Additional Object Information—Key Exercises
Basic Data Setup
Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to set up the object level
needed to perform the Additional Object Information exercise. Object levels are
used to create an equipment object structure. Once the functional object
information is defined, object levels are associated with objects to represent
their actual hierarchical position in the structure.
Windows:
Equipment Basic Data/Object Levels
- Create a new object level that allows serial objects to be connected to
it.
General exercises for Object
Level
Required Data
Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you how to set up the object that
will be used when performing
the exercises below.
Windows:
Functional Object
- Create a new functional object with the object ID XX2122.40 Pulp Pump 4,
where XX is your initials. The object should not be connected to any parent object.
General exercise for
Create
Functional Object
Main Exercises
Purpose: The purpose of these exercises is to show you what additional
object information can be entered for equipment objects and how to enter this
information.
Windows:
Functional Object
Equipment Object Connection Analysis
Part Included in Analysis
- Open the Functional Object window.
- Query for XX2122.40, Pulp Pump 4.
- Click the
Cost/Year tab.
- In the Purchase Date field, enter the purchase date for the object.
- In the Acquisition Cost field, enter the
acquisition cost price the object.
- Save your changes.
Note: On this tab, you can also view any cost information
previously entered for the
equipment object. The total annual maintenance costs for an object are
displayed in the tab table. These costs may include materials and personnel resources related to
the object. In addition to this overview, you can also view additional cost
information by right-clicking and clicking Equipment Object Cost.
- Open the Functional Object window.
- Click the
General tab.
- In the Manuf Date field, enter the date on
which the object was manufactured.
- In the Installation Date field, enter the
date on which the object was first operational (the date the object was
first used).
- Click the
Notes tab to view and/or enter information about the
actual functional or serial object.
Note: The
Notes tab can be used to document
any information that you deem important.
Note: This exercise applies only when upgrading IFS Maintenance from a
version earlier than 5.3. It enables you to define new object
levels for functional objects that already belong to structures. Otherwise, you
cannot perform this exercise since there are no imported objects without object
levels.
- Open the Functional Objects window.
- Query for the necessary functional object.
- Right-click on the record and then click Define Object Level. The
Define Object Level for Imported Objects
dialog box opens.
- Click List to select the site and new object
level.
- Click OK to confirm the changes.
Note: When you are working with an equipment object, you
can perform various queries, including queries for object connections and which
objects certain parts are included.
- Open the Equipment Object Connection Analysis window.
- Query for a certain equipment object, or populate the window (F2). Many
types of object connections are displayed in this window.
- Does the object, PM-311-PA-001, Feed Water Pump 001, have any object
connections? If not, you are about to add one.
- Open the Functional Object window. Query for
PM-311-PA-001, Feed Water Pump 001.
- Click the
General tab.
- Right-click and then click Connected Objects. The
Connected
Objects window appears.
- Add an appropriate object that you want to connect to the PM-311-PA-001,
Feed Water Pump 001. How will these connections affect the equipment object?
Consequently, what should you take into consideration when you prepare work
orders?
Note: The connections are parallel and do not function as
structures.
- To view information on the connected object, select the connected object
row, right-click, and then click Object Information.
- If you need to know whether a certain part is included in an object, see
the Part Included in Analysis window. This window shows
whether a part is included in an object spare part list and/or a detached
spare part list. Query for a certain part, and if any parts are connected to
an object, these objects are shown in this window.