The Attributes pane shows all available condition attributes configured for your system. (A condition attribute is a measurement index such as rutting or cracking.) They are defined in the Deteriorates column of the PMS Columns in the Analysis window.
What you select in this pane determines what is displayed in the nodes of the Decision Tree pane. In other words, the models displayed in the decision tree are specific to a certain condition attribute. When you select a different attribute, the names of the models displayed in the nodes will also change.

Columns in the Attributes Pane

The pane provides the following columns:

• Benefit Threshold Groovy Script: This column provides a drop-down list that contains the various ways that the benefit threshold can be determined. This threshold is the lower boundary below which benefit is not calculated. This list contains all scripts configured in the Groovy Scripts window that are of the PI Threshold for RSL or Benefit type.
• Column Label: This column shows the name of the attribute.
• Condition State: This column contains an expression that changes a raw performance index score into an integer value in the range of 1 to N, where N is the number of condition states. The integer value is then assigned a label in the Setup Condition State window to provide a word or phrase to describe the integer value: for example, 1 could be Very Good, 2 could be Good, and so on to 5 being Poor. These labels appear in the Detailed Scenario Analysis window as well as reports.
• Index Year Column: This is the name of the Network Master column that contains the year that the given index value is calculated from when filling the network master file.
• Model Finish: This column shows the lower boundary value for the condition attribute. The default value is 0, but it can be set to a different value.
• Model Start: This columns shows the upper boundary value for the condition attribute. The default value is 100, but it can be set to a different value.
• Script for Rem Life Threshold: This column provides a drop-down list that contains the various ways that the RSL threshold can be determined. This list contains all scripts configured in the Groovy Scripts window that are of the PI Threshold for RSL or Benefit type.
• Used for Ben. Calc.: When this check box is selected, the attribute is used to determine benefit.
• Used in RSL : When this check box is selected, the attribute is used to determine remaining service life (RSL).