The process to identify an object uniquely in AssetWise. It includes:

• Allocating a prime identifier to the object.
• Allocating descriptive and control attribute values to the object.
• Allocating cross-references to the object, if required.
• Creating horizontal relationships from the identified object to other objects to describe the configuration of the object, if required.
• Creating vertical relationships from the identified object to other identified objects to describe its association with such objects, if required.
• Creating links from the identified object to other identified objects to describe its association with such objects, if required.

Object identification must be done in such a way that the object is uniquely identifiable, and so that users can interpret and apply the object's associated data and relationships for a specific use.

See also ATTRIBUTE, CONFIGURATION, CROSS REFERENCE, DATA, HORIZONTAL RELATIONSHIP, ITEM LINK, OBJECT, and VERTICAL RELATIONSHIP.