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Tasks

Settings

Setting up Asset Indicators

Contents

Creating a Descriptive Indicator

Creating a Basic Numeric Indicator

Creating a Degradation Indicator

Adding Measurement Points to an Indicator

Linking Numeric Indicator Readings

Adding States and Alarms to an Indicator or Template

Creating an Indicator State Calculation Record

Creating a Cumulative Indicator

Cascading Indicator Readings to Other Assets

Selecting a Primary Cumulative Indicator for an Asset

Creating a Rule-based Indicator

Creating Multiple Indicators

An indicator is a way to record data that you can measure on your equipment. Using indicators, you can monitor equipment performance or condition. Indicators can record both quantitative and qualitative data. For example, typical indicators on a car include the engine temperature gauge, the odometer, the brake system warning light, and tire condition.

You can use indicators to trigger warnings and alarms that notify users of possible or current problems. You can also use indicators to directly trigger work orders from standard jobs and standard tasks. Indicators that are used in triggering rules are part of your asset reliability program.

To record data for your equipment, you must set up indicators for your APM assets.

There are four main types of indicators in APM:

•	Descriptive (a way to record non-numeric data for an asset)

•	Numeric (such as temperature or pressure)

•	Cumulative (such as mileage)

•	Rule-based (a way to combine readings from other indicators to generate a warning or alarm)

The numeric and cumulative value types are based on the quantitative value of a physical measuring device, such as a thermometer or a mileage meter. The descriptive value type can be used to record that an asset has one of a set of distinct qualitative values, such as an employee’s impression of the equipment. A rule-based indicator allows you to combine the readings of other indicators into a logical rule. When the rule is evaluated as true, the indicator can trigger a warning or an alarm.

You can create indicators from these main locations in APM:

•	Create indicators and indicator templates from the site’s Inspection Management view

•	From an asset’s Inspection Management view, create indicators for the asset

•	From an asset’s Properties view, Degradation Info tab, create degradation indicators to monitor indicator degradation rates

•	Create or select indicators for action plans during the implementation stage of strategy development analyses (MTA2, RCM2, CPR, RBI)

The topics in this section explain how to create each type of indicator from scratch. For information about creating an asset’s indicators by copying them from other assets or indicator templates, see Creating Indicators for Multiple Assets.