Asset Engineering focuses on defining and managing engineering related activities on previously registered design objects and design parts. The Asset Engineering process is made up of sub processes which cover the definition of the design object structures, design object connections, design object and design part properties, design part structures and additional parts. It further covers the additional sub processes required to manage design object structures and properties. Perform Commissioning is also an important sub process included here. The following is a description of each sub process:
This sub process involves creating the required design object structures, mainly functional, locational and pipe structures. These three structures start with the definition of a parent and build up into multiple levels of children for the respective structure type. In addition it is also supportive of creating from and to relations on linear structures, signal-circuit relations on circuit structures and process object relation on mechanical process structures. Structure details defined here are initially being used during the completion and commissioning activities and during whole asset life cycle. Necessary class relations need to be set up appropriately for the classes of the design objects for which design object structures are being established.
This sub process involves the activities that can be performed only on functional and locational object structures that include copying, deleting and changing the status of the entire design object structure. Copying makes it convenient to reproduce the same design structure required in different locations and instances, especially when the design is more complex. Similarly, deleting supports to remove all structure related information at once, instead of handling the removal of the design objects, one at a time.
This sub process involves creating connections between design objects. These design objects could be connected in many different ways to satisfy the design requirements as long as the connection type and the necessary class relations are set up appropriately for the classes of the design objects between which the connection is being established. Design object connections could also be transferred to the facility as equipment connections in conjunction with a valid equipment object connection type.
This sub process involves creating electrical terminals, electrical wires and mechanical nozzles for design objects. Alternatively, terminals and wires can be created for design parts and then inherited by design objects, as also described in this sub process.
There are two management activities that can be performed on design object properties. These include, in the preferred order of undertaking:
- Change Design Object Property Settings - Change the settings that control the inheritance of terminals and wires by a design object from its connected design part. This activity can be performed on several design objects at a time.
- Connect Gasket Part to Design Object Nozzle - Define a gasket design part for a design object nozzle.
This sub process involves creating a design part structure, also known as a design part bill of materials, by adding design parts of which another design part is made up of (e.g., a pump part consisting of bearings, impellers and a shell). Parts structured here can later be transferred as the design object bill of materials, once a valid design part-design object connection has been established.
This sub process involves connecting additional parts to design objects, also known as an object bill of materials, directly or by connecting parts to a design part, known as the design part bill of materials, and then causing the additional parts to be inherited from the design part to the design object, once a valid design part-design object connection has been established. These additional parts could then be registered with different quantities, such as the Spare Part Quantity, Purchase Quantity, Fabrication and Assembly Quantity, from which the related processes such as equipment administration, purchasing and fabrication and assembly, receive different quantities.