Creating a specification template

This page allows you to define a specification template. Tell me more.

Select the “Create Specification Template” link under the “Equipment Induction” business component.

The “Create Specification Template” page appears.

Enter the following field:

Classification	An identifier for the asset classification (Alphanumeric, 30). Mandatory. This can be a combination of characters and digits. Help facility available.
	Enter the textual description of the classification in the edit box alongside (Alphanumeric, 150).
	Zoom facility available
Status	Use the drop-down list box to set the status of the classification to “Active” or “Inactive”. The system sets the field to “Active” by default. Set the status as “Inactive”, if you wish to disable the classification from future reference in other activities.
Sub-Classification	An identifier for the asset sub-classification (Alphanumeric, 30).
	Enter the description of the sub-classification in the edit box alongside (Alphanumeric, 150).
	Zoom facility available.

Note: Ensure that the “Classification – Sub-Classification” combination is unique.

Specification Template

The number given by the equipment vendor for the classification – sub-classification combination (Alphanumeric, 30).

Enter the following field in the “Parameter” multiline:

Parameter	The parameter to be attached to the classification being defined. This parameter should have already been defined in the “Create Parameter” activity and should be in “Active” status (Alphanumeric, 30).
	Press <Enter>. The system displays the “Description”, “Type” and “UOM” fields in the multiline.
	Help facility available

Note: The parameter number should be unique within the multiline.

The system retrieves the following fields in the multiline:

Desc.	The textual description of the parameter.
Type	The type of the parameter, which could be "Attribute", "Consumption", "Range" or "Technical".
UOM	The unit of measurement of the parameter.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to remove the parameter from the classification.
Click the Delete icon in the tool bar above the multiline, to delete the selected parameters from the classification.
Enter the following fields in the “Task/Proc. Categories” multiline:

Task/Proc.	Use the drop-down list box to specify whether a task or procedure must be attached to the classification. The system provides the options “Task” and “SP”. The system leaves the field blank, by default.
Category Code	The code identifying the task or procedure that is attached to the classification (Alphanumeric, 30). If you are specifying a task, ensure that it is already defined in the “Create Tasks” activity of the “Task” business component and is in “Active” status. If you are specifying a procedure, ensure that it is already defined in the “Create Procedure” activity of the “Task” business component and is in “Active” status.
	Press <Enter>. The system retrieves the “Description” field in the multiline.

Note: Ensure that the “Task/SP – Code” combination is unique in the multiline.

The system displays the following field in the multiline:

Desc.

The description of the task or procedure.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to remove the task or procedure from the classification.
Click the Delete icon in the tool bar above the multiline to delete the selected tasks or procedures from the classification.
Click the “Create” pushbutton to create the specification template.

Note: The system creates the classification with the parameters, task or procedure combinations.

The system displays the following in the “Record Statistics” group box:

Created By	The login ID of the user who created the specification template.
Created Date	The date on which the specification template is created.
Last Modified By	In this activity, this field contains the login ID of the user who created the specification template.
Last Modified Date	In this activity, this field contains the date on which the specification template is created.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Attach Inspection Points” link from the bottom of the page to attach inspection points to the parameters belonging to the classification.

Cr eating a specification template – An overview

You can define a specification template by defining a unique combination of classification and sub-classification codes. Parameters, task types and categories are also attached to the template. When the specification template is attached to the equipment, all the properties that are defined for the template is inherited by the equipment.

The system creates the specification template and stores the login ID of the user who has created the template along with the date and time of creation.

What you can do in this page

Attach parameters, tasks and procedure categories to the specification template

Enter the parameter to be attached to the specification template, in the “Parameter” field in the “Parameter” multiline.
Specify whether you wish to attach a task or procedure category to the specification template, in the “Task/ / SP Category” field.
Enter the code identifying the task or procedure category, in the “Code” field in the “Task / SP Categories” multiline.
Click the “Create” pushbutton.

The system creates the specification template with the parameters, task or procedure combinations. When the specification template is attached to the equipment, all the properties that are defined for the template is inherited by the equipment.