The UniAsset knowledge graph
Explore how maintenance operations, asset intelligence, enterprise systems, compliance governance, and financial controls connect across the full asset lifecycle — the semantic ontology behind modern asset operations.
How modern asset operations systems connect
Asset operations is not a collection of isolated tools. It is a chain of systems where operational activity at each layer generates data that feeds intelligence at the next — from physical assets through maintenance, compliance, and financial controls to strategic capital planning.
Physical Assets
Every piece of equipment, infrastructure, and physical property with operational significance
Asset Lifecycle Management
Tracks each asset from acquisition through operation to disposal — capturing every event on the asset timeline
Maintenance Operations
Preventive, corrective, and automated maintenance work orders executed against specific assets — every event logged
Compliance & Auditing
Regulatory certifications, inspection records, and physical audit verification — governed by operational history
Financial Operations
Maintenance costs, depreciation schedules, and total cost of ownership — built from the complete operational history below
Capital Planning
Evidence-based decisions on asset replacement, fleet renewal, and capital allocation — grounded in real lifecycle cost data
Operational data is the foundation
Every work order executed, every PM completed, every corrective repair logged — all of it becomes the data that feeds financial intelligence and capital decisions. Without operational records, financial analysis is guesswork.
Systems feed upward and downward
The chain is bidirectional: capital planning informs asset acquisition standards; compliance requirements drive maintenance intervals; financial analysis shapes operational priorities. The graph has no true starting or ending point.
A CMMS is the connective platform
A CMMS sits at the operational core — it is where asset records, maintenance workflows, compliance documentation, and cost data converge. Without this connective layer, the chain fragments into disconnected data silos.
Data quality compounds over time
An organisation that has 3 years of complete CMMS data — every work order, every PM, every cost — can make capital decisions with evidence that an organisation with 3 months of data cannot. The knowledge graph becomes more valuable with every operational cycle it records.
Maintenance Operations Layer
Five interconnected topics forming the complete maintenance operations knowledge domain — from work order workflows to automated PM scheduling and SLA governance.
Maintenance Operations
Work orders · Preventive maintenance · Corrective maintenance · SLA · Automation
System relationships
Key system relationships
Asset Intelligence Layer
Three topics that convert raw asset data into operational and financial intelligence — lifecycle management for the full asset timeline, auditing for register accuracy, and compliance for regulatory evidence.
Asset Intelligence
Asset lifecycle · Physical auditing · Compliance management
System relationships
Key system relationships
Enterprise Systems Layer
The platform layer that orchestrates all operational maintenance systems — CMMS manages execution, Automation scales it, and EAM governs enterprise asset strategy.
Enterprise Systems
CMMS platform · Maintenance automation · Enterprise asset management
System relationships
CMMS scope
Manages operational execution — work orders, PM scheduling, asset records, maintenance history, cost tracking, and compliance documentation. Primary users: maintenance technicians, engineers, operations managers.
EAM scope
Governs enterprise asset strategy — everything a CMMS does, plus lifecycle financial management, capital planning, procurement integration, and enterprise reporting. Primary users: finance, procurement, asset managers, executive leadership.
Financial Operations Layer
The financial intelligence layer built from accumulated operational data — where asset maintenance history becomes depreciation calculations, TCO analysis, and capital planning decisions. Currently in development.
Financial Operations
Fixed asset register · Depreciation · TCO analysis · Capital planning
System relationships
Financial Operations topics are in active development. The operational data foundation (maintenance history, asset lifecycle records, compliance evidence) is already being built by the published topics in the maintenance and asset intelligence layers. Financial Operations guides will explain how to derive maximum financial intelligence from that operational record.
Compliance & Governance Layer
The accountability and evidence layer that sits across all other domains — requiring operational records from maintenance, validating asset registers from auditing, and governing the entire asset estate through documented controls.
Compliance & Governance
Asset compliance · Auditing · Governance framework
System relationships
Compliance cross-domain dependencies
Full operational knowledge graph
Every topic, every domain, every relationship — the complete operational ontology for modern asset management systems. Click any published topic to explore it.
UniAsset Operational Knowledge Graph
All domains · all topics · all relationships
Enterprise Platform
Maintenance Operations
Asset Intelligence
Financial Operations
Compliance & Governance
Domain cross-reference
| Domain | Receives from | Sends to | Primary output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Systems | Asset register, PM requirements | Work orders, schedules, costs | Operational control platform |
| Maintenance Ops | Asset details, CMMS workflows | Maintenance history, costs | Service records, MTBF data |
| Asset Intelligence | Maintenance records, audit findings | Lifecycle data, compliance evidence | Operational asset history |
| Compliance & Governance | Operational records, lifecycle data | Audit reports, certificates | Regulatory evidence |
| Financial Operations | Lifecycle data, maintenance costs | TCO, depreciation, capital plans | Financial asset intelligence |
Operational learning paths
Structured sequences through the knowledge graph — each path builds from foundation concepts to advanced operational intelligence within a domain.
Learning path 1
Maintenance Operations
From reactive firefighting to automated, proactive maintenance management.
Learning path 2
Asset Intelligence
From asset registration to audit-ready compliance and lifecycle intelligence.
Learning path 3
Enterprise Systems
The platform layer that orchestrates all operational maintenance systems.
Learning path 4
Financial Operations
From asset register to depreciation, TCO analysis, and capital planning.
Publication progress
The UniAsset knowledge graph is actively expanding. Track the publication status of every planned topic across all five operational domains.
5 of 5 topics published
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2 of 3 topics published
Overall knowledge graph completion
9 of 18 topics publishedThe platform
UniAsset brings this entire knowledge graph into one system.
Work orders, PM automation, asset lifecycle, compliance, and maintenance history — all interconnected in a single, cloud-based system of record.