Defining predictive triggers

This page allows you to define trigger actions for the parameters of equipment or location. Tell me more.

Select the “Define Triggers” link from the “Select Equipment/Location” page. Alternatively click the hyperlinked equipment or location code in the multiline of the same page.

The “Define Predictive Triggers” page appears.

Enter the following fields if you wish to define predictive triggers for equipment or location other than the equipment or location selected in the previous page:

Trigger On	Use the drop-down list box to specify whether you wish to define predictive triggers for equipment or location. The system provides the options: “Equipment” and “Location”. The system displays “Equipment”, by default.
Code	The identifier of the equipment or location for which predictive triggers must be defined (Alphanumeric, 30).
	Press <Enter>. The description of the equipment or location is retrieved by the system. The system also retrieves the trigger details that are already defined for the equipment or location.
Desc.	The description of the equipment or location.
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Enter the following fields in the “Range Parameters” multiline to define triggers for range parameters:

Parameter	The parameter for which predictive triggers must be defined (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the parameter is already defined as a range parameter in the “Create Parameter” activity of the “Equipment Induction” business component and is in the “Active” status.
	Press <Enter>. The system fills in the “UOM” field in the multiline. Help facility available.
Inspection Point	The inspection point on which the parameter must be measured (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure the following:
	The inspection point is already defined in the “Create Inspection Point” activity of the “Equipment Induction” business component and is in the “Active” status.
	If the Trigger On” field is set as “Equipment”, ensure that the inspection point is attached to the “Equipment – Parameter” combination in the “Create Equipment” activity of the “Equipment Induction” business component.
	If the Trigger On” field is set as “Location”, ensure that the inspection point is attached to the “Location – Parameter” combination in the “Create Location” activity of the “Maintenance Organization” business component.
	Press <Enter>. Help facility available.

The system displays the following field:

UOM	The unit of measurement of the parameter.
Min. Value	The minimum value of the range parameter starting from which the trigger action must be performed (Decimal). Data entry in this field is mandatory if a parameter is specified in the “Parameter” field.
	Press <Enter>.
Max. Value	The maximum value of the range parameter till which trigger action must be performed (Decimal). Data entry in this field is mandatory if a parameter is specified in the “Parameter” field. Ensure that the value is equal to or greater than the value specified in the “Min. Value” field.
	Press <Enter>.

Note: Ensure that the values entered in the “Min Value” and “Max. Value” fields in the multiline do not overlap.

In / Out ?	Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the trigger action must be performed for a parameter value that falls within or outside the range specified in the “Min. Value” and “Max. Value” fields. The system provides the following options:
	IN – Select this option if you wish to specify that trigger action must be performed for a parameter value that falls within the range.
	OUT – Select this option, if you wish to specify that trigger action must be performed for a parameter value that falls outside the range.
	Do not leave this field blank, if you have specified a parameter in the “Parameter” field. The system leaves the field blank, by default.
Alarm Level	The alarm description that must be displayed when the parameter reaches a value within the specified value (Alphanumeric, 25).
Action	Use the drop-down list box to specify the action that must be performed based on the parameter value. The system provides the following actions:
	Work Order – Select this option if the system should raise a work order based on the parameter value.
	Work Request – Select this option, if the system should raise a work request based on the parameter value.
	Alert – Select this option if you just want to indicate the occurrence of an abnormal parameter value and do not want to create a work order or a work request.
	The system leaves the field blank, by default.
Work Group	The work group that would be responsible for carrying out the action (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the work group is already defined in the “Create Work Group” activity of the “Work Group” business component and is in the “Active” status. Data entry in this field is mandatory, if you have selected “Work Order” in the “Action” field.
	Press <Enter>. Help facility available.
Type	The type of the work order or work request that must be raised (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the type is already defined in the “Define WO Types” activity of the “Work Order” business component and is in the “Active” status.
	Press <Enter>. Help facility available.
Category	The category of the work order or work request that must be raised (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the category is already defined in the “Define WO Categories” activity of the “Work Order” business component and is in the “Active” status.
	Press <Enter>. Help facility available.
Task / Proc. Code	The task or procedure that must be performed as a part of the trigger action (Alphanumeric, 30). If you are specifying a task, ensure that the task is already defined in the “Create Task” activity of the “Task” business component and is in the “Active” status. If you are specifying a procedure, ensure that the procedure is already defined in the “Create Procedure” activity of the “Task” business component and is in the “Active” status.
	Press <Enter>. The system retrieves the “Task/Proc.?” field in the multiline. Help facility available.

The system displays the following field in the multiline:

Task / Proc. ?

Indicates whether the code entered in the “Task/Proc. Code” field is a task or a procedure. The system displays either “Task” or “Procedure”.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the “Range Parameters” multiline, to remove the trigger definition of a parameter.
Click the Delete icon in the tool bar above the multiline, to delete the rows marked for deletion.
Enter the following fields in the “Attribute Parameters” multiline to define triggers for range parameters:

Parameter	The parameter for which predictive triggers must be defined (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the parameter is already defined as an attribute parameter in the “Create Parameter” activity of the “Equipment Induction” business component and is in the “Active” status.
	Press <Enter>. The system fills in the “UOM” field in the multiline. Help facility available.
Inspection Point	The inspection point on which the parameter must be measured (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure the following:
	The inspection point is already defined in the “Create Inspection Point” activity of the “Equipment Induction” business component and is in the “Active” status.
	If the Trigger On” field is set as “Equipment”, ensure that the inspection point is attached to the “Equipment – Parameter” combination in the “Create Equipment” activity of the “Equipment Induction” business component.
	If the Trigger On” field is set as “Location”, ensure that the inspection point is attached to the “Location – Parameter” combination in the “Create Location” activity of the “Maintenance Organization” business component.
	Press <Enter>. Help facility available.
UOM	The unit of measurement of the parameter.

Enter the following fields in the multiline:

Value	The value of the parameter at which the trigger action must be performed (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the value is already defined for the attribute parameter in the “Create Parameter” activity of the “Equipment Induction” business component and is in the “Active” status.
In / Out ?	Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the trigger action must be performed when the parameter takes the value specified in the “Value” field or when the parameter takes a value other than the specified value. The system provides the following options:
	IN – Select this option if the trigger action must be performed when the parameter takes the value specified in the "Value" field.
	OUT – Select this option, if the trigger action must be performed when the parameter takes a value other than the specified value.
	Do not leave this field blank, if you have specified a parameter in the “Parameter” field. The system leaves the field blank, by default.
Alarm Level	The alarm description that must be displayed when the parameter reaches the specified value (Alphanumeric, 12).
Action	Use the drop-down list box to specify the action that must be performed based on the parameter value. The system provides the following actions:
	Work Order – Select this option if the system should raise a work order based on the parameter value.
	Work Request – Select this option, if the system should raise a work request based on the parameter value.
	Alert – Select this option if you just want to indicate an abnormal parameter value and do not want to create a work request or work order.
	The system leaves the field blank, by default.
Work Group	The work group that would be responsible for carrying out the action (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the work group is already defined in the “Create Work Group” activity of the “Work Group” business component and is in the “Active” status. Data entry in this field is mandatory, if you have selected “Work Order” in the “Action” field. Press <Enter>. Help facility available.
Type	The type of the work order or work request that must be raised (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the type is already defined in the “Define WO Types” activity of the “Work Order” business component and is in the “Active” status. Press <Enter>. Help facility available.
Category	The category of the work order or work request that must be raised (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the category is already defined in the “Define WO Categories” activity of the “Work Order” business component and is in the “Active” status. Press <Enter>. Help facility available.
Task / Proc. Code	The task or procedure that must be performed as a part of the trigger action (Alphanumeric, 30). If you are specifying a task, ensure that the task is already defined in the “Create Task” activity of the “Task” business component and is in the “Active” status. If you are specifying a procedure, ensure that the procedure is already defined in the “Create Procedure” activity of the “Task” business component and is in the “Active” status. Press <Enter>. The system retrieves the “Task/Proc.?” field in the multiline. Help facility available.

Note: Ensure that the “Parameter – Inspection Point – Value – IN/OUT” combination is unique to the multiline.

The system displays the following field in the multiline:

Task / Proc. ?

Indicates whether the code entered in the “Task/Proc. Code” field is a task or a procedure. The system displays either “Task” or “Procedure”.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the “Attribute Parameters” multiline, to remove the trigger definition of a parameter.
Click the Delete icon in the tool bar above the multiline, to delete the rows marked for deletion.
Click the “Submit” pushbutton to define predictive triggers.

Note: The system records the details of the predictive triggers.

Defining predictive triggers – An overview

This page allows you to define trigger actions for the parameters of equipment or location. You can define trigger actions for equipment or location that is selected in the previous page. You can also enter equipment or location in this page and define predictive triggers for it.

You can enter the following details for defining trigger actions for a range parameter:

The parameter based on whose value the action must be triggered
The inspection point on the equipment or location on which the parameter must be measured
The parameter range to indicate that the action must be triggered when the parameter value falls within or outside the range specified
The alarm description that must be displayed when the parameter reaches a value within the specified value. The alarm description is indicative of the criticality of the parameter value. For example, an alarm description of “High” can be assigned to a temperature range greater than 60°C, whereas an alarm description of “Low” can be assigned to a temperature range less than 50°C.
The action that must be performed when the parameter value falls within the specified range. The action can be a “Work Order”, “Work Request” or a simple alert
The work group that is responsible for carrying out the action
The type and category of the work order or work request
The task or procedure that must be performed as a part of the trigger action

You can enter the following details for defining predictive actions for an attribute parameter:

The parameter based on whose value the action must be triggered
The inspection point on the equipment or location on which the parameter must be measured
The value of the parameter at which the trigger action must be performed. You can also specify whether the trigger aciton must be performed for a parameter value other than the specified value.
The alarm description that must be displayed when the parameter reaches a specific value. The alarm description is indicative of the criticality of the parameter value.
The action that be performed when the parameter takes the specified value. The action can be a “Work Order”, “Work Request” or an alert.
The work group that is responsible for carrying out the action
The type and category of the work order or work request
The task or procedure that must be performed as a part of the trigger action

The system stores the trigger actions that are defined and appropriately generates the actions when the parameter reaches the specified value.

What you can do in this page

Specify the trigger option

You can specify whether the trigger action for a range parameter must be performed when the parameter value falls within or outside the range specified.

Set the “In / Out ?” field as “IN”, to indicate that action must be triggered when the parameter value falls within the specified range.
Set the “In / Out ?” field as “OUT”, to indicate that the action must be triggered when the parameter value falls outside the specified range.

You can specify whether the trigger action for an attribute parameter must be performed for the specified parameter value or a value other then the specified value.

Set the “In / Out ?” field as “IN”, to indicate that action must be triggered when the parameter takes the specified value.
Set the “In / Out ?” field as “OUT”, to indicate that the action must be triggered when the parameter takes a value other than the specified value.