Create Assets

This topic describes how to create assets in FactoryTalk DataMosaix
  1. On the Management console, select the
    Modeling
    tab.
    The Model Listing page displays.
    Model_Listing
  2. Click the [Add] icon.
    The
    Model Item Detail
    page displays.
    Model Item Detail
  3. Provide the following Asset information in the relevant fields and click Save.
    • Name
    • External ID
    • Description
    • Dataset Name: You can either select an existing Dataset from the drop-down or create a new Dataset. When you create a new Dataset, you must provide the Dataset Name and Dataset Description.
    • Metadata: In the Metadata, you can add the Property Name and Property Value for the asset.
    • Source
    The asset is listed on the Model Listing page.
    Asset Added
    Depending on your selection you can add a parent asset/node or a child asset/node. If you do not select any asset/node on the Model Listing page and simply click the [Add] icon, you will create a parent asset/node. To create a child asset/node, you need to select an asset/node that you want to be considered as the parent node.
    NOTE: You can create as many child assets/nodes as per your requirement. There is no specific limit to create child assets/nodes.
The assets you create in FactoryTalk DataMosaix get populated in the CDF portal simultaneously. You can view the assets you create in FactoryTalk DataMosaix on the CDF portal by navigating to
Menu >> Explore >> Use the Data Catalog
and selecting the Dataset.
Tree View and List View
You can view the assets' structure using the Tree view and List View. You can toggle between the two views by clicking the Tree View and List View icons.
NOTE: While in any view, if you want to cancel your current selection and create another asset at root level, you can click the [Clear Selection] icon.
The following is the representation of assets in List View.
Assets - List View
The following is the representation of assets in Tree View
Assets - Tree View
Additionally, the Tree view allows you to perform the Add Asset, Edit Asset, and Delete Asset operation by using the right-click menu.
NOTE: While in any view, you can use the
Search box
to search an asset. You need to enter few characters to look up the asset. Once the required nodes appear, you can select the desired asset to view the asset details. You can perform operations such as add a child node, edit the asset node, or delete the asset node after searching an asset.
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