A condition identifies which checkpoint should appear on the device if the user enters a specific reading value for the previous checkpoint and defines:
- The initial checkpoint whose reading value should trigger a subsequent checkpoint.
- The specific reading value that should trigger another checkpoint.
- The subsequent checkpoint that should be triggered by that reading value.
In the GE Digital APM database, a single condition is represented by:
- One Checkpoint that identifies the initial checkpoint.
- One Checkpoint Condition that identifies the specific reading value.
- One or many Checkpoints that identify the subsequent checkpoints.
In the left pane, Checkpoint Condition nodes are displayed in the context of the Checkpoint node representing the initial and subsequent checkpoints. Specifically, the Checkpoint Condition node appears below the Checkpoint representing the initial checkpoint. Likewise, the Checkpoint node representing the subsequent checkpoint appears below the Checkpoint Condition node.
The following image shows how the Checkpoint and Checkpoint Conditions will be linked to one another to define a condition.
A single Checkpoint Condition can be linked as a successor to only one Checkpoint. A Checkpoint, however, can be linked to multiple successor Checkpoint Conditions. Likewise, a Checkpoint Condition can be linked to multiple successor Checkpoints.