Step 6: Creating and configuring a device fleet asset

In this procedure, you form a device fleet asset derived from your device fleet asset model. Then, you link your individual device assets to the fleet asset. This association enables the metric properties of the fleet asset to compile and analyze data from multiple devices. This data provides you with a consolidated view of the collective performance of the entire fleet.

To create a device fleet asset and associate device assets

1. Navigate to the AWS IoT SiteWise console.

2. In the left navigation pane, choose Assets.

3. Choose Create asset.

4. Under Model information, choose your device fleet asset model, SiteWise Tutorial Device Fleet Model.

5. Under Asset information, enter a name for your asset. For example, SiteWise Tutorial Device Fleet 1.

6. Choose Create asset.

7. For your new device fleet asset, choose Edit.

8. Under Assets associated to this asset, choose Add associated asset and do the following:

   1. Under Hierarchy, choose Device. This hierarchy identifies the hierarchical relationship between device and device fleet assets. You defined this hierarchy in the device fleet asset model earlier in this tutorial.

   2. Under Asset, choose your device asset, SiteWise Tutorial Device 1.

9. (Optional) If you created multiple device assets earlier, repeat steps 8 through 10 for each device asset that you created.

10. Choose Save.

    You should now see your device assets organized as a hierarchy.