Smart RDS converts your engineering documents, e.g., PDFs, Excel BOMs, CSV files etc. into standards-compliant ISO/IEC 81346 designation hierarchies in minutes. With AI extraction, template composition, and direct SAP APM export built in.
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THE PROBLEM STATEMENT
Engineering teams spend weeks manually transcribing P&IDs, BOMs, and design drawings into asset hierarchies, then discover they're non-compliant, inconsistent across sites, and impossible to load into SAP without rebuilding from scratch
P&IDs, BOMs, and drawings exist as PDFs and spreadsheets with no automatic path to ISO 81346 hierarchy. Every project requires expert manual translation, taking weeks, not hours
Without a governed framework, different engineers apply different letter codes, depth levels, and naming conventions, making cross-site comparison and SAP loading impossible
Incorrectly formatted hierarchies cause import rejections in SAP APM. The 8-sheet template format must be precise, and few teams know it well enough to get it right first time
Function, Product, and Location hierarchies are typically built in isolation. Without a linkage engine, there is no traceability between what an asset does, what it is, and where it lives
Hierarchies are loaded directly into EAM systems without formal review. Errors propagate into maintenance strategies, work orders, and inspection plans and are expensive to fix after the fact.
Typical time to manually build a compliant ISO 81346 hierarchy for a single facility
Of SAP APM hierarchy loads require rework due to non-compliant reference designations
Function, Product, and Location: all three must be consistent and cross-linked for ISO 81346
PLATFORM CAPABILITIES
From scanning raw engineering drawings to exporting a load-ready SAP APM workbook - Smart RDS covers every step of the Reference Designation lifecycle in a single, governed platform.
The Design Documents tab converts unstructured engineering files into structured ISO 81346 hierarchies using a 3-pass GPT 4o architecture and a deterministic parser for structured Excel/CSV data.
Pass 1 identifies document type and industry. Pass 2 extracts equipment tags, descriptions, and quantities. Pass 3 maps extracted items to ISO 81346 Function, Product, and Location trees.
Bypasses AI entirely for structured BOMs. Tokenizes Column F descriptions directly to IEC 81346 letter codes, preserving Level 1-6 hierarchy depth from the source file for maximum accuracy.
Multi-page engineering drawings, P&IDs, single-line diagrams, and BOMs. Progressive PDF rendering via pdfjs-dist allows inline document preview before scanning.
Industry-specific drawing type registers, functional / product / location aspect trees, SAP EAM mapping tables, and governance rules for 10+ industrial sectors.
The RDS Composer guides engineers through a 6-step configuration process to produce complete, standards-compliant Function, Product, and Location trees, without needing deep ISO 81346 expertise.
Each template provides Prime Systems (L1), Technical Systems (L2), Component Systems (L3), and Location hierarchy codes, pre-configured for the selected sector
The generator merges standard IEC 81346-2:2019 classification codes with custom domain-specific equipment classes applying proper prefix notation and instance numbering automatically.
Supports all ISO 81346-1 Annex B perspectives: Process (=/−/+), Infrastructure (==/−−/++), and Power Supply (===/−−−/+++) prefix doubling
The RDS Library provides four interactive views for exploring designation data and cloud-persisted model storage, so hierarchies are always accessible across sessions.
All three aspects displayed side by side with expand/collapse navigation, color-coded hierarchy badges (PF, PS, TS, CS), and real time search filtering across code and description.
10-column tabular format (Level 1-6, Name, Definition, Examples, Label) matching the SAP APM load-ready format. Supports direct data export for SAP integration.
Interactive visual graph rendering cross-aspect linkages between Function, Product, and Location nodes. Supports pan, zoom, and a toggleable Hand Tool for navigation.
Generated models auto-saved to rds_generated_models cloud table, storing template metadata, complete FA/PA/LA item arrays, linkage cross-references, and statistics.
Smart RDS automatically establishes traceability between Function, Product, and Location hierarchies by matching designation code suffixes, creating a complete digital thread across all three ISO 81346 aspects
Strips aspect prefixes (=/−/+) and matches the remaining suffix codes across FA, PA, and LA items, connecting related elements across aspects without manual mapping.
L1 connects FA and PA items at the top level, with LA referencing the primary location node. Establishes the parent traceability that governs all deeper linkages.
Deeper levels match FA and PA items by suffix code, ensuring that every component-level designation has a traceable connection between its functional role and physical identity.
Blue dashed lines show Function Product linkages. Violet dashed lines show Product Location linkages. Full SVG graph with pan, zoom, and interactive node selection
Smart RDS provides bidirectional RDL data exchange and a 4-step sequential approval workflow, ensuring hierarchies are compliant, validated, and production-ready before any SAP load
Download pre-formatted Excel workbooks with sheets for Industrial System registration, Organizational Attributes, Top Nodes, Hierarchy Elements, and Relationships
Upload completed RDL templates for parsing, validation, and visualization. Extracts system metadata, hierarchical elements across all aspects, and validation counts.
3-column interactive tree for selecting and managing designation nodes across all three aspects simultaneously, with checkbox-based multi-select, drag-and-drop reordering, and SAP export.
Document Review → Compliance Check → Validation → Final Release. Each step has a detailed checklist, role-based assignee, comment field, and timestamp. Steps cannot be skipped
END-TO-END PROCESS
A guided, five-stage process that takes any engineering document from raw input to a validated, standards-compliant, SAP APM-ready reference designation hierarchy
Upload engineering PDFs, Excel BOMs, or CSV equipment lists. The system identifies document type and industry automatically
AI scans unstructured documents in 3 passes. Or use the RDS Composer wizard to build hierarchies from pre-built industry templates.
Explore the generated hierarchy in Tree, Table, or Graph view. The cross-aspect linkage engine automatically connects Function, Product, and Location items.
DDocument Review → Compliance Check → Validation → Final Release. Role-based checklists and sequential sign-off ensure production readiness.
Generate an 8-sheet SAP APM-ready Excel workbook with one click. Includes all hierarchy levels, relationships, org attributes, and a validation summary
MULTI-INDUSTRY SUPPORT
Smart RDS provides 10 industry-specific blueprint templates with pre-configured designation trees, drawing type registers, and domain-specific equipment classes, covering the full spectrum of asset-intensive operations.
Power and Energy
Wind Energy
Solar Energy
Thermal Power
Water Treatment
Mining & Minerals
Rail Transport
Pharmaceu-ticals
Oil & Gas
Marine & Offshore
STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE
Smart RDS implements the full ISO/IEC 81346 standard series, providing a rigorous, internationally recognized framework for structuring, classifying, and designating industrial objects across all three aspects.
What the object does - its purpose and role in the system
=HPP.A1.AA1 (Intake System)What the object is-its physical Structure and composition
-HPP.A1.AA1(Intake Assembly)Where the object is - its spatial position within the facility
+A.E.BA (Powerhouse Area)General principles for structuring industrial objects and their reference designations. The foundation of the entire Smart RDS framework
Letter codes (A-Z) for classifying 800+ categories of industrial objects. Smart RDS includes the complete registry with domain extensions.
PDomain-specific classes for energy generation assets: Wind, Solar, Thermal, Hydro. Fully mapped to Smart RDS industry templates.
Infrastructure-focused classification covering Water Treatment, Buildings, and Civil assets with location class extensions.
Manufacturing and processing facility designations, applied across Mining, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, and Rail sectors.
Site, area, space, and position level spatial classification, providing up to 4-level location granularity within Smart RDS Location aspect trees.
Process (=/ /+), Infrastructure (==/ −−/++), and Power Supply (===/ −−/+++) prefix doubling for multi perspective designation systems.
L0 Plant Facility (single letter) → L1 Prime System → L2 Technical System (two letters) → L3 Component System (three letters) with over 800 registered codes.
QUALITY GOVERNANCE
Smart RDS provides 10 industry-specific blueprint templates with pre-configured designation trees, drawing type registers, and domain-specific equipment classes, covering the full spectrum of asset-intensive operations.
Role: RDS Engineer
Role: Standards Engineer
Role: Quality Manager
Role: RDS Library Owner
SAP APM INTEGRATION
Smart RDS generates a comprehensive 8-sheet Excel workbook formatted for direct import into SAP Asset Performance Management. No manual reformatting, no load failures.
The 8-sheet workbook matches SAP APM's expected load-ready template exactly, eliminating the manual reformatting that causes import failures/p>
Workbooks are generated entirely client-side using Excel JS with formatted headers, color-coded sheets, and automatic column width adjustment.
Download empty RDL templates pre-formatted for SAP APM. Upload completed templates back for validation, visualization, and library ingestion.
The Library's Level Wise table view presents a 10- column format (Level 1-6, Name, Definition, Examples, Label) that matches SAP APM's hierarchy load format directly.
YOUR RDS JOURNEY
Join engineering teams across industries who are using Smart RDS to replace weeks of manual ISO 81346 work with hours and load hierarchies into SAP APM without rework.
