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Setting Indicator Degradation Options for Sites

When setting up indicators for degradation tracking, you can specify each site’s default indicator type, maximum remaining life, acceptable deviation for degradation rates, and icons to flag potential problems.

To Set up Indicator Degradation Options for Sites

1.	From a Site window, click the Administration menu, Asset Management Settings, and then Degradation Settings.

2.	The Degradation Settings window appears:

The Asset Types tab displays all asset types that support degradation tracking. You can also select the “Asset types that do not support degradation tracking” configuration to add degradation settings. For more information, see **Setting up Asset Types.

The Indicator Types tab displays all indicator types that support degradation tracking. You can also select the “Indicator types that do not support degradation tracking” configuration to add degradation settings. For more information, see **Setting up Indicator Types.

Tip: You can also find degradation settings for the current site in the Inspection Management view, Settings tab, Indicators tab. Select the Indicator Settings node in the tree. Select the Degradation tab.

3.	Select the Sites tab. This tab displays all sites in the enterprise and their degradation settings. For example:

4.	Double-click a site to open the Site Degradation Settings window. Click Edit.

5.	Select the default indicator type. When a new degradation indicator is added to an asset, this is the indicator type it is given.

6.	Specify the maximum remaining life that can be calculated for assets that use degradation rates at this site. If the calculated life exceeds this maximum, the value specified here is used instead.

7.	Specify the acceptable deviation. Calculated degradation rates are flagged to highlight possible problems by comparing them to the indicator’s previously selected degradation rate. Rates that deviate from the previously selected rate by more than the acceptable deviation are flagged for review.

8.	Click the appropriate Change Icon buttons to select the graphics used to flag rates that are faster or slower than the acceptable deviation and that show negative values.

When completed, the Site Degradation Settings window will look something like this:

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Click OK.

In the Degradation Settings window, the Calculations tab displays the custom degradation calculations supported by the enterprise. For information about creating them, see Creating a Degradation Minimum Value Calculation.