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Creating Indicators from Indicator Templates

You can create indicators from indicator templates, by copying other asset indicators, or from scratch. This topic explains how to create indicators from indicator templates.

Tip: You can also create multiple indicators from a template. See Creating Multiple Indicators.

To Create an Indicator from an Indicator Template

1.	Open the asset that needs indicators. Select the Inspection Management view, Indicators tab.

2.	Click Browse. The Browse Indicators dialog appears. Select the Templates tab.

Tip: You can also click New to open the Create New Indicator dialog. Select From template, click the browse icon to select a template from the list of eligible indicators, and click OK.

3.	Select one or more templates and click OK. The indicator(s) now appears in the Indicators tab.

4.	Open each new indicator and make sure that the information is correct for the asset:

•	Rule-based indicator: Check each rule clause to make sure that the asset indicators in the clause are correct.

•	Calculated indicator: Check the calculation to make sure that it is using values from the correct asset indicators.

•	Indicator using state: Make sure that the alarms and warnings are appropriate for the asset.

•	Candidates: Make sure they are the correct standard jobs or solution packages and tasks for the asset.

•	Cascaded indicator (indicators that take readings from other indicators or are sources for readings for other indicators): Check that the cascade points to the correct indicators on the correct assets.

Tip: To view the source template, select the Properties view, General tab, Details tab. For example:

5.	Save and close the indicator and the asset.