Use Case Management

Overview

Use cases in Tycho Data Osprey allow you to define the business or operational context for assets. This helps organize assets by function, purpose, or scenario (e.g., environmental compliance, production optimization, energy monitoring).

Use cases provide structure across domains and improve:

• Ownership and accountability

• Filtering and navigation

• Targeting for monitors, dashboards, and workflows

Where Use Cases Are Used

Use cases are assigned to assets and are visible:

• On asset detail pages

• As a filter in the asset browser and dashboards

• In reports to summarize data quality by business need

Creating and Managing Use Cases

To manage use cases, from the left navigation, click Use Cases

From this view, you can:

• View all defined use cases

• Add new use cases

• Edit or remove existing use cases

Creating a Use Case

Click Add Use Case, then fill out:

Field	Description
Name	A clear title for the use case (e.g., Energy Efficiency, Batch Monitoring)
Description	Optional internal explanation for what the use case represents or how it's used

After saving, the use case will be available for assignment to assets.

Tips

• Define use cases that reflect how your teams work (e.g., maintenance, safety, reporting)

• Use consistent, concise names for clarity across domains

• Combine use cases with labels and roles to target workflows, alerts, and dashboards