Editing equipment information.

In this page, you can modify the details of the equipment selected in the “Select Equipment” page. Tell me more.

Select the “Edit Equipment” link in the “Select Equipment” page. Alternatively, select the hyperlinked equipment in the multiline of the same page.

The “Edit Equipment” page appears.

Enter the following field if you wish to modify the details of equipment other than the equipment selected in the main page:

Eqp.	The equipment you wish to modify (Alphanumeric, 30).
	Press <Enter>. The system retrieves the details of the equipment. The description of the equipment is retrieved in the edit box alongside. You can enter the modified description (Alphanumeric, 150).
	Zoom facility available.

Enter the following fields:

Status	Use the drop-down list box to modify the status of the equipment. The system provides the options “Active” or “Inactive”.
Type	Use the drop-down list box to modify the type of the equipment. The system provides the options “Normal”, “Rotable” and “Tool”.
Location	The system displays the location to which the equipment belongs. This field cannot be modified.
Installation Date	The date on which the equipment was installed in the organization (Date Format) Mandatory. Ensure that the date entered in this field is not later than the current system date.
Parent	The system displays the parent equipment for the equipment that is being modified. This field cannot be modified.
Attachment Date	The date on which the equipment is attached to the parent equipment. This field cannot be modified.
Classification	Use the drop-down list box to specify the class to which the equipment belongs. The system lists all the classifications that have been defined in the “Create Specification Template” activity and which are in the “Active” status. Leave the field blank, if you do not wish to specify a classification for the equipment.
Perform Root Cause Analysis	Select this check box to indicate the applicability of root cause analysis at equipment level.
Sub-Classification	Use the drop-down list box to specify the sub-classification of the equipment. On selection of a classification in the “Classification” field, the system fills this field with all the sub-classifications that are defined in the “Create Specification Template” activity, which are in the “Active” status. Leave the field blank, if you do not wish to specify a sub-classification for the equipment.

Note: On clicking the “Edit” pushbutton, the system attaches the parameters along with the inspection points and the task or procedure categories that have been defined for the “Classification – SubClassification” combination, to the equipment.

Eqp. Condition	User the drop-down list box to specify the condition of the equipment. The system lists all the equipment conditions that are defined in the “Define Equipment Conditions” activity, which are in the “Active” status. Leave the field blank if you do not wish to specify any condition. The system leaves the field blank, by default.
Criticality	Use the drop-down list box to indicate the criticality of the equipment. The system lists all the criticality codes that are defined in the “Define Equipment Criticality” activity and which are in the “Active” status. Leave the field blank if you do not wish to indicate the criticality for the equipment.
Work Group	The work group responsible for carrying out the maintenance activity on the equipment (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the work group has already been defined in the “Create Work Group” activity and is in “Active” status.
	Help facility available.

Note: If you leave this field blank, the work group, defined for the location specified in the “Location” field, will be defaulted for the equipment.

Life Parameter	The consumption parameter to be identified as the life parameter (Alphanumeric, 30). A life parameter is identified from a set of consumption parameters, based on the importance of the parameter in indicating the life of the equipment. Ensure that the life parameter is already defined as a consumption parameter in the “Create Parameter” activity and is in “Active” status.
	Help facility available
Calendar	The calendar indicating the operating time of the equipment (Alphanumeric, 10). Ensure that the calendar is already defined in the "Create Payroll Calendar" activity of the “Payroll Definitions” business component of “Ramco Human Resources Management Solution”.
Daily Run Hrs.	The average run-hours estimated per day, for the equipment (Decimal). Ensure that the daily run hours is positive. Also ensure that the number of hours is not greater than “24”.
Operational Date	The date on which the equipment is put into operation (Date Format). Ensure that the date entered in this field is not earlier than the date entered in the “Installation Date” field and the current system date. If you leave this field blank, the system sets this field to the date entered in the “Installation Date” field.
Item	Enter the item number, if the equipment being created is of type “Rotable” (Alphanumeric, 32) Mandatory. The item number must have been defined in the “Create Item – Main Information“ activity of the “Item Administration“ business component of the ”Inventory Management System” module of “Ramco Corporate Solutions” Leave the field blank if the equipment is of type “Tool”. Help facility available.
Variant	The variant of the item (Alphanumeric, 4) as defined in the “Create Item – Main Information“ activity of the “Item Administration“ business component of the ”Inventory Management System” module of “Ramco Corporate Solutions”. Data entry in this field is mandatory, if the variant is defined for the item in the "Inventory Management System” module. Leave the field blank if the equipment is of type “Tool”.
Sr. No.	The serial number of the item as defined in ”Inventory Management System” module of “Ramco Corporate Solutions” (Alphanumeric, 40).
Tool Code	Enter the tool code as defined in the “Add tool” activity of the “Tools“ business component, if the equipment being created is of type “Tool” (Alphanumeric, 30). Mandatory. Leave the field blank if the equipment is of type “Normal” or “Rotable”.
	Help facility available.
Tool Sr.No.	The serial number of the tool (Alphanumeric, 20). Data entry in this field is mandatory if a tool code has been specified in the “Tool Code” field. Ensure that the serial number has been defined for the tool in the “Add tools” activity of the “Tools” business component.
	Help facility available.
Spare Structure	The spare structure that is attached to the equipment (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the spare structure has already been defined in the “Create Asset Structure Code” activity and is in “Active” status.
	Help facility available
Fixed Asset	The fixed asset code by which the equipment has been identified in the “Finance” module (Alphanumeric, 20). If the “Integration with Fixed Assets” box has been checked in the “Option Setting” activity, ensure that the fixed asset code has already been defined in the “Create Asset“ activity of the “Asset Capitalization“ business component of “Ramco Corporate Solutions”. Help facility available.
Asset Tag	The asset tag of the fixed asset by which the equipment has been identified in “Ramco Corporate Solutions” (Alphanumeric, 20). If the “Integration with Fixed Assets” box has been checked in the “Option Setting” activity, and the fixed asset has a tag, ensure that the asset tag has already been defined for the fixed asset in the “Create Asset“ activity of the “Asset Capitalization“ business component of “Ramco Corporate Solutions”.
Cost Center Code	The cost center to which the costs incurred on the equipment must be reported (Alphanumeric, 20). Ensure that the cost center has already been defined in the "Create Cost Center/Unit" activity of "Cost Setup" business component of "Ramco Corporate Solutions”. By default, the system displays the default value set for this field in the “Option Setting” activity. Help facility available.
User Defined 1	Any additional information concerning the equipment (Alphanumeric, 20).
User Defined 2	Any additional information concerning the equipment (Alphanumeric, 20).
User Defined 3	Any additional information concerning the equipment (Alphanumeric, 20).
Latitude	Indicates the latitude of equipment location. The value limit is +/- 90. Mandatory
Longitude	Indicates the longitude of equipment location. The value limit is +/- 180. Mandatory

Note:

Latitude and Longitude are the geographical data types and this can be defined only in 2008 version or above of SQL server.
Only when the PPS feature flag “Enabling Latitude and Longitude” is set as “Yes”, Latitude and Longitude fields are visible.
The application supports the decimal degree format for representing the latitude and longitude in positive (+) and negative (-) co-ordinates. For example, the latitude and longitude of Durban is 29°49'S 31°01'E. You should enter the latitude and longitude details in decimal degrees format as -29.41 and +31.01 respectively.

Enter the following fields in “Attach Image” group box:

Default Image

Select the check box to define the attached image as default for the equipment.

Click the "Previous" button to view the previously attached file.
Click the "Next" button to view the attached file.

To attach the image

Click the folder icon, The Upload File dialogue box appears.
Enter the following details to modify the attached image file:

File Id	The name of the file to be uploaded.
	The path where the file is placed. Click the "Browse" button to locate the path.

Click the "Upload" button to upload the file.
Click the "Delete File" button to delete the file.
Click the “Edit” pushbutton, to modify the equipment information.

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

Created By	The login ID of the user who created the equipment.
Created Date	The date and time on which the equipment was created.
Last Modified By	The login ID of the user who last modified the equipment.
Last Modified Date	The date and time on which the equipment was last modified.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Additional Details” link at the bottom of the page to enter any additional details for the equipment.
Select the “Equipment PlaceHolder Details” link at the bottom of the page to define the placeholders for the equipment.
Select the “Equipment Parameter” link at the bottom of the page to re-define the parameters attached to the equipment.
Select the “Spare Structure” link at the bottom of the page to view the details of the spare structure that has been attached to the equipment.
Select the “Spare Parts” link at the bottom of the page to define the spare parts for the equipment.
Select the “Equipment TSG” link at the bottom of the page to attach trouble shooting guides to the equipment.
Select the “Also Down Equipment” link at the bottom of the page to specify the other related equipment that would automatically shut down, in the case of an equipment breakdown.
Select the “Calibration Details” link at the bottom of the page to define calibration details for the equipment.
Select the “Equipment Hierarchy” link at the bottom of the page to view the equipment hierarchy.
Select the “Attach Notes” link at the bottom of the page to specify notes details.
Select the "Record AMC Mapping" link at the bottom of the page to map the annual maintenance contract details.
Select the “Map Location Coordinates” link at the bottom of the page to record latitude and longitude details.

Editing equipment information – An overview

The system also allows you to directly enter an equipment code, other than the equipment selected in the “Select Equipment” page, and modify its details. The following details of the equipment can be modified:

the description, type, status and the criticality of the equipment
the date on which the equipment is attached to its parent equipment and the average number of hours the equipment can be operated in a day
the date on which the equipment was put into operation and the date on which the equipment was installed
the classification and subclassification to which the equipment belongs
the life parameter that indicates the life of the equipment and the work group that is responsible for carrying out the maintenance work on the equipment
the calendar that is attached to the equipment which indicates the operational time of the equipment
the item number, if the equipment is of type “Rotable”,and the tool code, If the equipment is of type “Tool”
the spare structure that is attached to the equipment
the financial details of the equipment, such as the fixed asset code, asset tag and the cost to which the costs incurred on the equipment should be posted.

If the equipment was created using an asset structure, the system displays the asset structure code in this page.

The system updates the modified details of the equipment, stores the login ID of the currently logged in user and sets the last modified date to the current system date.

Prerequisites

“Create Location” under “Maintenance Organization” business component.
“Add tool” under “Tools“ business component.
“Create Item – Main Information“ under the “Item Administration“ business component in the ”Inventory Management System” module of “Ramco Corporate Solutions”. Rotables must have been identified as items.
“Create Asset“ under the “Asset Capitalization“ business component of “Ramco Corporate Solutions”. The fixed asset and the asset tag must have been defined.

What you can do in this page

Modify equipment details

You can modify all the details of the equipment that were specified on its creation except for the location of the equipment, its parent equipment and its attachment date.