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An asset can have many relationships. For example, the following diagram represents an asset and the relationships that asset has.

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In ICS Integrity, the parent/child or hierarchical relationship between various items is represented in the asset hierarchy. This hierarchy allows you to drill-down to view the assets within your facility. The asset hierarchy is displayed when you click the Asset Hierarchy navigation link and as you view more details about an asset.

The hierarchy for each asset is defined both programmatically based on the asset type and through configuration tasks an administrator performed to define the asset hierarchy so it represents your specific environment.

For more information about defining the asset hierarchy, see Understanding and Defining Your Asset Hierarchy.

An administrator can create different views of your assets, such as physical, logical, and hierarchical views. Through these hierarchies, you can access and view information about your assets. The following figure illustrates a sample hierarchical view that administrators can configure to represent your organization.

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Your site or organization can configure the hierarchy to display the same information in a physical or logical view depending on your needs. The following figure illustrates the hierarchy seen above in a physical and logical view.

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To improve performance, ICS Integrity caches items in the asset hierarchy and periodically updates this information. A newly added item may not be immediately included in the asset hierarchy. The update interval is short so the item should be available soon.