Inserting parameter values

This page allows you to insert range, consumption and attribute parameter values in the parameter log. Tell me more.

Select the “Update Parameter Log” link in the “Select Equipment/Location” page. Alternatively, select the hyperlinked equipment or location code in the multiline of the same page.

The “Update Parameter Log” page appears.

Enter the following fields, if you wish to record the parameter values for an equipment / location other than the equipment / location selected in the previous page.

Update On	Use the drop-down list box to specify whether you wish to insert parameter values on 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 parameter values must be inserted (Alphanumeric, 30). This field should not be left blank. If the “Update On” field is “Equipment”, ensure that the equipment entered here is already defined in the “Create Equipment” activity of the “Equipment Induction” business component and is in “Active” status. If the “Update On” field is “Location”, ensure that the location entered here is already defined in the “Create Location” activity of the “Maintenance Organization” business component and is in “Active” status.
	On pressing the <Enter> key, the system displays the description of the equipment or location alongside.
	Zoom facility available.
Include if source is RTI or Parent	Check the box if you wish to insert the parameter values for a parameter with source as “RTI” or “Parent”.
	Press <Enter> on “Code” field. The system retrieves the details of the already updated parameter values.

Enter the following fields:

Reported By	The employee ID of the user who has reported the parameter values (Alphanumeric, 20). Ensure that the user has already been defined in the “Define Employee” activity of the “Resources” business component and is in “Current” status.
	Press <Enter>. Help facility available.
Reported Date	The date on which the parameter value is reported (Date Format). Data entry in this field is mandatory, if a time is entered in the edit box alongside.
	Press <Enter>. The system displays the current time in the edit box alongside.
	The time at which the parameter value is reported (Time Format). Data entry in this field is mandatory if a date is entered in the “Reported Date” field.

Note: Ensure that you do not enter a date later than the current date and time in the “Reported Date” field.

	Press <Enter>.
Remarks	Any additional information about the parameter value being reported (Alphanumeric, 255).
	Zoom facility available.

The system displays the details of the consumption parameters belonging to the equipment / location in the “Consumption Parameters” multiline:

Parameter	The consumption parameter for which parameter values must be inserted.
UOM	The unit of measurement of the consumption parameter.

Perform the following if you wish to view the parameters that will be affected for the parameter that is updated in the multiline:
- Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select the parameter for which you wish to view the affected parameters.
- Click the “Affected Consumption Parameters” link below the multiline.
Enter the following fields in the “Consumption parameters” multiline to insert the consumption parameters of the equipment/location.

Value	The value of consumption parameter (Alphanumeric, 30).
	The value entered here must be a positive number.
	If “New” is selected in the “Delta/New” drop-down list box, and if the date and time entered in the “Date” and “Time” fields is later than the date and time of the last update, ensure that the value entered here is more than the previously updated value.
	If “New” is selected in the “Delta/New” drop-down list box and if the date and time entered in the “Date” and “Time” fields is not later than the date and time of the previous update, ensure that the value entered here is more than the previously updated value and less than the next update value.

If, for example, a Parameter “P1” was updated with the following values,

5-6-2002	2000 run hours
7-6-2002	3000 run hours
9-6-2002	Delta value of 100 run hours – 3100 run hours
10-6-2002	Delta value of 200 run hours – 3300 run hours
11-6-2002	4000 run hours

If you are inserting a parameter value on 6-6-2002, ensure that the value is greater than 2000 run hours and lesser than 3000 run hours.

If you are inserting a value of 3500 run hours on 8-6-2002, the system re-calculates the values updated on 9-6-2002 and 10-6-2002 and updates the following values:

9-6-2002	3600 run hours
10-6-2002	3800 run hours

The system then checks if the value updated on 10-6-2002 is lesser than the “New” value updation done on 11-6-2002. If it is lesser, then the system updates all the values, else the system displays an error message.

Delta / New	Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether the value inserted is an incremental value or a new value. The system provides the following options:
	New – Select this option if the value inserted to the parameter is a new value that would replace the old value.
	Delta – Select this option if the value inserted to the parameter is an incremental value.
	Do not leave this field blank, if you have specified a parameter value in the “Value” field. The system leaves the field blank, by default.
Date	The date on which the value is inserted (Date Format). Data entry in this field is mandatory if no date is specified in the “Reported Date” field.
	Press <Enter>. The system defaults the current time in the “Time” field in the multiline.
Time	The time at which the value is inserted (Time Format). Data entry in this field is mandatory, if you have specified a date in the “Date” field.

Note: Ensure that the date and time entered here is not later than the current date and time.

Reported By

The employee ID of the user who has reported the parameter values.

Press <Enter>.

Help facility available.

Remarks

Any additional information about the parameter value (Alphanumeric, 255).

The system displays the following fields:

Source	The source from which the parameter is updated, which can be “Manual”, “RTI” or “Parent”.
Parameter Value	The value of the parameter before it was updated.
Last Update Date	The date on which the parameter was last updated.
Time	The time at which the parameter was last updated.

The system displays the following fields in the “Range and Attribute Parameters” multiline:

Parameter	The consumption parameter for which parameter values must be updated.
Inspection Point	The inspection point that is attached to the equipment / location.
UOM	The unit of measurement of the range parameter.

Perform the following, if you wish to view the parameters that will be affected for the parameter that is updated in the multiline:
Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select the parameter for which you wish to view the affected parameters.
Click the “Affected Range Parameters” link from the bottom of the page.

Enter the following fields in the “Range and Attribute Parameters” multiline, for updating the values for range and attribute parameters:

Value	The value of the range or attribute parameter (Alphanumeric, 30).
	The value entered here must be positive, if the parameter is of type “Range”.
	If the parameter is of type “Attribute”, the value entered here should already be defined in the “Create Parameter” activity of the “Equipment Induction” business component. Help facility available.
Date	The date on which the value is updated (Date Format). Data entry in this field is mandatory if no date is specified in the “Reported Date” field.
	Press <Enter>. The system displays the current time in the “Time” field in the multiline.
Time	The time at which the value is updated (Time Format). Data entry in this field is mandatory, if you have specified a date in the “Date” field.

Note: Ensure that the date and time entered here is not later than the current date and time.

	Press <Enter>.
Reported By	The employee ID of the user who has reported the parameter values (Alphanumeric, 20). Ensure that the employee has already been defined in the “Define Employee” activity of the “Resources” business component and is in “Current” status.
	Press <Enter>. Help facility available.
Remarks	Any additional information about the parameter value (Alphanumeric, 255).

The system displays the following fields:

Source	The source from which the parameter is updated, which can be “Manual”, “RTI” or “Parent”.
Parameter Value	The value of the parameter before it was updated.
Last Update Date	The date on which the parameter was last updated.
Time	The time at which the parameter was last updated.
Parameter Type	The type of the parameter, which can be “Range” or “Attribute”.

Click the “Update Parameter Values” pushbutton, to insert the parameter values.

The system performs the following for a consumption parameter:

If the “Delta/New” drop-down list box is set to “New”,

	If the date and time at which the parameter value is updated is later than the date of the last update, the system updates the already existing parameter value with the value entered in the "Value" field for the equipment - parameter - date - time combination.
	If the date and time at which the parameter value is updated is in between two already updated parameter values, the system inserts the parameter value with the value entered in the "Value" field for the equipment - parameter - date - time combination. It also re-calculates the subsequently updated parameter values for the equipment.

If the “Delta/New” drop-down list box is set to “Delta”, the system adds the value entered in the “Value” field to the already existing value and sets that as the parameter value for the equipment – parameter – date – time combination.
The system updates the parameter values for the following:

	all the formula based parameters, which refer to this parameter in the formula.
	for all child equipment in the equipment hierarchy having the parameter updation source as “Parent”.
	for all rotables that are attached to the equipment, having the parameter updation source as “Parent”.
	Checks for existence of any usage based preventive maintenance schedules for the equipment. If the value of the parameter updated exceeds the 'Next Value' as per the scheduling options, a preventive maintenance work order will be generated.

Generates inspection orders and calibration orders based on the inspection schedules and the calibration schedules that have been defined for the equipment.
Refreshes fields in the multiline with the details of the update that is currently done on the parameter.

The system performs the following for a “Range” or “Attribute” parameter:

Updates the parameter value for an attribute parameter with the value entered in the “Value” field for the Equipment – Parameter – Date – Time combination.
If the parameter is of type “Range”,

	Updates the parameter value for a Range parameter with the value entered in the “Value” field for the Equipment – Parameter – Date – Time combination.
	Updates the value of all the formula based parameters, which refer to this parameter in the formula.
	Generates the appropriate remedial action, such as raising of work orders, based on the parameter value entered, and the triggers defined.

For more details regarding triggers defined for parameter values, refer the topic, “Defining predictive triggers”.

If the parameter is of type “Attribute”,

	Updates the attribute parameter with the value entered in the “Value” field for the Equipment – Parameter – Inspection Point – Date – Time combination.
	Generates the appropriate remedial action, such as raising of work orders, based on the parameter value entered.
	If the parameter is a conditional parameter, then the system calculates the difference in duration between the last update and the current update in the value and updates the difference to the consumption parameter that has been attached to the attribute parameter.

Refreshes the fields in the multiline with the details of the update that is currently done on the parameter.
Click the box in the “Select” column of the multiline, to view the other parameters that are affected by updating the parameter in the multiline.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Affected Consumption Parameters” link or the “Affected Range Parameters” link, to view the other parameters that are affected by the updating the parameter on the date and time specified in the “Date” and “Time” fields in the multiline.

Update Parameter Log – An overview

This page allows you to insert range, consumption and attribute parameter values in the parameter log. You can insert parameter values between the already updated parameter values. You can also insert the values, for the parameters which can be updated through the Real Time Integration, as well as the parameters that can be updated from their parent parameters. However, the parameters that can be updated by a formula, and attribute parameters that are identified as conditional parameters, cannot be updated manually in this activity.

You can update consumption parameters by entering the following details:

The value of the consumption parameter
Whether the value is an incrementing value or an absolute value
The date and time on which the value is inserted.
The employee ID of the user who has inserted the value
Any additional information about inserting the value

The system inserts the consumption parameter value and also does the following:

Re-calculates all the parameter values which were updated on a date later than the date for which the current insertion is done.
Updates any formula based parameters which has the parameter that is updated as a reference.
Updates any parameters that belong to the child equipment or location of the equipment / location for which the current insertion is done.
Generates preventive maintenance work orders, inspection orders and calibration orders based on the insertion that is done for the equipment or location.

You can update the range and attribute parameters by entering the following details:

The value of the range or attribute parameter
The date and time at which the parameter is inserted
The employee ID of the user who has updated the parameter value
Any additional information about the parameter being inserted

The system inserts the value for the range or attribute parameters and also does the following:

Updates any formula based parameters which has the range parameter that is updated as a reference.
If the attribute parameter is a conditional parameter, the system calculates the difference in the time between the current and the last update done on the parameter and updates this difference to the consumption parameter that has been attached to the attribute parameter.
Generates work orders based on the insertion that is done for the equipment or location.

Prerequisites

“Create Equipment” under the “Equipment Induction” business component.
“Create Location” under the “Maintenance Organization” business component.
“Create Parameter” under the “Equipment Induction” business component.

What you can do in this page

Insert parameter values

Update parameter values

View the affected parameters

Insert parameter values

You can insert parameter values into the parameter log. You can insert parameter values between the already updated parameter values.

Set the “Update On” field to “Equipment”, if you wish to insert values for equipment.
Set the “Update On” field to “Location”, if you wish to insert values for location.

The system retrieves the parameters attached to the equipment or location in the “Consumption Parameters” and “Range Parameters” multiline.

Insert the values for consumption parameters in the “Consumption Parameters” multiline.
Insert the values for range and attribute parameters in the “Range and Attribute Parameters” multiline.

Update parameter values

You can update parameter values for parameters whose source has been set as “Manual”.

Set the “Include if source is RTI or Parent” check box if you wish to update parameters whose source is specified as “RTI” or “Parent” manually in this page.

View the affected parameters

You can view the parameters that would be affected before updating the parameter value in the multiline.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select the parameter for which you wish to view the affected parameters.
Click the “Affected Consumption Parameters” or “Affected Range Parameters” link to view the parameters that are affected.