Classification Tree

Each category and subcategory must have attributes defined, that describe the associated properties. Each subcategory inherits the properties of the parent categories.

A classified object belongs to a specific group of objects with very specific attributes that distinguish this group from other groups.

For example, when engineers look for a bolt and a bearing, the properties they look for are different, because a bolt and a bearing have different functionality within the assembly.

Only leaf categories can have objects linked. A specific object (also termed as an Instance) is classified by associating it with a leaf category and assigning the specific values for its attributes.