> Defining Preventive Maintenance Schedules

Define the PM work order and its schedule. Define PM work orders based on meter readings (readings are taken after a certain amount of usage), frequency of use (readings are taken at certain time intervals), or both.

Define PM generation "windows." Establish Ok window %, Near window %, and Release window % values based on a percentage of the meter or frequency interval. For example, assume that the Ok window % is set to 25% and the frequency of the PM schedule is 60 days. This indicates that during the 15 days (25% of 60) after closing a PM work order, none of the work needs to be redone when the equipment breaks down. The Near window % indicates that when a breakdown occurs in this window, it may be worthwhile to execute the PM together with the breakdown maintenance. Datastream 7i generates the work order as soon as the Release window % is reached.

   You can only insert/update/delete PM work orders if you are authorized to do so.

Follow these steps to define preventive maintenance schedules.

  You can specify more than one meter interval for a PM. For example, you may want to change the oil in a truck every 3000 miles, which is Meter #1 interval. However, you may also want to change the oil in the same truck after 720 hours of running time, which is Meter #2 interval. Enter values in the Meter # 1 interval and Meter # 2 interval fields and the meter unit of measure fields as necessary; however, you must enter a value for Meter #1 interval to enter a value for Meter #2 interval.

  1. Estimated workload—Enter the estimated number of hours to complete the PM work order.

  2. Nesting buffer (back)—Enter the percent value of the backward nesting buffer. Datastream 7i multiplies this value by the value specified for Perform every for a period-based minor PM. Datastream 7i multiplies this value by the value specified for Meter #1 interval and/or Meter # 2 interval for a meter-based PM.

For both period-based and meter-based PMs, Datastream 7i applies the product of this equation to the associated major PM to determine the backward nesting window of the due date for the major PM. Datastream 7i automatically populates this field with 25; however, you can enter any value between 0 and 99999.

  1. Nesting buffer (forward)—Enter the percent value of the forward nesting buffer. Datastream 7i multiplies this value by the value specified for Perform every for a period-based minor PM. Datastream 7i multiplies this value by the value specified for Meter #1 interval and/or Meter # 2 interval for a meter-based PM.

For both period-based and meter-based PMs, Datastream 7i applies the product of this equation to the associated major PM to determine the forward nesting window of the due date for the major PM. Datastream 7i automatically populates this field with 25; however, you can enter any value between 0 and 99999.

   You can enter a backward and forward nesting buffer for Perform every or for one or both Meter # 1 interval and Meter #2 interval on the Preventive maintenance schedules form (WMPPMS). Enter values for Nesting buffer (back) and Nesting buffer (forward) for each PM interval as necessary.

  1. Choose one of the following options for Nesting reference:

When establishing a nesting reference, you cannot manually specify which PM is the major or minor PM within the nesting reference. Datastream 7i automatically determines which PM to bypass within a nesting reference based on the length of the PM periods. Within a nesting reference, the major PM is the PM with the longest period.

  1. Ok window %—Enter the value to use for the Ok window.

  2. Near window %—Enter the value to use for the near window.

  3. Release window %—Enter the value to use for the release window.

  4. PM type—Click to select the type of the PM schedule. Select one of the following options:

  1. Complete status—Click to select the status to assign to minor work orders automatically bypassed and closed by the release of this PM through a nesting reference.

  2. Choose File | Save from the menu bar. Datastream 7i saves the information to the database.