Noun-Modifier Attribute Pairs on Assets
Capture Asset Attributes Using Noun-Modifier Attribute pairs
Nouns, Modifiers and Attributes enable a user to create, through data records in lieu of custom fields, attribute definitions and values that can be tracked on Assets and similarly on Products. Nouns, Modifiers and Attributes are three objects in successive Master-Detail relationship. Once a Noun-Modifier pair is assigned to an Asset, a unique list of Asset Attributes is populated. A user subsequently enters Attribute Values.
Figure 1 – Asset with Noun, Modifier and Asset Attributes complete with Attribute Values.
There is a Lightning Web Component (LWC) displayed on the Asset record page which presents the Asset Attributes. The Attribute Values can be edited from the Related List or directly in the LWC. Changes to the Attributes in the Noun-Modifier setup are propagated to each corresponding Asset Attribute. Thus if you add a new Attribute or edit the Name or Sort Order on existing Attributes, these changes are automatically updated for each corresponding Asset Attribute.
Figure 2 – Adding a Noun to an Asset
Figure 3 – Modifiers pertaining to the selected Noun “Pump.”
Figure 4 – Attributes values pertaining to Noun-Modifier pair “Pump, Centrifugal” may be directly edited in the Related List or the LWC.
