3.4 Condition Monitoring

Question 1

Condition Monitoring usage

Answer 1

Identify conditions that are outside of predetermined limits

Question 2

normal operating conditions

Answer 2

Operating inside acceptable upper and lower limits

Question 3

What is being monitored in condition monitoring?

Answer 3

Assets and Locations

Question 4

What happens if measurement points are outside of acceptable upper and lower limits?

Answer 4

Preventive or corrective work orders can be generated for the required inspection or repair

Question 5

Options for entering condition monitoring readings

Answer 5

• Manually
• Automatically via email alert

Question 6

What would an email alert notify (Condition Monitoring)?

Answer 6

Warning or Action limit has been reached

Question 7

What is created in the condition monitoring application?

Answer 7

Condition Monitoring Point

Question 8

What does a Condition monitoring point specify?

Answer 8

• what is being monitored
• assigns an asset or location
• upper and lower limits

Question 9

Where are Warnings and Actions set?

Answer 9

upper and lower limits of a condition monitoring point

i.e. Upper Warning Limit, Upper Action Limit

Question 10

Warning

Answer 10

when this limit is reached, the user can be prompted to monitor the Asset or Location’s condition

Question 11

Action

Answer 11

when this limit is reached, a Work Order can be generated containing specific instructions related to the out-of-compliance condition that has occurred

Question 12

Which Cron Task is required to be set up, for a Warning limit?

Answer 12

MeasurePointWoGenCronTask

Question 13

Where is the Warning message sent to?

Answer 13

Email is specified in the MeasurePointWoGen Cron Task

Question 14

What is required for warnings and actions to be triggered automatically?

Answer 14

MeasurePointWoGenCronTask needs to be configured and activated (i.e. set up by an administrator)

Question 15

True/False: Recipients of warning messages are set up on a record-by-record basis

Answer 15

False:
Recipients of writing messages are not specified on a measure point by measure point basis, but rather all condition monitoring records for each site will send warning messages to one specified record.

Question 16

How is the work being triggered defined, for a Condition Monitoring record?

Answer 16

preset job plan, or
preventive maintenance record

Question 17

How are work orders generated for a condition monitoring point?

Hint: other entities

Answer 17

job plan or PM assigned will generate a work order with all details (of job plan or PM) on the newly created WO

Question 18

What occurs on a PM record, if it has been assigned to a condition monitoring action point that has been triggered?

Answer 18

Schedule and Next Due Date will be updated, based on frequency conditions of the PM

Question 19

True/False: If multiple measure points (meter readings) are entered outside of acceptable bounds specified, only 1 work order will be generated by the Condition Monitoring record

Answer 19

False:
A condition monitoring record will generate a work order for each measure point (meter reading) entered that is outside of acceptable bounds specified

Question 20

What is work order generation based on (Condition Monitoring point)?

Answer 20

most recent meter reading

Question 21

How are work orders generated for a given Condition Monitoring point?

Answer 21

• Manually, or
• Automatically, by the cron task (if configured & activated)

Question 22

A measure point (meter reading) is entered for a pump, that is above acceptable limits defined by the condition monitoring point on this pump. The reading yesterday was also above acceptable limits, and the generated Work Order is still open. Will a new WO be generated?

Answer 22

Yes - The status of the previously generated work order does not affect the generation of a new work order.

Question 23

True/False: New Work Orders will continue to be generated daily for a given Condition Monitoring point, until a measure point (meter reading) within normal operating range is entered.

Answer 23

False: No more work orders will be generated unless another reading outside of the acceptable range is entered.

Question 24

True/False: Condition Monitoring Measure Points do not use any statuses

Answer 24

True

Question 25

What is required for a Condition Monitoring Measure Point to take effect (start generating WO’s)?

Answer 25

As soon as the record is set up and saved, the measure point can generate Work Orders if any associated meter reading values fall into the range that would make it necessary