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Marking a Reading as Being Fixed During Inspection

Sometimes a problem identified by an indicator reading is fixed during the inspection when the reading is collected. In this case, the reading does not raise an alarm in the system because no further action is required. For example, a checksheet includes an indicator for the condition of a fan belt on a motor. A tradesman reports that the belt is loose or worn. A loose or worn fan belt normally raises an alarm. However, the tradesman fixed the problem on the spot by making a few adjustments. He indicates this on the checksheet so that no alarm is raised and to signal that no subsequent action needs to be taken.

When you enter an anomalous reading for an indicator on a checksheet, APM informs you that the value you entered will cause an alarm to be raised and notifies you of the type of alarm that will be issued. However, the alarm does not actually get raised until the reading is processed. When you mark a reading as having been fixed during inspection, the alarm is turned off so that, when the reading is processed, no alarm is raised (that is, no icons flash on the Inspection Management view). The alarm reading is automatically acknowledged and no further action is required.

If you have failure tracking set up, APM automatically creates a failure record when an indicator reading is marked as fixed during inspection. The failure’s status is set to Resolved and its properties, such as description, severity, P-F interval, and failure mode or problem, are provided by the failure settings of the indicator’s alarm state.

This topic explains how to mark a reading as “fixed during inspection” on an unprocessed checksheet.

Note: If the checksheet has already been processed, you can still acknowledge the alarm and mark it as having been fixed during inspection. See Acknowledging Indicator Alarms and Warnings.

To Mark a Reading as Fixed During Inspection

1.	Open the checksheet for which you are entering readings.

2.	Select the Properties view, Indicator Readings tab. Select the indicator and press F2.

3.	Enter the reading for the indicator and press Tab. If the value raises a warning or alarm, the Fixed column is open for editing.

4.	Select the Fixed check box and continue pressing Tab and completing information in each field as required.

5.	Once you have finished entering readings on the checksheet, click Mark as Completed to post the readings in the system. The reading shows an acknowledged alarm, with Fixed during inspection as the acknowledgment type. Because the alarm has been acknowledged, the flashing alarm icon does not appear.