Classification Structure
Below is a representation of the asset classification structure within the Metrix Asset Management System. Each asset classification structure is broken into four levels being asset class, asset type, asset sub-type, and asset group. Each of these levels are hierarchical in that:
- Asset classes contain one or more asset types,
- Asset types contain one or more asset sub-types, and
- Asset sub-types contain one or more asset group.
Each asset in your Metrix Asset Management System will be assigned to an asset classification at the asset group level. Then, within the asset group definition is one or more component group definitions. Each component assigned to the asset will be ascribed to one of these component groups.
The following is an example of an Asset Class, Asset Type, Asset SubType, Asset Group, and Component Group represented as a string:
Transportation - Road Infrastructure - Local Roads - Sealed Roads - Surface
A Component in the above Component Group would be associated with a Sealed Local Road in the Entities Road Infrastructure Transportation Asset stock.
Remember, if you are looking to import data against an asset classification, you will need to use the classification’s identifier. This is typically a ‘code friendly’ version of the above text string, with spaces replaced by underscores and all characters in lower case.
Furthermore, for imports, there is a separation between the asset classification and the component group. That is, the asset classification identifier
would be used for the column asset_classification_id and the component group identifier would be used for the column component. This would look like the following:
- Asset Classification ID:
transportation-road_infrastructure-local_roads-sealed_roads - Component:
surface