Define Object Availability Exceptions

Explanation

This activity is used to define availability exceptions for equipment objects. Exceptions to an availability can be limited coverage periods, extended coverage periods or shut-downs.

Extended Coverage - Could be for instance extending the shop opening hours in the run up to Christmas.

Limited Coverage - Could be for instance during limiting the shop opening hours on Public Holidays. 

Shut Down - Could be for instance works where certain assets will be completely unavailable due to operational requirements such no access to the facilities for maintenance is permitted.
Another example could be that assets are available but will not be used due to a lack of operational requirements.

Prerequisites

• An availability line must have been defined in Availability tab in Functional Object/Serial Object window.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, availability exceptions are defined for an availability which is connected to an equipment object.

Window

Functional Object
Serial Object

Related Window Descriptions

Object Scheduling Data
Object Availability
Object Availability Exception
 

Procedure

1. Open the Functional Object or Serial Object window and click the Scheduling tab.
2. Click the Object Availability tab.
3. Right click on an existing availability line and go to Availability Details
4. Click the Exceptions tab.
5. Create a new record (F5).
6. In the Start Time field, enter the start date/time of the exception.
7. In the End Time field, enter the end date/time of the exception.
8. If this Available check box is selected, the time period is considered available. If not selected, then the time period is considered unavailable.
9. For the Location Override field, use the drop down to select  a valid value. It determines whether the availability of the work order should override the availability of the location.
10. For the Start Based field, use the drop down to select a valid value. It determines whether the work has to be completed within the availability window or whether it only needs to be started within the availability window.
11. In the Information field, enter information about the exception.
12. Save the information (F12).

Use the following procedure to generate availability exceptions for the object:

1. Open the Functional Object or Serial Object window and click the Scheduling tab.
2. Click the Object Availability tab.
3. Right click on an existing availability line and go to Availability Details
4. Click the Exceptions tab.
5. Right-click, then click Generate Recurrence...
6. In the Start Time field, enter the Start Time of the Availability Exception. Entering a value in this field is mandatory.
7. In the End Time field, enter the End Time of the Availability Exception. Entering a value in this field is mandatory.
8. In the Start Based dropdown define whether the Availability defined should be Start Based or not. The Start Based setting determines whether the work has to be completed within the availability window or whether it only needs to be started within the availability window.
9. In the Location Override field, use the drop down to select  a valid value. It determines whether the availability of the work order should override the availability of the location.
10. In the Available checkbox enter whether the Time interval entered should be considered Available or Unavailable for the Location.
11. In the Information field, enter details of the Availability Exception. Entering information in this field is optional.
12. In the Recurrence Pattern select the week days that the Availability Exceptions should be generated for.
13. In the Start field, enter the Start Date of the Availability Exception. Entering a value in this field is mandatory.
14. In the End field, enter the End Date of the Availability Exception. Entering a value in this field is mandatory.
15. Click the Ok button to generate the Availability Exceptions
16. Save the information (F12).