Classifying resource assemblies

Resource assemblies that you create can be stored in the database as classified assemblies. If stored in an assembly class, propagated attributes of the components in the resource hierarchy are also stored in the assembly objects.

Your system administrator must create an assembly class through the Classification Admin application.

Resource Manager stores the resource data with classification information as objects in the database. The classification information is managed in the Classification application and is displayed in a tree-type hierarchy, called the classification hierarchy, consisting of nested classes. Each class contains a set of attributes. The attributes are the characteristics of the resource class. This attribute information typically contains the specification of characteristics of an object. For example, it may include values for physical characteristics such as diameter, weight, or length. This classification information is stored in a classification object referred to as an ICO. Each ICO is unique. When you classify a resource or resource assembly, an ICO is attached to it.

You define the class hierarchy that categorizes your resources in the Classification Admin application. This classification information enables you to search in both a hierarchical and product-independent structure for resources.