Asset Links

Assets may be logically linked to other assets.  Asset Links are arbitrary links describing the logical relationship between two assets.

The nature of the relationship link determines whether the links are uni-directional or bi-directional.

Uni-Directional Links

Asset Links are uni-directional if the link can be similarly described from the perspective of each participant in the linkage.  Examples of uni-directional links include:

• A "is attached to" B
• A "is equivalent to" B

Bi-Directional Links

Bi-directional Asset Links are those for which a link in one direction needs to be defined distinctly from the converse link.  The following examples represent pairs of converse bi-directional links:

• A "is replaced by" B; B "replaces" A
• A "is served by" B; B "serves" A
• A "is a component" of B; B "has component" A

 

See also Asset Relationships.