Context
Change Type: Improvement
Product area: Application enablement & solutions
Component: Digital Twin Manager
Deployed at: eu.latest.cumulocity.com, apj.cumulocity.com, jp.cumulocity.com, cumulocity.com, us.cumulocity.com, emea.cumulocity.com
Technical details
Build artifact: dtm (1024.1.0)
Internal ID: CTM-2449
Description
The Digital Twin Manager (DTM) application now offers more flexible asset modeling, reducing dependence on rigid schemas and enabling you to represent physical assets with fewer upfront constraints. This change supports a more agile approach to defining and evolving your digital representations of physical assets.
To support this flexibility, two new configuration options are now available when defining your asset models:
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Allow any subasset models: Nest any asset under a parent without strict type restrictions, giving you greater flexibility in defining asset hierarchies as your environment evolves.
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Allow all properties: Add data to assets even if the properties weren’t defined in the original model. This allows you to enrich assets with new data over time without updating the asset model first.
By enabling these flexible model settings, you can build your digital twin structures earlier and refine them incrementally — supporting iterative modeling and real-world variability.
In addition, we have introduced a new default asset model (key: c8y_GenericDefinition) that enables both flexible options by default to help you get started quickly. The model is protected and cannot be deleted, ensuring system consistency and preventing accidental removal of this required base definition.