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Begin building your assets with Asset Manager

On the Asset Manager app, create aspects and variables

Click on the Aspects tab
Aspects are data modeling mechanisms for assets. Aspect groups are used to bring related data points together.
Click on Create aspect
Every aspect has a name and a specific Type ID
Enter the data for the new aspect
Add a description and choose a category. Dynamic for time-series data and Static for static data
Click on Add variable, to add a variable
An aspect can consist of several variables of different data types
Name, Data Type, Unit and Max length are defined
Save your creation
Once an aspect has been created, it can be used for multiple assets

Create a new asset by selecting a type with aspects and variables

If you use a MindConnect Element you have to proceed with the data mapping. Data mapping matches variables of an aspect with the respective data points of a data source.

On the Assets Tab select Create asset
An asset is a digital representation of a machine or an automation system with one or multiple automation units
Select Type
Select predefined types or if needed, define a new asset type and click Create
Enter a name, description and the data for the asset
Location (time zone), Variables and Aspects
Save the asset you have just created

Create a new asset type with the previous created aspects and variables

Click Create type
A type is a pre-configured template for an asset
Enter the type ID, name and description
Open the Image bar to add an image
Open the Variables bar to add variables
Enter the variable data
Open the Aspects bar to add aspects
Browse all available aspects
Enter a name for the new type aspect and choose an aspect from the dropdown menu
Create a new Asset by selecting the type with aspects and variables

Create a Collaboration

Go to the MindSphere Launchpad and find the Settings icon
Click on the Collaborations tab
Select Offer Collaboration
To start a new offer
- Enter the partner's Tenant Name
- To accept the legal notice, mark the checkbox
- To start the request, click Offer
Find more information in the Settings documentation

On MindSphere Launchpad go to the Asset Manager app,

In the Asset tab, select the asset you want to share
Click on the 3 dots on the right to open the advanced operating tools
- Select Share asset
- Choose the receiving tenant and check the access level
- Click share to confirm and share your asset
Go to the Sharings tab
For an overview of the assets you shared with other tenants and the assets that have been shared with you

On the Asset Manager app,

Search assets that are already onboarded on Mindsphere
Look for Active and Deactivated flows on the Visual Flow Creator using the Others tab at the bottom of the screen
Click on Open Visual Flow Creator tab
to visualize the flow directly in the Visual Flow Creator app
In the top right, click on the 3 dots icon to open the Fleet Manager app

Find more on the manual

Begin building your assets with Asset Manager

Create aspects, variables, types and a new asset in MindSphere

Share assets with other tenants using Cross-Tenancy

Direct access to Visual Flow Creator and Fleet Manager

Go to Fleet Manager

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