System Inspection Records

System Inspection records store information about periodic, condition-based maintenance Actions. The following table provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the System Inspection family and appear by default on the System Inspection datasheet. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields. This list is not comprehensive.

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Field Caption	Data Type	Description	Behavior and Usage
Action Cost	Number	A numeric value that specifies the cost associated with any materials or personnel needed to complete the Action.	This value represents an expense that is incurred every time the Action occurs. By default, this value is set to 0 (zero). This field is available in the General section in the Properties pane.
Action Type	Character	The category into which the Action can be classified.	By default, this value is set to Condition-Based Maintenance (Predictive) (CM). After you create an Action, this field is disabled. This field is available in the General section of the Properties pane.
Condition Monitoring Type	Character	A value that indicates whether the Action occurs continuously or periodically at regular intervals.	By default, this value is set to Periodic. After you create an Action, this field is disabled. This field is available in the General section of the Properties pane.
Description	Text	A text field that stores any additional information about the Action.	You can enter text manually in the Description box. This field is available in the General section of the Properties pane.
Detection Probability	Number	A numeric value representing the probability that the Action will identify a potential failure resulting from any Risk and correct that failure before it occurs.	By default, this value is set to 100. For an Action with no assigned Risks, any value stored in this field will be ignored. An Action can detect a potential failure only when the Action occurs during a Risk's PF Interval, as defined by the value in the PF Interval and PF Interval Units fields in the System Risk record. If the Action does not occur during the PF Interval, the Action cannot identify the potential failure, and the value in the Detection Probability field will be ignored. To make the Action occur during the PF Interval of a Risk, you can manually modify the values in the PF Interval and PF Interval Units fields of the System Risk record, or you can optimize the Action. For example, setting the Detection Probability to 50 would indicate that the Action has a 50% chance of identifying a potential failure resulting from any Risk if the Action occurs during the PF Interval of the Risks. In other words, the Action will detect one out of two potential failures resulting from any Risks assigned to the Action when the Action occurs during the PF Interval of the Risks. This field is available in the Inspection section of the Properties pane.
Duration	Number	A numeric value that, combined with the value in the Duration Units field, identifies the total time needed to complete the Action. For example, if the value in the Duration field is 4 and the value in the Duration Units field is Hours, then the Action will take four hours to complete.	By default, this value is set to 0 (zero). This field is available in the Inspection section of the Properties pane.
Duration Units	Character	The time units associated with the value in the Duration field.	You can select a value from the following options: Minutes Hours Days Weeks Months Years By default, the value in this field is set to Days. This field is available in the Inspection section of the Properties pane.
GUID	Character	A value that uniquely identifies the record within a System Reliability Analysis.	This value is generated automatically by the GE Digital APM system and does not appear on the System Inspection datasheet. In System Reliability Analyses, GUIDs are used to identify records because Entity Keys will not exist until a record is saved. Since a System Reliability Analysis may contain unsaved records, it is necessary to use a value that uniquely identifies those records within the system.
Interval	Number	A numeric value that, combined with the value in the Interval Units field, indicates how often the Action will occur. For example, if the value in the Interval field is 4 and the value in the Interval Units field is Months, then the Action will occur every four months during the simulation period.	By default, this value is set to 1. This field is available in the Inspection section of the Properties pane.
Interval Units	Character	The time units associated with the value in the Interval field.	You can select a value from the following options: Minutes Hours Days Weeks Months Years By default, the value in this field is set to Days. This field is available in the Inspection section of the Properties pane.
Name	Character	The name of the Action.	You can define this value manually. This value is used to identify Actions in the System Reliability Analyses. For example, the Name column appears by default in the grid in the Actions section and displays values that exist in the Name field to identify the System Action records that are displayed in the grid. This field is available in the General section of the Properties pane.
One Time Action	Logical	Indicates whether the Action will occur one time or will be repeated more than once.	If this check box is selected, the Action will occur once. If this check box is cleared, the Action will occur more than once. For example, an Action to inspect the vibration level of a pump might occur several times a year. In this case, the One Time Action check box of the corresponding System Inspection record would be cleared. An Action to inspect a newly installed pump for any installation errors might occur only once, in which case the One Time Action check box of the corresponding System Inspection record would be selected. By default, this check box is cleared. This field is available in the Inspection section of the Properties pane.
Shutdown Required	Logical	Indicates whether the Action requires the piece of equipment or location to be shut down in order for the Action to be completed.	If this check box is selected, the piece of equipment or location must be shut down in order for the Action to be completed. If this check box is cleared, the Action can be completed while the piece of equipment or location is running. For example, an Action to inspect the vibration level of a pump could be completed while the pump is running, so the Shutdown Required check box would be cleared. An Action to inspect the internal components of a pump would be completed while the pump is not running, so the Shutdown Required check box would be selected. By default, this check box is cleared. This field is available in the Inspection section of the Properties pane.