V2/Concepts/Preparing for Asset Creation
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What is needed to create an Asset
Note: Mandatory information are marked with an ‘*’.
This section helps you to prepare information you need to create an Asset.
General Information
- Name*
- Name given to the Asset.
- Description
- Short description about the Asset.
- Site*
- The Site the Asset is to be assigned to.
- Class
- The Class(es) that the Asset can belong to. If the class is not already in the system, proceed to create class prior to creating the Asset.
- Access Group
- Determines the access group(s) that have access to view/manage the Asset. If no access group is chosen, all access groups will have access to the Asset.
- Icon*
- 2D icon used to represent the Asset in the Digital Twin. If the icon is not already in the system, proceed to upload icon prior to creating the Asset.
- Virtual
- Decides if the Asset is virtual.
Data Source
- Decide on the data sources for the asset. If the asset's data source is:
- a measurement, ensure the measurement is already created.
- an event, ensure the external source is connected to Senfi.
- a video stream, ensure the video adapter is already associated with the site in Senfi.
- an IFrame, prepare the URL to be embedded.
Attribute
- Note down the attributes (if any) to be included.
Relationship
- Decide the relationships (if any) to be included.
Location
- Have the location information of the asset on hand.
Annotation
- Decide the annotations (if any) to be included. You can choose 0, 1 or more of the following annotations:
- Line
- Volume
- 3D Text
- 2D Text
What's Next
- Start creating your own Asset
- Learn about Events, Alarm and Expressions