# Platform Core Platform Core is the engineering and settings backbone of the Mandatory Base. It provides the administrative capabilities required to connect data sources, model and organize assets, manage users and permissions, and govern the system reliably across tenants and sites. This section brings together the parts of BuildingPro Suites that define how the platform is structured and operated behind the scenes. In practice, Platform Core is where administrators, integrators, and advanced users configure the foundation on which all higher-level capabilities run. ## What Platform Core Covers Platform Core is organized into four main areas: * [Asset Core](/collection/mandatory-base/platform-core/asset-core.md) for asset modeling and template creation * [Connect Hub](/collection/mandatory-base/platform-core/connect-hub.md) for connectivity, data processing, apps, and PKI * [Workspace & Identity](/collection/mandatory-base/platform-core/workspace-and-identity.md) for users, roles, tags, and tenant-related access structure * [Governance & Monitoring](/collection/mandatory-base/platform-core/governance-and-monitoring.md) for system settings, auditability, and license management ## Why It Matters Platform Core ensures that all connected systems, assets, users, and settings follow the same structure and governance model. This makes the platform easier to scale, easier to secure, and easier to operate consistently across a single building or an entire portfolio. Most user-facing capabilities in BuildingPro Suites depend on decisions made here. If the foundation is modeled and configured correctly in Platform Core, dashboards, analytics, automation, and Suite functionality can build on it cleanly. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/mandatory-base/platform-core.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.