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Sift organizes machine data around the way people work. You usually start with:
  • an Asset: the system, vehicle, or test article you are examining
  • one or more Channels: the signals or measurements you care about
  • a Run: the recording session, test, or mission where that data was captured
This process lets you move from “what happened” to “when it happened” in a simple workflow.

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Workflows that connect Assets, Channels, and Runs

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1. Pick the asset you want to investigate

Think of an Asset as the thing you are working on:
  • a rocket stage
  • an aircraft
  • a manufacturing line
  • a robot or vehicle
In Sift, an Asset groups data from the same system or test article so you can find everything related to it.

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2. Choose the Channels that matter

Channels are the individual measurements from that Asset:
  • temperature
  • pressure
  • speed
  • voltage
  • vibration
When you Explore data in Sift, you select Channels to see the exact signals you need for your workflow.

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3. Open a Run to see the data in time

A Run is the captured session of data from one or more Channels:
  • a single flight
  • a test stand cycle
  • a production batch
  • a mission segment
Runs let you view the data in the time window where the event occurred.

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How the model helps your work

  • To troubleshoot a failure, choose the Asset, open the Run, and plot the Channels that show the problem.
  • To compare behavior, open two Runs for the same Asset and look at the same Channels side by side.
  • To validate a test campaign, review the Channels in a Run and confirm the data supports the result.
  • To share findings, send a link to the same Asset, Channels, and Run so everyone is looking at the same story.

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Simple relationship

In practice, the workflow is:
  • find the Asset you care about,
  • select the Channels you want to inspect,
  • open the Run where that data was recorded.
That is the core relationship in Sift’s data model, expressed as the steps you take every time you analyze machine data.