Events

About Events in Asset Health Manager

An event is an occurrence that takes place concerning an asset, such as an inspection or a repair. The Events section on the Asset Health Manager page provides a list of events related to the currently selected asset so that you can easily access this information while reviewing the health indicators for the same asset. You can also view events on the health indicator trend chart.

You can use the event information displayed in Asset Health Manager to monitor the condition of an asset, or to look for trends in the events. For example, if a health indicator has an alert status, you might review the related event information to determine the number of times that piece of equipment has operated outside of normal operating conditions, and for how long each time.

Event Source Records

The event information shown in Asset Health Manager comes from various event source records, such as Work History and Inspection records, that are linked to the selected asset record. Information in event source records is displayed in Asset Health Manager when event mappings have been defined for the event source family.

Event Severities

Events in Asset Health Manager are displayed along with a severity, which is the gravity or seriousness associated with the event. The following table describes the possible event severities.


Severity	Icon	Description
Information		Routine events not affecting asset health. For example, the severity would be information if the event source record represents a routine inspection on an asset.
Warning		Events indicating a low-risk or early warning of asset health issues. For example, the severity would be warning if the event source record represents an activity that indicates that an asset is nearing its end of life.
Alert		Events indicating a high-risk or imminent warning of asset health issues. For example, the severity would be alert if the event source record represents an activity that indicates that an asset is about to fail.

Event Consolidation

You can consolidate events in Asset Health Manager in order to group duplicate events into a single event, called a master event. Master events appear in the Health Summary page instead of the events that you consolidate, and you can manage them as any other event record in AHM.

You can only consolidate events of the same type. When you consolidate events, the Has Consolidated Events relationship links the events that were consolidated to the new master event record that is created during the event consolidation process.

Access Event Information for an Asset

Procedure

On the Asset Health Manager Overview page:
- Select Open Health Summary, and then select an asset in the Asset Hierarchy pane.
  -or-
- In one of the lists of assets (i.e., No Status, Normal, Warning, or Alert), select an asset name.
The Health Summary page appears.
Select the Events tab.
The Events section appears. The number on the Events tab represents the number of events associated with the selected asset. The boxes below the tab summarize the severities of these events.

The grid displays event information that is associated with the selected asset. This information is stored in event source records, and is displayed according to the event mappings have been defined for the event source families.

The grid contains the following columns:
- Severity : Contains an icon that represents the severity of the event.
- Name : The name of the event. You can select the event name to open the corresponding event record in Record Manager.
- Description : The description of the event.
- Type : The family caption of the corresponding event source family.
- Start Date : The time that is associated with the beginning of the event.
- End Date : The time that is associated with the end of the event.
- Consolidated Events : If the event is a master event, the number of events that were consolidated to create the master event. This column is blank if the event is not a master event.
Note: By default, rows are sorted by the Start Date column, with the most recent event at the top.
Optionally, you can filter the events that are displayed.

To filter by severity, type, or date range:
1. Select .
  
  The Filters menu appears.
2. Specify criteria by which you want to filter the events.
  
  The grid is refreshed and displays events according to your selections.
3. Select any area of the page to close the Filters menu.
To filter by name or description:
1. Select .
  
  A search box appears.
2. Enter the values by which you want to filter the events.
  
  The grid is refreshed and displays the events that contain the specified values in either the Name or Description column.
3. Select any area of the page to close the search box.

Consolidate Events

Before You Begin

Ensure that the family in which you want to consolidate events has been configured to allow event consolidation.

Procedure

Access event information for an asset.

The Events section appears.
Select two or more events of the same type (i.e., in the same event family).
Select .

The Consolidate Events window appears. This window contains a list of the events being consolidated and the details that will be included in the master event. Various fields are populated automatically.
Modify the values in any field as necessary.
If necessary, adjust the list of events being consolidated.
Select Save.

The selected events are consolidated into a single, master event of the same event type. In the grid, the Consolidated Events column in the row for the master event shows the number of events that were consolidated.

Results

A new record of the selected type is created in the GE Digital APM database.
The event records that were consolidated are linked to the newly created master event record.
The master event appears in the Health Summary page instead of the events that you consolidated.