Noun-Modifier Attribute Pairs on Equipment/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 Equipment/Asset records (and similarly on Item Masters).  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

Once the Noun is selected or created, the Modifier field will become visible on the Equipment/Asset record page.

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 Lightning Web Component.

Figures 5 & 6 – A ‘Clone Modifier & Attributes’ Flow lets users quickly create multiple modifiers with the same set of attributes.