Relationships
Relationships describe the connections between your assets.
Each relationship has a start point, an end point and a direction. For example, a light switch feeds power to a light-bulb in the ceiling, so in this case the 'Power' relationship between the two moves from the switch to the bulb.
ARDI uses relationships to provide detail about how your various assets are physically and logically connected.
Relationship Types
Relationships fit into three major types…
You can click on the names above for detail, but as a basic summary…
Physical Relationships define actual, physical connections between assets, such as power cables, network connections, piping or WiFi network links.
Logical Relationships describe non-physical associations, such as describing concepts such as…
- Is A Tool For
- Controls
- Is Next in Sequence
- Is Dependent On
These sorts of relationships are usually not obvious when you are out in the field, since there isn't the same physical connection as found in physical relationships.
Hierarchical Relationships describe how assets are associated based on some form of logical hierarchy