Create a Linear Asset

You create a linear asset very much like you create a point asset. However there are some prerequisites and additional steps.

Before you can create a linear asset, you must have available at least one Linear Referencing Method (LRM) and the defined units of measure for working with LRMs, such as kilometers, meters, miles, or feet. A system administrator usually performs this initial setup, but you might have to add values. To add values, you use the Add/Modify Units of Measure and Add/Modify Linear Referencing Methods dialog boxes. Refer to the corresponding topics under See Also.

To create a linear asset:

From the toolbar In the Assets (SP) application, click New Asset . If the Asset field is empty, enter a value.

If your enterprise uses autonumbering for assets, the Asset field displays a number. For linear assets, you might want to use a different naming convention. You can change the value to match the convention.

It is unlikely that you will move a linear asset from one site to another, but for accounting reasons, this can occur. If you anticipate that you might want to move the linear asset from one site to another, it is recommended that the asset's number be unique at the organization level. If you anticipate that you will want to move an asset from one organization to another, it is recommended that the asset's number be unique at the system level. If there is already an asset with the same asset number at the site or organization to which you want to move the selected asset, you are prompted provide a new number to the asset being moved. The move history is maintained regardless of asset number changes.

Enter a description in the Asset Description field. To enter additional information, click Long Description .
Select the Linear check box. A Linear Referencing Details section, used only with linear assets, is displayed when you select this check box.
In the Details section, enter values as needed. Some fields are typically not used with linear assets (for example, Rotating Item), but there are always exceptions based on industry requirements and business practices. Note the following fields regarding their possible use with linear assets:
Parent. This field defines a physical relationship that is hierarchical. Linear assets typically use user-defined relationship to define physical relationship (for example, intersects with, merges with, parallels). However, you can use this field to identify an organizational or financial relationship. A parent relationship does not make use of start and end measures. Therefore, a parent linear asset is the parent of the entire child linear asset.
Location. This field typically identifies the physical location of a point asset. Linear assets are geographically dispersed and the concept of location might not be useful. However, some facilities contain linear assets within a physical structure, which you can identify by location.

In the Linear Referencing Details section, enter values as needed. Note the following considerations for specific fields.
Direction. Select a direction if relevant to the linear asset. This value is informational only and is not used in calculations.
LRM. Click Select Value and select the linear referencing method you want to use with this asset.
Start Measure and End Measure. The start measure can be any value. It does not have to be zero. For example, you might create multiple linear assets for multiple sections of an interstate highway, but use continuous mileage across the sections. The first section might start at zero, the second section at 48, and so on.

You must adjust the end measure to account for whatever value the start measure is. For example, if a linear asset is 50 miles long and the start measure is 20, the end measure is 70. You can adjust the start and end measures at a later time. However, you can shorten the length only if the segment you want to remove has no feature instances or attributes associated with it.

In the Description fields, you can provide short explanations for why you specified those measures.

In the Purchase Information, Costs, Downtime, and Modified sections, enter values as needed.
Click Save Asset .

After you create the asset, you use other tabs and dialog boxes to add features, relationships, and other details about the asset. For specific instructions, refer to the See Also topics below, as well as to other How Do I topics in the Table of Contents pane.