Access
Access APM via a Web Browser
Procedure
- Depending on the type of user, go to the following URLs via a Web browser:
- If your user account is manually created: http://<GEDigitalAPMServerAddress>/meridium/index.html?isadmin
- If you want to sign in to an SSO-enabled environment: https://<GEDigitalAPMServerAddress>/meridium/index.html
- If you want to sign in to a non SSO-enabled environment, if your account is not created manually, and if you want to be authenticated via an active directory: http://<GEDigitalAPMServerAddress>/meridium/index.html
where,
<GEDigitalAPMServerAddress>is the address of the APM Application Server to which you want to connect.Examples:
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http://myserver.mycompany.com/meridium/index.html
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http://myserver/meridium/index.html
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http://172.16.254.1/meridium/index.html
Note: If your system uses Data Guardian from Koingo Software and you use the Google Chrome browser, you may have to use the browser in Incognito mode to successfully access APM.The login page appears.
About Navigating APM via the Asset Hierarchy
APM is built on the premise, within your company, there are multiple functional locations that can be organized in a hierarchy to represent the fact that some locations belong to other locations. These relationships create the Asset Hierarchy.
Navigating the Asset Hierarchy
The Asset Hierarchy allows you to browse your assets from the top-level functional location.
- Company (MRD ~ Meridium, Inc.)
- Sites (MRD-ROA ~ Meridium Roanoke)
- Areas (MRD-ROA-REFN ~ Meridium Roanoke Chemicals)
- Units (MRD-ROA-CHEM-CM101 ~ Meridium Roanoke Chemicals Unit CM101)
- Functional Locations (MRD-ROA-CHEM-CM101-FT101A ~ REACTOR COOLANT FLOW)
- Equipment (G0022-065 ~ 000000000001034757 ~ PUMP)
- To navigate to a parent-level or child-level equipment or functional location of an asset that is selected in the hierarchy, select the corresponding breadcrumb link in the breadcrumb path.
- To expand or collapse the Asset Hierarchy panel, select
or 
, respectively. - To resize the Asset Hierarchy panel, drag the border of the panel to the required width.
- As a standard practice, we assume that your equipment is installed in locations that exist on the lowest level of your location hierarchy.
- The Asset Hierarchy displays:
- A maximum of 500 top-level records in the hierarchy.
- A maximum of 500 child equipment or functional locations for a parent functional location.
The <Asset Name> Page
As you navigate through the Asset Hierarchy, at each level, information about the Risk, Strategy, and Performance of that level is displayed on the <Asset Name> page. The <Asset Name> page provides a snapshot of all the data in APM related to the asset selected in the Asset Hierarchy. For each Risk, Strategy, and Performance item, there is a hyperlink displaying the number and type of analysis performed against that asset. The hyperlinks, once selected, open the analyses or inspections on a new page while maintaining the selection in the Asset Hierarchy.
- In the Asset Hierarchy, navigate to Meridium Roanoke Refining.
Meridium Roanoke Refining is selected in the Asset Hierarchy, and the Meridium Roanoke Refining page is displayed, and the Risk tab is selected. From this page, you can view the Risk snapshot (e.g. there are 11 ACAs, 8 FMEAs, 12 RCMs, etc.) against the asset, as shown in the following image.
- Select the 10 Analyses link.
On a new page, the ACA Overview page appears, and the selection in the Asset Hierarchy, Meridium Roanoke Refining, is displayed in the page heading as shown in the following image.
Navigate APM
All pages in APM are framed by the left navigation menu and the top navigation bar.
The left navigation menu, which appears on the left side of the screen, serves as an access point for each APM module and tool.
The top navigation bar provides access to the following commonly used APM features.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Provides access to the main dashboard. Note: You can configure any General Dashboard or Metrics and Scorecards data to appear on the main dashboard page. |
| Provides access to the asset hierarchy and asset grouping functionality. |
| Displays a menu from which you can select a family to create a new record. |
| Displays the search menu, from which you can search APM for records and other items (e.g., Catalog items). |
| Provides access to the APM Help system. |
| Displays a menu on which you can select or clear the Disable Network Connection and Compact View check boxes. When selected, the Disable Network Connection check box forces APM to behave as if your device is offline. This is useful if your network connectivity is intermittent. Note: If you are using a small screen device, select  to access the Disable Network Connection check box.The Compact View selection persists between user sessions, and can be modified at any time. When selected, this option renders compact layout for the following features of APM:
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