostream&
+  operator<< (std::ostream& os, Category const& cat)
+  {
+    return os << string(cat); 
+  }
+  
+  inline std::ostream&
+  operator<< (std::ostream& os, Asset::Ident const& idi)
+  {
+    return os << string(idi); 
+  }
+  
+  
+  
+  
+} // namespace asset
+#endif
diff --git a/src/proc/asset/category.hpp b/src/proc/asset/category.hpp
index aa263ee7d..b7c8df2f2 100644
--- a/src/proc/asset/category.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/asset/category.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "lib/symbol.hpp"
 
 #include <string>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <boost/functional/hash.hpp>
 
 
@@ -101,12 +100,6 @@ namespace asset {
     };
   
   
-  inline ostream&
-  operator<< (ostream& os, Category const& cat)
-    {
-      return os << string(cat); 
-    }
-  
   inline size_t
   hash_value (Category const& cat)
   {
diff --git a/tests/components/proc/asset/asset-category-test.cpp b/tests/components/proc/asset/asset-category-test.cpp
index bc0676011..7bfb68f4e 100644
--- a/tests/components/proc/asset/asset-category-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/components/proc/asset/asset-category-test.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "lib/util.hpp"
 
 #include "proc/asset/category.hpp"
+#include "proc/asset/asset-format.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
diff --git a/tests/components/proc/asset/asset-diagnostics.hpp b/tests/components/proc/asset/asset-diagnostics.hpp
index 08619bbba..76788d3f5 100644
--- a/tests/components/proc/asset/asset-diagnostics.hpp
+++ b/tests/components/proc/asset/asset-diagnostics.hpp
@@ -50,42 +50,42 @@ using std::string;
 using std::cout;
 
 
-namespace asset
-  {
- 
+namespace asset {
+  
   inline void
   dump (PcAsset& aa)
-    {
-      if (!aa)
-        cout << "Asset(NULL)\n";
-      else
-        {
-          format fmt("%s %|50T.| id=%s  adr=%p smart-ptr=%p use-count=%u");
-          cout << fmt % str(aa) % aa->getID() % aa.get() % &aa % (aa.use_count() - 1) << "\n";
-    }   }
- 
+  {
+    if (!aa)
+      cout << "Asset(NULL)\n";
+    else
+      {
+        format fmt("%s %|50T.| id=%s  adr=%p smart-ptr=%p use-count=%u");
+        cout << fmt % str(aa) % aa->getID() % aa.get() % &aa % (aa.use_count() - 1) << "\n";
+  }   }
+  
+  
   inline void
   dumpAssetManager ()
-    {
-      list<PcAsset> assets (AssetManager::instance().listContent());
-      cout << "----all-registered-Assets----\n";
-      for_each (assets, bind (&dump, _1));
-    }
+  {
+    list<PcAsset> assets (AssetManager::instance().listContent());
+    cout << "----all-registered-Assets----\n";
+    for_each (assets, bind (&dump, _1));
+  }
   
   
   template<class CHI, class PAR>
   inline bool
   dependencyCheck (P<CHI> child, P<PAR> parent)
-    {
-      return (child == parent)
-          || (0 < child->getParents().size()
-             && (parent == child->getParents()[0])
-             && (contains (parent->getDependant(), child)))
-          ;
-    }
-
-    
-    
-
+  {
+    return (child == parent)
+        || (0 < child->getParents().size()
+           && (parent == child->getParents()[0])
+           && (contains (parent->getDependant(), child)))
+        ;
+  }
+  
+  
+  
+  
 } // namespace asset
 #endif