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Marking an Asset as Unavailable For Reading

If an indicator reading could not be taken at collection time, you can specify that the asset was not available to be read. For example, if an asset must be operating for the reading to be taken and the asset is shut down at collection time, you can select Asset unavailable for reading and select the asset’s current operating condition. When APM processes the reading, the indicator is registered as having been read, allowing you to complete the checksheet. However:

•	The indicator’s current alarm state is not reset

•	Its most recent reading is not set to the current reading

•	Any calculated indicators that use the indicator’s readings as a calculation input are not recalculated

These readings are not included in comparative analyses or on dashboards. To view “asset unavailable” readings, select the site’s Inspection Management view, Readings tab. Select the “Asset unavailable” configuration.

An indicator’s “Readings history” configuration displays “asset unavailable” readings as gray text, and the “Asset Unavailable” column displays a check mark. In chart view, the dates on which “asset unavailable” readings were taken are identified by blue markers.

This topic explains how to mark an asset as unavailable on a checksheet reading. For information about reversing the setting once the reading has been entered (but before it has been processed), see Undoing the Asset-is-Unavailable Flag.

To Mark an Asset as Unavailable on a Checksheet Reading

1.	Open the checksheet and select the Indicator Readings tab.

2.	Right-click the indicator and click Mark as Asset Unavailable. The Mark Asset as Unavailable for Reading dialog appears:

 

3.	Select the asset’s operating condition at collection time from the list.

4.	Enter your comments in the Notes box.

5.	Specify whether to apply the setting to the current indicator only, all indicators on the checksheet for this asset, or all indicators on the checksheet for this asset and its child assets.

6.	If you are applying the setting to indicators in addition to the current one, you can specify that the setting be applied to indicators that have already been read.

7.	Click OK. The indicator’s status changes to Read, and the percent complete is adjusted in the banner of the checksheet.