Enter Downtime Cause
Explanation
Use this activity to enter a downtime cause. Downtime causes are used to
measure and classify periods during which a work center resource is unavailable
due to causes such a tool breakage, worker unavailability, machine breakdown
etc.
Prerequisites
N/A
System Effects
A new downtime cause is created on the specified site.
Window
Downtime Causes
Related Window Descriptions
Downtime Causes
Procedure
- Open the Downtime Causes window.
- Create a new line and enter the site which you want the
downtime cause to
be valid on.
- Enter an alphanumerical identifier for the
downtime cause in the Downtime Cause field, and an appropriate description in the
Downtime Cause
Description field.
- Save the record.
Note: If you do not want to use the downtime cause for a period of time, the
status can be set to Blocked or Hidden using the right-click menu
option.