The Knowledge Base consists of metadata in the form of Non-hierarchical data:
•Attribute Sets
•Reference Forms
And metadata in a hierarchy of Assets Types, visible in the Asset Type Explorer, where you can see how Asset Types relate to each other e.g. “Swing” is a sub-Asset of “Play Equipment”, which is a sub-Asset of “Parks Infrastructure”. Despite being hierarchically related, Asset Types data and operations are usually dissimilar. Each Asset Type:
•Defines Asset State Attributes
•Defines Asset User Fields (labels and structure)
•Can set Valuation Attributes
•Can set Security Permissions
•Can hold Standard Templates for:
•Standard Actions
•Standard Defects
•Standard Inspections
•Standard Risk Events
Edit permission on the Knowledge Base is required before metadata changes can be made.