Linear Asset Management

01 · Basics — Understand the building blocks

Linear asset management represents assets whose relevant properties and work locations vary along a length. A start/end measure identifies a segment within that asset.

Consistent units, direction and reference conventions allow two people to identify the same work area.

Topics in this series

• Linear asset model
• Measures and references
• Segments and work
• Validation
• Features and spatial context

02 · Configuration — Work through the setup

Use a training environment and match the actions to the IBM guide for your installed build.

1. Define a fictional 10-kilometer linear asset using the supported asset procedure.
2. Record its measure convention and reference points.
3. Create a training work record for the segment from kilometer 2.0 to 2.5.
4. Inspect the recorded segment and its relation to the asset's full extent.
5. Test an out-of-range or reversed segment and document the configured validation behavior.

03 · Practical example

Fictional teaching example

A fictional pipe has a defect between kilometer 2.0 and 2.5. Describing it merely as a defect on the pipe loses the location needed by the work crew.

04 · Practice and verify

Create two nonoverlapping work segments and show how each can be located unambiguously.

Expected result

Both segments have consistent units and direction, and invalid measures are rejected or identified for correction.

Common mistakes

• Mixing meters and kilometers.
• Assuming a text description preserves the measure convention.

05 · Advanced concepts

Explore changing attributes along the asset, features and spatial context. Test what happens when the asset's reference convention changes.

IBM references

• IBM documentation — Linear Asset Management

Product explanations link to IBM sources. Scenarios and exercises are original Assetize guidance, not claims of executed lab procedures. Reviewed 2026-10-01.