Family Field Descriptions

Impact Code Records

Impact Code records store information about the impact of a production loss. This topic provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the Impact Code family and appear on the Impact Code datasheet by default.

FieldData TypeDescriptionBehavior and Usage
CodeCharacterA short code that represents the impact of the production loss.This is a required field. A list of baseline Impact Codes can be found here.
ColorCharacterThe color that is used to represent the impact code on the Production Data Summary graph.This field contains a list, which displays all colors that you can assign to the impact code. In the baseline database, colors are not assigned to the baseline Impact Codes. You will need to assign the required colors manually.
DescriptionCharacterA description of the impact.You can define this field manually.

OEE Code Records

OEE Code records store information about the overall effectiveness of a piece of equipment that causes a production loss. The following topics provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the OEE Code family and appear on the OEE Code datasheet by default. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields.

FieldData TypeDescriptionBehavior and Usage
DescriptionCharacterA description of the OEE code. You can enter a description into this field to define this value manually.
Is InactiveLogicalIndicates whether the OEE code is enabled or disabled. This field does not appear on the datasheet. If this field contains the value True, the code is disabled in the Codes workspace. If the code is disabled, you will not be able to add a child code under it. Also, you will not be able to assign a disabled code to a production loss. If this field contains the value False, the code is enabled and you will be able to use the code throughout PLA.
OEE CodeCharacterA short code that identifies a reason for a loss in equipment efficiency that caused a production loss.This is a required field.
Root CodeCharacterThe parent code of the OEE code.

This field does not appear on the datasheet. The OEE Metric View uses the value in this field to determine whether an OEE code is an Availability, Performance, or Quality code in the OEE (%) calculation. This field contains the following values, depending on the type of OEE code:

  • For child OEE codes, this field contains the parent OEE code.
  • For parent OEE codes, this field contains the same value as the OEE code field.

Product Records

Product records store basic information about a product in the GE Digital APM system. This topic provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the Product family and appear on the Product datasheet. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields.

FieldData TypeDescriptionBehavior and Usage
Description TextA description of the product.You can define this field manually.
Name CharacterThe name of the product.You can define this field manually. This field is required and must be unique.

Production Data Records

Production Data records store information about production values. The following table provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the Production Data family and are appear on the Production Data datasheet. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields.

The baseline Production Data fields are displayed in the grid in the Production Data workspace. If, however, you add fields to the Production Data family and datasheet, those fields will not appear in the Production Data workspace.

This family is enabled for site filtering, which means that records in this family can be assigned to a specific site, and will then only be accessible to users who are assigned to the same site and have the appropriate license and family privileges. For more information, refer to the Site Filtering section of the documentation.

FieldData TypeDescriptionBehavior and Usage
Actual Number The amount of product you produced on the period in the Period field. When the Production Data is created, the value is set to zero (0) by default. It is updated automatically with the Actual value that you enter in the Actual column.
Losses Number The amount of product that you could have produced but did not produce during the period in the Period field.

When the Production Data is created, this field does not contain any value. It is populated with the sum of the values in the Loss Amount field in all Production Loss records to which the Production Data is linked. This field is disabled.

Along with the value in the Margin field in the Production Data, the value in the Losses field is used to calculate the cost of losses, which appears in the Production Summary workspace.

Max Sustained Capacity Number The value against which the Actual value is compared to determine if a loss occurred.

This value is set by default to the value in the Maximum Sustained Capacity Rate field in the Production Profile that is linked to the Production Plan to which the Production Data is linked.

This field is disabled.

Period DateThe period for which the production data begins and ends.

On the Production Data Entry page, the Period column displays the start time and end time, separated by a dash.

In the baseline database, this field stores time using the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format (i.e., the UTC check box is selected when you view the field properties in the Configuration Manager).

This field is disabled.

Short Range Plan Number The adjusted planned production output due to a circumstance that could not have been predicted at the time the plan was created (e.g., natural disaster such as a flood or a hurricane).

By default, the value is set to the planned production amount, which appears in the <Product Name (<UOM>)> cell in the Plan Details workspace for the associated production plan.

You can modify this value.

Unaccounted Loss Number

The value in the Unaccounted Loss column is not stored in the Production Data and is for display purposes only.

The number that appears in each cell in this column is calculated using the Unaccounted Loss equation.

This field is disabled.

Production Event Code Records

Production Event Code Records store details that represent a type of Production Event. This topic provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the Production Event Code family and appear on the baseline Production Event Code datasheet. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields.

Field Data TypeDescriptionBehavior and Usage
CodeCharacterA short code that represents the type of event. This is a required field.
ColorCharacterThe color that is used to represent the production event code on the Production Data Summary graph.

This field contains a list, which displays all colors that you can assign to the impact code.

In the baseline database, colors are not assigned to the baseline Production Event Codes. You will need to assign the required colors manually.

DescriptionCharacterA description of the type of event. You can define this field manually.

Production Event Records

Production Event records store details about an event that results in reduced production output. This topic provides an alphabetical list and description of fields that exist for the Production Event family and appear in the baseline Production Event datasheet, unless otherwise specified. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields.

This family is not enabled for site filtering, which means that records in this family can be accessed by any user with the appropriate license and family privileges. For more information, refer to the Site Filtering section of the documentation.

FieldData TypeDescriptionBehavior and Usage
Causing Asset Character The Equipment or the Functional Location that caused the Production Event. You can select a value in this field.
Comment Text Additional comments about the Production Event. You can enter a value in this field.
Created By Character The user name of the Security User who created the Production Event. This field is disabled.
Created Date Date The date and time when the Production Event was created. This field is disabled.
Description Text A detailed description of the Production Event. You can enter a value in this field.
Display Event Code CharacterThe full path to the event code stored in the Production Event Code field.

This field stores the value that appears in the Production Event Code box in the datasheet.

The field does not appear in the datasheet.

End Date Date The date when the Production Event ended.

The values in the Start Date and End Date fields of a Production Event determine whether the Production Event appears in the Production Event drop-down list box when creating or modifying a loss.

A Production Event that does not have a value in the End Date field will appear in the Production Event drop-down list box for losses that are associated with any day after the start date of the Production Event.

You can enter a value in the field.
Note: The value must represent the time zone of the Production Unit.
Event ID Character Identifies the Production Event. This field is automatically populated when you create a Production Event.

You can enter a value in the field. The value must be unique.

Headline Character A short description of the Production Event. You can enter a value in this field.
Other Event Costs Numeric Costs that are associated with the Production Event and are not recorded in the selected Work History. You can enter a value in this field. The value is preceded with a currency symbol that is specified in the Currency box in the Settings window for PLA.
Production Event Code Character Identifies the type of the Production Event.

You can select a value in this field.

The full path to the selected production event code appears in the Production Event Code box in the datasheet. This includes all the categories under which that production event code is grouped.

For example, if you select Equipment Malfunction, which is grouped under Operational Losses, the Production Event Code box will display the value Operational Losses\Equipment Malfunction. However, the Production Event Code field stores only the selected production event code (that is, Equipment Malfunction).

RCA NeededCharacterIndicates whether the Production Event needs a Root Cause Analysis (RCA).This field is populated by the MI_RCA_Needed System Code Table.
The field is required and automatically populated with the value RCA Needed. You can, however, modify the value in the field.
Note: For records created before upgrading to V4.3.0.6.0, the default value in this field is No Entry.
The value, when it appears in the RCA Needed column, is accompanied by a color-coded symbol whose meaning is provided in the following table:
ColorMeaning
RedThe value is RCA Needed and you have not associated the Production Event with an RCA.
GreenThe value is RCA Needed and you have associated the Production Event with an RCA.

or

The value is No RCA Needed.

GrayThe value is No Entry.
Note: The RCA Needed column appears in the Production Events table in the PLA Overview page and the Production Events workspace.
Source Production Unit Character

Identifies the Production Unit to which the loss is attributed.

This field contains a list of IDs of all available Production Units. The field, however, stores the key of the Production Unit.

When you create a Production Event via the Production Data workspace, the field is automatically populated with the Production Unit for which the Production Plan was created. You can, however, modify the value in the field.

Start Date Date The date when the Production Event started.

A Production Event that does not have a value in the Start Date field will appear in the Production Event drop-down list box for losses that are associated with any day before the end date of the Production Event.

The field is automatically populated with the current date and time 00:00:00. You can, however, enter a value in the field.
Note: The value must represent the time zone of the Production Unit.
Updated By Character The user name of the Security User who last modified the Production Event. This field is disabled. It is populated with a value only if you modify the record.

Updated Date Date The date and time when the Production Event was last modified.

This field is disabled. It is populated with a value only if you modify the record.

Work History CharacterA reference to the work that was performed as a result of the Production Event. This field appears in the datasheet as the Work History Link box.

You can enter or select a value in the field.

Production Loss Records

Production Loss records store information about the loss of production caused by an event. The following table provides an alphabetical list and description of fields that exist for the Production Loss family and appear in the Production Loss datasheet. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields.

This family is enabled for site filtering, which means that records in this family can be assigned to a specific site, and will then only be accessible to users who are assigned to the same site and have the appropriate license and family privileges. For more information, refer to the Site Filtering section of the documentation.

FieldData TypeDescriptionBehavior and Usage
Comment CharacterAdditional comments about the loss. You can enter a value in this field.
Equivalent Downtime Hours NumericThe amount of time that a Production Unit would need to operate at maximum sustained capacity to equal the loss.

This field is disabled.

If the Loss Amount field in the Production Loss and the Maximum Sustained Hourly Rate field in the corresponding Production Profile contain values, this field is automatically populated using the following formula:

Equivalent Downtime Hours = Loss Amount / Maximum Sustained Hourly Rate

Impact Code CharacterThe impact of the loss.

This field contains a list of all Impact Codes that are returned by the ImpactCodeList query. Each item in the list appears in the following format:

Code - Description

where Code and Description are values in the Code and Description fields respectively in the Impact Code.

When you select an item from the list, while the Code and Description are displayed in the datasheet, only the Code is stored in the field.

Loss AmountNumericThe amount of production that was lost.

When you create a Production Loss, this field is automatically populated with the value in the Unaccounted Loss field in the Production Loss. You can, however, enter a value in the field.

If the Equivalent Downtime Hours field in the Production Loss and the Maximum Sustained Hourly Rate field in the corresponding Production Profile contain values, this field will be automatically populated using the following formula:

Loss Amount = Equivalent Downtime Hours x Maximum Sustained Hourly Rate

If the Equivalent Downtime Hours field is blank, and if you enter a value in the Loss Amount field, the Equivalent Downtime Hours field will be automatically populated based on the formula.

Margin IDCharacter

The margin defined for each Production Profile.

This field is used to calculate the cost of losses. It contains a list of all margins.

OEE Code Character

A value that is used to categorize the loss based on the effectiveness of the production process.

Selecting this field displays the Select OEE Code window, which contains a hierarchical tree of OEE Codes that are mapped to the selected Impact Code. These OEE Codes are returned by the GetOEECodeByImpactKey query.

Production Event CharacterThe event that caused the loss.

This field contains a list of Event IDs of all Production Events that are returned by the EventList query. The field, however, stores the key of the Production Event.

The Production Events are sorted chronologically in descending order based on Start Date.

Production Plan Records

Production Plan records store information about the quantity of product that you plan to produce within a certain time period. This topic provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the Production Plan family and appear on the Production Plan datasheet. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields.

Note: All fields on the Production Plan datasheet are disabled and populated automatically based on your selections in the Production Plan Builder or the Template Builder.

This family is enabled for site filtering, which means that records in this family can be assigned to a specific site, and will then only be accessible to users who are assigned to the same site and have the appropriate license and family privileges. For more information, refer to the Site Filtering section of the documentation.

FieldData TypeDescriptionBehavior and Usage
Data Entry Frequency Character A value representing how often you plan to enter production data and losses. This field contains the following values:
  • Per Hour
  • Per Shift
  • Per Day
  • Per Week
  • Per Month
  • Per Quarter
  • Per Year Campaign
End Time Date The date and time on which the plan ends.

For a Time-based plan, depending on the value you selected in the Template Frequency field, the end time is populated automatically.

For a Quantity-based plan, the value is determined automatically based on the product quantity and start time that you specified.

Plan Basis Character

The type of production plan.

This field contains the following options:

  • Plan is time-based
  • Plan is quantity-based

    The Quantity field is displayed when you select a quantity-based plan. You can enter a numeric value in this field.

Plan ID Character A value that identifies the production plan. You can select the link for a plan ID to view its details.
Plan Type CharacterA value indicating the type of plan.

The value in this field will be AP (Actual Plan) if you have created a Production Plan:

The value in this field will be PT (Plan Template) if you created a Plan Template.

Production Model Character

The order in which the products will be produced.

This field contains the following values:

  • Concurrent: The unit produces the products at the same time.
  • Sequential: The unit produces the first product, and it begins producing the second product after production of the first product is complete. When you select Sequential, the following fields are displayed:
    • Sequence: The order in which the products should be produced. You can enter a numeric value in this field.
    • End Time: The date and time on which the production of the product ends is based on the value that you specified in the Sequence field.
Start Time Date The date and time on which the plan begins. This field is populated automatically with the current date.
Template Description CharacterA description of the production plan template.You can enter a description for the Production Plan Template that you are creating or modifying.
Template FrequencyCharacterA value representing the end date of the production plan template.

On the datasheet, this field appears as a list labeled Duration. You can select one of the following values:

  • Custom: You can manually set the end date and time.
  • Week: The end date and time is automatically set to one week from the value in the Start Time field.
  • Month: The end date and time is automatically set to one month from the value in the Start Time field.
  • Quarter: The end date and time is automatically set to three months from the value in the Start Time field.
  • Year: The end date and time is automatically set to one year from the value in the Start Time field.
Template Name CharacterThe name of the production plan template.You can enter a value in this field manually.

Production Profile Records

Production Profile records store information about a product and its corresponding production unit. This topic provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the Production Profile family and appear on the Production Profile datasheet. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields.

This family is enabled for site filtering, which means that records in this family can be assigned to a specific site, and will then only be accessible to users who are assigned to the same site and have the appropriate license and family privileges. For more information, refer to the Site Filtering section of the documentation.

FieldData TypeDescriptionBehavior and Usage
Description Text A detailed description of the production profile. You can enter a value manually.
Max Demonstrated Rate Numeric The highest number of products the production unit produced, disregarding the impact it may have had on the assets involved in the process or the quality of the product. After you navigate away from the Max Demonstrated Rate box, the value that you entered is appended with the value Product UOM / Production Rate UOM, where:
  • Product UOM is the value in the Product UOM field.
  • Production Rate UOM is the value in the Production Rate UOM field.
For example, if the Product UOM is Tons and the Production Rate UOM is Hour, the value will be 3000 Tons/Hour when you enter 3000 in the Max Demonstrated Rate box.
Max Sustained Capacity Rate Numeric The number of products that the production unit can produce consistently without having any adverse effects on the assets involved in the process or the quality of the product. This field is disabled, and the value is populated by default based on the values in the following fields:
  • Product UOM
  • Production Rate UOM
  • Standard Batch Size
  • Standard Batch Cycle Time
Specifically, the numeric part of the value is calculated as:

Standard Batch Size / Standard Batch Cycle Time

The numeric value is then appended with the value Product UOM / Production Rate UOM, where:
  • Product UOM is the value in the Product UOM field.
  • Production Rate UOM is the value in the Production Rate UOM field.

So, if the Standard Batch Size is 5000 and the Standard Batch Cycle Time is 2 days, the numeric part of the Max Sustained Capacity Rate will be 2500 (5000 / 2). If the value in the Product UOM field is Barrels and the value in the Production Rate UOM field is Days, the Max Sustained Capacity Rate will be 2500 Barrels/Day.
Maximum Sustained Hourly Rate NumericThe rate associated with the hourly rate of Equivalent Downtime Hours.

This field is automatically populated only if the MSHR Auto Calculate check box in the Settings window is selected. You can, however, enter a value manually.

The following formula is used to populate this field:

Standard Batch Size / Production Rate UOM (hours),

where:

  • Standard Batch Size is the number that you enter in the Standard Batch Size field.

  • Production Rate UOM, which is measured in hours, depends on the value that you enter in the Production Rate UOM field, as indicated in the following table:
    Production Rate UOM in the Production ProfileHours in the formula for each Production Rate UOM
    Hour1
    Day24
    Week24 × 7
    Month24× 30
    Quarter24 × 90
    Year24 × 365

    For example, if Standard Batch Size is 1000 and Production Rate UOM is Month, Maximum Sustained Hourly Rate (MSHR) is calculated as follows:

    1000 / (24 × 30)

    Important: Because this formula assumes 30 days for a month, the calculated value would be inaccurate if a month does not have 30 days.

This field is used to calculate Equivalent Downtime Hours.

This field is not required; however, if left blank, Equivalent Downtime Hours will not be used when reconciling losses.

OPC Tag ID Character The tag whose readings you want to use to create Production Data records automatically.

This field contains a button, which enables you to select the required OPC Tag.

This field is required if you want to use the process historian to production data.

Planning RateNumeric The rate that is associated with the useful production time.This field populates the Short Range Plan field based on the following calculation: Planning Rate × Useful Production Time.
Product Character The product associated with the profile. This field contains a list of all values in the Name field in all Products. When you save the Production Profile, it will be linked automatically to the selected Product. After the two records are linked, if you change the value in the Name field in the Product, the value in the Product field in the Production Profile will be updated automatically to reflect the change.  
Product AliasCharacterName of the product associated with the profile. This field is populated with text from the Product field and will populate the Product Name field that appears in Production Plans and Production Plan Templates. This field can be modified.
Product UOM Character The unit that is associated with the product that is stored in the Product field. For example, if you are producing steel, the unit might be Tons. This field contains a list, which displays the values that exist in the Product UOM field in all existing Production Profiles. You can select a value from the list or enter a new value.
Production Rate UOM Character How often you measure production (e.g., Day). This field contains a list with the following values, which come from the System Code Table with the ID MI_PLA_RATE_UOM:
  • Hour
  • Day
  • Week
  • Month
  • Quarter
  • Year

The default value is Day. This is a required field.

Standard Batch Cycle Time Character The amount of time it takes you to produce one batch of the product that is stored in the Product field.

The number that you enter is appended automatically with the value in the Production Rate UOM field. This is a required field.

Standard Batch Size Character The amount of product that you can produce in one batch. The number that you enter is appended automatically with the value in the Product UOM field. This is a required field.

Production Unit Records

Production Unit records store basic information about a single production unit. This topic provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the Production Unit family and appear on the Production Unit datasheet. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields.

FieldData TypeDescriptionBehavior and Usage
Associated UnitCharacterA reference to a separate that contains more information about the Production Unit.

Using this field, you can associate production loss to the asset hierarchy and information about all the losses will available at the asset hierarchy level of the associated unit.

This field contains the button, which you can use to select the Functional Location that contains more information about the production unit. When you save the Production Unit, it will be linked automatically to the selected Functional Location.

Production Unit DescriptionTextA description of the Production Unit. You can define this field manually.
Production Unit NameCharacter The name of the Production Unit.This field is required.
TimezoneCharacterThe time zone that is associated with the Production Unit.

By default, this field is set to (UTC - 05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).

Important: If you create a plan with one time zone and later modify the time zone, the dates are updated in the UI based on the new time zone when you view the Production Data. The Production Data, however, will be corrupted if you add new data, modify the existing data, or delete the existing data.

Profile Margin Records

Profile Margin records store information about the Margins in Production Profiles. This topic provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the Profile Margin family and appear in the Margins subsection. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields.

FieldData TypeDescriptionBehavior and Usage
Default (Yes/No)NumericThe Production Profile default Margin.You will select yes or no from a list to determine which Margin will be the default for the selected Production Profile.
Margin IDCharacterThe ID given to a Margin.You will enter an ID for a Margin.
Margin ValueNumericThe value given to a Margin.You will enter the value of a Margin.