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Plant Model — Settings

Go to Settings → Plant Model to build and maintain your ISA-95 hierarchy.

Hierarchy Editor

The tree editor shows your full plant structure. Every node displays its level label (Site, Area, Line, Cell, Asset) and any asset node shows a link icon indicating whether a machine has been assigned.

Adding Nodes

  • Hover any existing node to reveal the action buttons on the right.
  • Click the + icon to add a child node at the next level down (e.g., hovering a Line node shows + Cell).
  • For Cell nodes with no assets yet, an always-visible "Add asset" button is shown below the cell — click it without needing to hover first.
  • Type the name and press Enter (or click ✓) to save. Press Escape to cancel.

To add a new top-level Site, click the Add Site button in the top-right corner of the editor.

Renaming Nodes

Hover any node and click the pencil icon. Edit the name inline and confirm with Enter or ✓.

Deleting Nodes

Hover any node and click the trash icon. Deleting a node removes all its descendants — you will be asked to confirm if the node has children.

Linking a Machine to an Asset

Each asset node needs to be linked to an Enture machine so that parameters become available for analysis.

  1. Hover the asset node and click the link icon.
  2. Select the workspace from the first dropdown — this filters the machine list to only machines in that workspace.
  3. Select the machine from the second dropdown.
  4. Click ✓ to save the link. The asset's icon turns green.

If an asset is already linked and you need to change the machine:

  1. Open the link panel the same way — the current machine name is shown at the top.
  2. Select a new workspace and machine, then confirm.
  3. To remove the link entirely, click Unlink.

Tip

Filtering by workspace first makes it easy to find the right machine even when the organisation has hundreds of machines.

CSV Import

For large hierarchies, use CSV import to create the structure in bulk.

  1. Click CSV Import tab.
  2. Download the template to get the correct column format: 
    site,area,line,cell,asset
Plant 1,Assembly Hall,Line 1,Incomer Panel,EB Meter
Plant 1,Assembly Hall,Line 1,Incomer Panel,DG Meter
  3. Fill in your hierarchy — one row per asset. Shared parents (same site/area/line/cell name) are merged automatically.
  4. Drag and drop your CSV file or click to browse.
  5. Review the preview and click Import to create the nodes.

After import, use the Hierarchy Editor to link each asset to its machine.

Duplicate Name Warning

If two nodes at the same level share the same name (for example, two separate "Plant 1" root nodes), an amber ⚠ warning icon appears next to them in both the tree editor and the browse view. This usually means a parallel hierarchy was accidentally created instead of adding assets inside the existing one.

To fix it: delete the unintended duplicate branch, then add the missing assets under the correct parent node.