Introduction:
The General Downtime Settings and Downtime Categories allow you to configure vital settings for Downtime such as how downtimes are managed and what categories are configured within the system.
How to get there:
Click Settings in the sidebar menu then select Downtimes from the list.
Topics covered in this article:
General Downtime Settings
Microstop Duration
In MachineMetrics, every downtime event qualifies as either long or micro. The Microstop Duration field is where you set the threshold that determines whether a downtime event is micro or long. Any downtime event with a duration less than the Microstop Duration value entered here is considered micro, and any downtime event with a greater duration is considered long.
Note: What should qualify as a micro or a long downtime event will be unique for every manufacturer. Consult with your MachineMetrics Customer Success Manager to help you determine what setting in this field will work best for your operations.
Both micro and long downtime event types are recorded and available for review in the Downtime Pareto Chart for a machine, but only long downtime events generate a MachineMetrics prompt to an operator to select a downtime category.
Downtime List Filter
The Downtime List Filter setting hides all downtime events shorter than this duration from the downtime list that is presented to operators in the Categorize Downtime screen.
Note: Most customers set the Downtime List Filter setting to be the same or less than the Microstop Duration.
Downtime Categories Settings
The Downtime Categories section of the System Settings page allows you to view various downtime categories and do the following:
- Add new downtime categories
- Manage downtime categories
- Planned/Unplanned behaviors
Add New Downtime Categories
Click the + New Category button to create a new downtime category. You will be presented a Downtime Category dialog with the same fields to specify the following:
Category Name: A descriptive name for your downtime category.
Planned/Unplanned: Select whether the downtime category should always be considered Planned or Unplanned. To see what each option entails, see the Planned/Unplanned behavior section of this article.
Color: Select a color to associate with the downtime categories.
Manage Downtime Categories
Click on an individual downtime category in the Downtime Categories section to display the settings for that category. In the Downtime Category dialog, you can edit the following:
Category Name: A descriptive name for your downtime category.
Planned/Unplanned: Select whether the downtime category should always be considered Planned or Unplanned. To see what each option entails, see the Planned/Unplanned behavior section of this article.
Color: Select a color to associate with the downtime categories.
Archive: Select archive to remove the category so that it is no longer presented to operators.
Planned/Unplanned Behaviors
In the Downtime Category dialog for a selected downtime category, you can choose from the following MachineMetrics system behaviors for the category:
Planned or Unplanned: This setting allows the operator to select whether planned or unplanned best applies to a downtime event in this category.
Unplanned: This setting will cause MachineMetrics to automatically mark any and all downtime assigned to this category as unplanned.
Planned: This setting will cause MachineMetrics to automatically mark any and all downtime assigned to this category as planned.
Planned with Limit: This setting will cause MachineMetrics to automatically mark any and all downtime events assigned to this category as planned up to a certain downtime event duration limit. Once a downtime event in this category exceeds the limit, MachineMetrics will mark the downtime as unplanned. If you choose this behavior, you will be presented a Planned Limit field requiring you to specify the desired downtime event limit (in minutes).
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