Creating a Model Template

You use this procedure to create a model template that helps you to define the attributes and attribute groups related to a model.

Prerequisites

You have identified the subclass template provided by SAP Asset Intelligence Network, or a model template created within your organization or shared by a different organization, from which you can create the template.

Note

A model template can also be created without a parent object (subclass/another model template), in this case the model template acts as a top node.
Your user ID has the roles TEMPLATE_DELETE or TEMPLATE_EDIT assigned.

Procedure

Launch the Templates app.

On the Templates window, navigate into card and choose NewModel and perform the following substeps:

In the New Model Template popup, enter values for the fields as described in the following table:

Field	Description
Template ID(*)	Enter a unique ID for the model template. Note There are no spaces allowed in the Template ID. You cannot change the ID of the template once it has been created.
Short Description(*)	Enter a short description.
Long Description	Enter a long description
Parent Subclass/Model Template	Select a subclass template, or another model template as parent template. Note You can create a model template without a parent template.
Industry Standards	Add an industry standard. Note This field is scope-specific. Template objects can have only one industry standard assigned to them. They can also have no industry standards assignments. If an industry standard is assigned to a template object, you can change or delete it. Note You can add multiple versions of same industry standard for attribute, attribute groups, templates, code lists, and nested structures. You cannot assign different type of industry standards to the same object, for example, if you have assigned eclass 10.1 to an object, then you can only add eclass 12.0 but not any other type of industry standard like mimosa to that object.

Choose OK.

System creates a model template.

To edit the description of the template, choose Edit Description in the template header and perform the following tasks:
1. In the Edit <Name of the Model Template> popup, enter suitable description in the Description text box.
2. Choose Save.
You can add nested structures to the template in the Structures section, using Structures Add.
- In the Structures section, you can view the Nested Structures assigned to the template.
  To add child attributes, indicators or nested structures:
  1. You can choose Add and select the attributes, indicators, and nested structures from the Assign dialog box.
  2. Choose Continue.
  3. The Named Association Text is auto-populated with the attribute/indicator/nested structure name suffixed with:
    
    Attribute: _AT. For example Carcolour_AT.
    
    Indicator:_IND. For example Carcolour_IND.
    
    Nested Structures:_NA. For example Carcolour_NA.
    
    You can add multiple instances of same nested structure node (could be a nested structure or Attribute or Indicator) by using the Add Instance button and associate semantic meaning with each instance by providing the Named Association Text to each instance of the added child node. You can also choose an instance and remove it using Remove Instance button.
    
    Note
    
    The Named Association Text can be the same for attributes/indicators/nested structures with different parent hierarchy. For example, if you have 2 child nested structures NS1 and NS2 assigned. You have assigned the attribute AT1 to both NS1 and NS2 and another attribute AT2 to NS1 only. Now NS1-> AT1 and NS2-> AT1 can have the same Named Association Text like AT1_AT.
    
    Tip
    
    For example, if you add an attribute named 'WheelPressure' 4 times inside a nested structure called 'WheelStructure', then while adding the WheelPressure attribute, you can provide an additional semantic meaning to each instance of that attribute such as 'WheelPressure_FrontRight', 'WheelPressure_FrontLeft', 'WheelPressure_BackRight', 'WheelPressure_BackLeft'.
  4. Choose Assignin the Assign dialog box.
  If you want to remove a nested structure, you can select the attribute, indicator, and nested structure assigned to the template and choose Remove.
  
  Note
  
  For templates supporting both nested structures and attribute groups, the integration with SAP ERP is not yet supported for nested structures.
- To add attribute groups and attributes to a template, choose Add Attribute Groups from the template header. You can view the attibute groups assigned to the template in the Attribute Groups section.
  
  For more information, see Adding Attribute Groups and Attributes.
  
  Note
  
  Each time you save the attribute group of a template, system updates the template automatically. You do not have to save the template explicitly.
- To add indicator groups and indicators to a template, choose Add Indicator Groups from the template header. You can view the indicator groups assigned to the template in the Indicator Groups section.
  For more information, see Adding Indicator Groups and Indicators.
  Note
  
  Each time you save the indicator group of a template, system updates the template automatically. You do not have to save the template explicitly.
  
  If you have maintained dimesions for indicators, then you can set the Display UoM apart from the Default UoM that is defined for the indicator. The Display UoM is consumed to display the indicator value in the relevant object page.
  
  Note
  
  The display Unit of Measure is reset to default, when you edit the definition of indicator/indicator group.
To add an industry standard to the template, perform the following tasks:
1. Go to the Industry Standard section on the template and choose Add Industry Standard.
2. In the Industry Standard popup, select the industry standard you want to assign to the template object.
  Note
  
  Optionally, you can enter a standard ID or code as defined in an industry standard. You can only assign one industry standard for an object.
  
  You can also directly add an industry standard to an attribute.
  Note
  - Template objects can have only one industry standard assigned to them. You can add multiple versions of same industry standard for attribute, attribute groups, templates, code lists, and nested structures.
    
    They can also have no industry standards assignments.
  - If an industry standard is assigned to a template object, you can change or delete it.
1. To add to an existing attribute to the attribute group, select the attribute group and choose Edit .
  - In the Attributes section, choose Add to add existing attributes.
  - To add to a new attribute, choose Add in the attributes section and enter all attribute-relevant information and choose OK.
  - You can edit the assigned attributes by using the icon for the attribute in the attributes table.
  - In the Industry Standards section, choose Add Industry Standard to add industry standard to the attribute group.
    
    In the Industry Standards popup, select an industry standard and enter an industry Standard ID.
    
    Choose OK.
You can add the template to a group using the Group button. For more information, see Groups.
Semantic Reference
You can add a semantic reference to the templates that you own by using Add Semantic Reference. Choose Save. You can further edit the reference using icon or delete it using icon.
Note
- This Semantic Reference is unique for a specific object type. As in same Semantic Reference cannot be used for another template or attribute(for example, another equipment or model template or attributes or nested structures).
- You can enter maximum of 255 chararcters for reference. Semantic Reference supports simple text, URLs and special characters.
- For shared templates, the business partners can only view the semantic reference information but cannot delete or update them.

Results

You can update the model template with new attribute groups and attributes.

For more information, see Viewing and Updating a Template.
You can create a model using the model template.

For more information, see Creating a Model.
You can add the template to a group using the Group button. For more information, see Groups.
You can reorder the attribute groups/ indicator groups using the Reorder button on the details screen.
You can delete a template using the Delete button on the details page or multiple templates using the same button on the list page.
You can use the Share button to share the template with other connected business partners.