This dialog enables you to define and edit preventive maintenance activities. A PM activity is a set of PM tasks listed in the order that they have to be carried out. A PM Activity also contains additional default information, such as the required calibration values, the down/repair time, the interval, and frequency of each PM job, etc. You define the preventive maintenance activities after defining the preventive maintenance tasks and attachments. Each activity can hold a number of tasks, which are in turn associated with the defined attachments. You select the defined tasks in the sequence they are to be performed.
You open this dialog from the main window of the Maintenance module — Maintenance Activities Summary. Select Actions > Preventive Maintenance Activities.
Associate PM Code
This data window displays all the PM Codes and the associated Typical Instruments. You can also enter an appropriate description and note if necessary.
PM Code
Type an appropriate PM Code that refers to the preventive maintenance procedure associated with the current PM task.
Typical Instrument
Select and select an appropriate typical instrument from this drop-down list. If the required item is not available, select Typical Instrument to open the Typical Instrument dialog where you can add another item to this drop-down list.
Description
Select and type an appropriate activity description if needed.
Note
Select and type an appropriate activity note if needed.
Save
Select to save the changes you have made in the PM Activities data window.
New
Select to insert a new row in the PM Activities data window to define a new PM activity.
Delete
Select to delete the selected PM activity.
Typic. Instrument
Select to open the Typical Instrument dialog where you can add another item to the Typical Instrument list.
Default Scheduling
Use the options in this section to enter the required default scheduling data for the selected activity.
Interval
Select the required scheduling interval: Days, Weeks, Months, or Years.
Frequency
Enter the required activity frequency for the selected time period.
Priority
Select the Activity priority as required.
Calibration Required
Select this check box to make it possible to enter calibration values when filling in the Preventive Maintenance details. This option becomes available in the Work Activity Details window, if you have defined the required calibration settings for the current tag before you started the Maintenance module.
Estimated Maintenance Time — Down Time
Enter the estimated down time of the instrument for the current activity.
Repair Time
Enter the estimated repair time of the instrument for the current activity.
Associated PM Tasks
This group box is used to associate PM tasks with the selected activity in the upper data window. You add the PM tasks in the order that they are carried out by the maintenance crew.
Seq.
This is the PM tasks sequence. You add the PM tasks in the sequence that they are performed. This field is not editable.
Task
Select and select the appropriate associated task from the list. This PM task is part of the selected activity. You can assign more than one PM task to the same activity. If the required PM task is not available in the list, select Tasks to add a new item to this list.
Attachment
This field displays the attachment associated with the PM tasks you selected. You cannot edit this field. If you need a different attachment, select Attachment to define a new attachment.
Add button
Select to include a PM task with the selected activity. Select this button to add as many PM tasks to the selected activity as required.
Delete button
Select to cancel the association of selected PM task with the activity selected in the upper data window.
Attachments button
Select to open the Attachments dialog where you can define a new attachment associated with the new PM activity.
Tasks button
Select to open the Preventive MaintenanceTasks dialog where you can define a new PM task that will be associated with the current PM activity.