About the Asset Tree
The asset tree is the structure used to organize and catalog all assets in your operation — from the industrial plant to each equipment’s individual components.
It forms the foundation of a well-structured and efficient asset registry, enabling greater control, traceability, and maintenance planning at a global scale.
Important note: Typically, a structural tree has up to 8 levels, but this may vary depending on operational complexity. The more levels it has, the more detailed the control.
Asset Tree structure
The structure is hierarchical, like an inverted organizational chart.
Here are the main elements:
Location
Represents the physical area where assets are installed.
It could be a plant, warehouse, building, production line, etc.
This is the starting point of your tree.Sub-location
A subdivision within the Location.
Used to better organize assets within a large area.Asset
This is the main equipment — for example, a motor, a pump, or a gearbox.
It may contain one or more sensors.
A parent asset does not have a sensor directly linked to it. It serves as a container for sub-assets with sensors.
It must include a name, image, and be linked to a location.
It will only be considered a “parent asset” (solid cube icon) once it has a sensor-linked sub-asset.Sub-asset
A dependent element of the main asset.
This is where sensors are actually registered and linked.
Example: For the asset “Electric Motor,” the sub-assets could be “Drive End” and “Non-Drive End.”Component
Individual inventory items that are part of an asset or sub-asset.
They do not receive sensors, but help with control and maintenance.
Key Guidelines
Plan your structure based on the physical layout of the plant.
Use clear and standardized names to ease identification.
Pay attention to hierarchy: assets with sensors must always be sub-assets, never parent assets.
Assets without sensors should be used as containers (parents).
Structure Example
XPTO Factory (Location)
└── Production Line 01 (Sub-location)
└── Electric Motor (Asset)
├── Drive End (Sub-asset with sensor)
└── Non-Drive End (Sub-asset with sensor)