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# Asset
Asset refers to anything that is used in the production process.
### Overview
Asset refers to anything that is used in the production process to create a finished product and has value to the organisation. Assets in a production setting can include physical resources such as machinery, equipment, buildings or well as intangible resources like the **Site** and production lines
A typical asset structure in TilliT is **Site** -> **(Line of Area)** -> **Equipment**. But knowing the potential user's requirement of nested asset hierarchy, TilliT DO also provided an additional layer for the "Area" asset definition to address the complexities.
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An asset should be created when:
* You measure progress, availability, and performance.
* You are assigning tasks against a physical area
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### Creating an Asset
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Navigation: ***Settings > Asset Hierarchy > Assets > Create***
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### Fields
| Name | Description |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ID | generated by TilliT. This cannot be changed. |
| Name \* | the name of the asset. |
| Calendar | sets the calendar of shift templates for this asset. |
| Asset Class \* | sets the class/group for this asset (mostly used when setting [Where](https://help.tillit.cloud/article/157-setting-up-the-activity-template-where) activities are triggered). |
| Parent | sets the parent asset. Often used to nest assets under a Line. For example, the parent of Filler 1 could be Line 1. |
| UoM | sets the Unit of Measure used on this asset |
| Dashboard | See [Dashboards](/tillit/knowledge-base/reports/dashboards.md) |
| Site \* | sets the asset's site location. You must have at least 1 site in TilliT, but this is most useful when you have multiple sites. |
| Reason Group | This is the reason group that will be presented for this asset in the event of a machine downtime |
| Machine Group | Option groups with machine types as choices. |
| Short Stop Reason Group | This is the reason group that will be presented for this asset in the event of a machine short stop down time. |
| Asset Profile | The Asset Profile assigned to an asset decides which level the OEE stats should be taken from for the Asset. See [Asset Profile](/tillit/knowledge-base/setting-up-tillit/asset-hierarchy/asset-profile.md) |
| External Ids | External identifiers used to map or sync this asset with third-party software |
| Allowed user groups | Restricts access to this asset so that only users belonging to the selected user groups can view or interact with it. |
| Display name | a unique display name for a more user-friendly experience. This enhancement allows assets to be easily recognizable without using a formal ID. |
| Uns Segment | Used as the tag segment in Ignition tag paths and MQTT topic strings. Supports '/' for sub-levels (e.g. CB/NO1). Falls back to name when not set. |
| Display Order | sets the order in which the asset is displayed in the UI. |
| Default Run Rate | the regular running rate of this asset. |
| Type |
Area - an area of the site (e.g. dough prep, cooling station, etc).
Line - a production line. Often used as a parent to other assets (e.g. Line 1 - parent to Filler 1 and Labeller 1)
Equipment - a specific piece of equipment (e.g. Filler 1 or Labeller 1).
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| Packml | Enables PackML (Packaging Machine Language) machine state framework integration, standardizing machine state reporting and OEE metrics collection. |
| Allow Multiple Orders | if unticked, the asset can only run a single order at any time. If ticked, multiple orders can run on it. |
| Represents Line Performance | Mark this as true if this equipment is the bottleneck and represents its parent performance. This means that the parent, being a line or asset, will display its performance and availability based on this asset |
| Represents Line Production | Indicates that this asset represents the primary counting point for the production output of its parent line. |
| Active | as an alternative to deleting, you can enable or disable an Asset. |
| Require Checkin | Will enable operators to check in to this asset when viewing it in station view. Operators cannot perform any actions until check in has been completed. |
| Auto Checkout | Determines when an operator will automatically be checked out, forcing another check in if they wish to continue. Can be Off, End of Shift, End of Order, End of Day |
| Recheckin On | When an operator checks out and then back in, this will control if that second check in is a new check in or a re-check in. Can be Off, Same Shift, Same Order, Same Day, x Minutes |
Click the ***Save and close*** button to finalise.
### Asset Settings