Define Maintenance Group

Explanation

Use this activity to define maintenance groups. A maintenance group is one of the basic maintenance objects with a connection to operational parameters, maintenance plans, and interval maintenance. Maintenance groups are defined per serial part, where one serial part can have one or several maintenance groups.

Maintenance groups are tightly connected to operational parameters. For each maintenance group, several operational parameters can be defined. When a maintenance group is defined for serial parts, a control is executed to determine if serials exist with operational data from operational measurements for the maintenance group. When entering a new operational parameter, the parameter is automatically assigned to all serials in the selected maintenance group. When a maintenance group is changed, the operational parameters are changed according to the new maintenance group. 

Prerequisites

A primary operational parameter must exist for the serial part.

System Effects

Window

Maintenance Group
 Serial Part

Related Window Descriptions

Maintenance Group
Serial Part/Maint Group

Procedure

Follow this procedure to define a maintenance group:

(New maintenance groups can also be created in the Serial Part/Maint Group tab.)

  1. Open the Maintenance Group window and create a new record (F5).
  2. In the Part Number field, select the part you want. Use the List of Values to select a suitable value.
  3. In the Maint Group field, enter a group of up to 25 alphanumeric characters.
  4. In the Maint Group Description field, enter a description for the maintenance group.
  5. In the Average Value Rule field, select between the following values: Manual Average, Planned Average or Historical Average. The value is used for the due calculation.
  6. If the Preferred Maint Group check box is selected, the maintenance group is always used if nothing else is specified.
  7. Save the record (F12).