Lincoln Electric IM8001 PRODUCTION MONITORING 2.2 - Manual (Page 50)

Managing the Asset Tree Chapter 4. Production Monitoring™ Administration
IM8001 Production Monitoring™ User Manual 4.3
About the Root Asset (or Company Group)
When you first install Production Monitoring™ and access the Administration page, the system displays the
empty “Root Asset” (Figure 4.3). This uppermost Group is the level at which you create your company site.
All other Groups and Welding Power Sources for that company appear inside the company group.
Figure 4.3 Root Asset on the Asset Tree
No other Group or Welding Power Source can be at the same level as the company group. For example, in
Figure 4.4, the Groups called Line 1 and Line 2 are organized underneath (or inside) the Advanced
Manufacturing Group. If we were to click the minus icon ( ) next to Advanced Manufacturing to collapse
the list, both Line 1 and Line 2 would be hidden from view. This is the recommended alignment and allows
us to see data for the entire company.
The image on the right in Figure 4.4 is not a standard alignment and generally not recommended. Line 1
and Line 2 were saved at the same level as the company Group Advanced Manufacturing. If the users
wanted to see data for the entire company, they would be unable to do so.
Figure 4.4 Proper Alignment of Groups and Power Sources
Adding Groups
In general, you create Groups in the Asset Tree to help you organize Welding Power Source entries, giving
the Asset Tree a logical structure that reflects your production floor and making it easy to find and view
welding data for specific machines. For example, your company has five (5) lines of power sources with