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Set up failure classes

A failure class is a kind of equipment, such as Pumps or Electric motors. A class sets which problems and causes are offered for the asset types in it, so a technician recording a pump failure sees only pump problems. Types in no class use the site lists. See Set up failure codes.

Add a class

  1. Click Maintenance setup on the rail.
  2. Under Failure classes, click Add class.
  3. Enter the kind of equipment, for example "Pumps", and click Next.
  4. Enter a short code, letters and numbers, up to 12, and click Add. ISO 14224, an international standard for equipment failure data, uses PU for pumps and EM for electric motors.

Set up the class

  1. Beside the class, click Set up.
  2. Under Asset types in this class, tick each asset type that belongs in it. A type already in another class shows which one, and moves when you tick it.
  3. Under Problems and causes, choose what is offered. To begin, click Start from the site lists to copy the site's lists, then narrow them.
  4. Beside each problem, click Causes and tick the causes that fit. A problem with no causes ticked shows Not offered and is not offered for this class.

Changes save as you tick.

Rename or remove a class

  • Click the pencil, Rename, enter the new name, and click Rename.
  • Click the cross, Remove, and confirm. Its asset types go back to the site lists. Work orders that already have codes keep them.