Asset

Definition: abstract Assetasset that is used by the manufacturing process to perform tasks. > Note 1 to entry: An Asset relies upon an Device to provide observations and information about itself and the Device revises the information to reflect changes to the Asset during their interaction. Examples of Assets are cutting tools, Part Information, Manufacturing Processes, Fixtures, and Files. > Note 2 to entry: A singular assetId,Asset uniquely identifies an Asset throughout its lifecycle and is used to track and relate the Asset to other Devices and entities. > Note 3 to entry: Assets are temporally associated with a device and can be removed from the device without damage or alteration to its primary functions. .

Version Info

Introduced	Deprecated	Updated
1.2

Documentation

Description

It is used in the manufacturing process, but is not permanently associated with a single piece of equipment. It can be removed from the piece of equipment without compromising its function, and can be associated with other pieces of equipment during its lifecycle.

Note: See Section Assets Schema Diagrams for XML schema.

Properties

Name	Type	Int	Dep	Multiplicity	Description
assetId	ID	1.2		1	unique identifier for an Asset.
deviceUuid	ID	1.2		0..1	associated piece of equipment’s UUID that supplied the Asset’s data. It references to the uuid property of the Device defined in Device Information Model.
removed	boolean	1.3		0..1	indicator that the Asset has been removed from the piece of equipment.
timestamp	dateTime	1.2		1	time the Asset data was last modified.

Relations

Name	Type	Int	Dep	Multiplicity	Description
hasDescription	Description	1.2		0..1	Description can contain any descriptive content about the Asset.
hasConfiguration	Configuration	1.2		0..1
isAssetOf	MTConnectAssets	1.2		0..*
isAssetOf	Agent	1.2		0..*
isAssetOf	TaskArchetype	1.2		0..*
isAssetOf	Task	1.2		0..*

Subclasses

Name	Int	Dep
AbstractFile	1.7
CuttingTool	1.2
CuttingToolArchetype	1.3
QIFDocumentWrapper	1.8
RawMaterial	1.8
Task
TaskArchetype