Time-Based Inpsection (TBI) Settings

About Time-Based Inspection (TBI) Settings

Time-Based Inspection (TBI) settings specify the intervals at which inspections should occur for various pieces of equipment. Time-Based Inspection settings apply based on the following scenarios:

If you have an active RBI license, the inspection intervals associated with the Time-Based Inspection settings will be considered by the GE Digital APM System when populating the Desired Interval field in Inspection Tasks created by implementing actions in Asset Strategy Management (ASM) that were promoted from RBI Recommendations.
If you do not have an active RBI license, the inspection intervals associated with the Time-Based Inspection settings will be used to determine the value that is populated in the Desired Interval field in Inspection Tasks created in Inspection Management.

Note: To add, modify, or delete TBI settings, you must be a member of the MI Inspection Security Group and have the Inspection Administrator Human Resource Role.

Time-Based Inspection Settings

A time-based inspection setting consists of the following:

One time-based inspection setting that identifies the family or record for which you will define inspection intervals.
One or more time-based inspection intervals that identify the various inspection intervals that should be used when inspecting the equipment. The number of time-based inspection intervals that are created will vary depending on the number of inspection intervals that you define.

You can define time-based inspection settings at the following levels:

Unit: Settings defined at this level are applied to all of the Equipment linked to a particular Functional Location and are representative of the associated Unit.

For example, consider Unit A, a Functional Location:
- Equipment 1
- Equipment 2

The time-based inspection settings that you define for Unit A will be applied to Equipment 1 and Equipment 2.

RBI Components family: Settings defined at this level are applied to all Equipment records that are linked to a particular type of RBI Component, regardless of the Unit in which they reside.

For example, suppose that you defined time-based inspection settings for the Criticality RBI Component - Exchanger Bundle family. Now, consider that the Functional Locations and Equipment listed in the following table are linked to the following RBI Components.

The Functional Location that Represents:	...is linked to the Equipment:	...that is linked to these types of RBI Components:
Unit A	Equipment 1	Criticality RBI Component - Exchanger Bundle Criticality RBI Component - Exchanger Header
Unit A	Equipment 2	Criticality RBI Component - Piping
Unit B	Equipment 3	Criticality RBI Component - Exchanger Bundle Criticality RBI Component - Piping

The Functional Location that Represents:

...is linked to the Equipment:

...that is linked to these types of RBI Components:

Unit A

Equipment 1

Criticality RBI Component - Exchanger Bundle

Criticality RBI Component - Exchanger Header

Unit A

Equipment 2

Criticality RBI Component - Piping

Unit B

Equipment 3

Criticality RBI Component - Exchanger Bundle

Criticality RBI Component - Piping

The time-based inspection settings that you defined for the Criticality RBI Component - Exchanger Bundle family will be applied to Equipment 1 and Equipment 3.

Unit and RBI Components family: Settings defined at this level are applied to all Equipment that reside in a particular Unit and are linked to a particular type of RBI Component.

Equipment: Settings defined at this level are applied to a single Equipment record.

For example, if you defined time-based inspection settings for Equipment 1, the settings will be applied to only that piece of equipment.

Add Time-Based Inspection (TBI) Settings

Before You Begin

To add, modify, or delete TBI settings, you must be a member of the MI Inspection Security Group and have the Inspection Administrator Human Resource Role.

Procedure

Add a Time-Based Setting at the Unit/Component Level
1. Access the Inspection Configuration workspace.
2. In the pane, select Manage Time-Based Settings.
  The Manage Time-Based Settings workspace appears, displaying the Unit/Component Level section.
  
  Note: Creating a new TBI setting at the Unit/Component Level applies the setting to all the assets in a selected unit. If you want to create the setting on an asset, you can select the Equipment Level tab.
3. In the Manage Time-Based Inspection workspace, select .
  A New Unit/Component Setting appears in the workspace.
4. In the right section:
  - In the Unit box, select the unit to which you want add the TBI setting.
  - In the Component box, select the type of component contained in the asset to which you want to add the TBI setting.
  - On the datasheet, select one or more types of inspections to apply to the TBI by entering a value in the associated field:
    - CUI
    - Exchanger Bundle/Tube Inspection
    - External Visual - Insulated Asset
    - External Visual - Non-Insulated Asset
    - Floor Scan
    - Internal Visual Inspection
    - Magnetic Particle or Penetrant Testing
    - Pop Test w/Visual Inspection
    - Radiographic Testing
    - Relief Valve Visual Inspection
    - Rupture Disk Visual Inspection
    - Ultrasonic Shear Wave Testing
    - Ultrasonic Thickness Testing
    In the corresponding Interval box, enter the number of months allowed between inspections.
5. In the upper-right corner of the workspace, select .
  The new Unit/Component Level TBI setting is added.
Add a Time-Based Setting at the Equipment Level
1. Access the Inspection Configuration workspace.
2. In the pane, select Manage Time-Based Settings.
  The Manage Time-Based Settings workspace appears, displaying the Unit/Component Level section.
3. Select the Equipment Level tab.
  The Equipment Level section appears.
4. In the left section of the Manage Time-Based Settings workspace, select .
  The Asset Finder window appears.
5. Navigate the Asset Finder window to find the equipment to which you want to add the TBI, and then select .
  The new TBI setting appears in the right section.
6. Select Done.
7. In the right section:
  On the datasheet, select one or more types of inspections to apply to the TBI by entering a value in the associated field:
  - CUI
  - Exchanger Bundle/Tube Inspection
  - External Visual - Insulated Asset
  - External Visual - Non-Insulated Asset
  - Floor Scan
  - Internal Visual Inspection
  - Magnetic Particle or Penetrant Testing
  - Pop Test w/Visual Inspection
  - Radiographic Testing
  - Relief Valve Visual Inspection
  - Rupture Disk Visual Inspection
  - Ultrasonic Shear Wave Testing
  - Ultrasonic Thickness Testing
8. In the upper-right corner of the workspace, select .
  The new TBI setting is added to the Equipment.
  Tip: If you add a new TBI setting in error, you can select to revert the changes.

Modify Time-Based Inspection (TBI) Settings

Procedure

Access the Inspection Configuration workspace.
In the left pane, select Manage Time-Based Settings.
The Manage Time-Based Settings workspace appears, displaying the Unit/Component Level section.

Tip: If one or more TBI settings that you want to modify are contained in the Equipment Level section, you can select that tab and move on to step 3.
In the left section of the Manage Time-Based Inspection Settings workspace, select the TBI setting that you want to modify.

Note: To make the same modifications to multiple Time-Based Inspection settings, in the Manage Time-Based Inspection workspace, select . Next to each setting that you want to modify, select the check box. The datasheet fields that you modify for one setting will be applied to all selected settings.
In the section heading, select .
In the right section of the workspace, modify any necessary fields, and then select .
One or more selected TBI Settings are modified.
Tip: If you modify a TBI setting in error, you can select to revert the changes.

Delete Time-Based Inspection (TBI) Settings

Procedure

Access the Inspection Configuration workspace.
In IM Admin Preferences pane, left pane, select Manage Time-Based Settings.
The Manage Time-Based Settings workspace appears, displaying the Unit/Component Level section.

Tip: If one or more TBI settings that you want to delete are contained in the Equipment Level section, you can select that tab and move on to step 3.
In the left section of the Manage Time-Based Settings workspace, next to one or more TBI setting that you want to delete, select the check boxes.
Select .
A message appears, confirming that you want to delete the selected Time-Based Inspection Settings.
Select Yes.
The selected TBI Settings are deleted.

Time-Based Inspection (TBI) Settings

Time-Based Inspection Settings store information about the Equipment, Functional Location, and/or RBI Components family associated with the associated time-based inspection setting. The following table provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the Time-Based Inspection Setting family. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields. All fields in the family appear on the Time-Based Inspection Setting datasheet by default.

Field	Data Type	Description	Behavior and Usage
Component Family	Character	The captions of the RBI Components family that is associated with the Time-Based Inspection Setting.	This field is populated with the value defined in the Component Family cell on the Time-Based Inspection Settings page when you create or modify time-based inspection settings.
Equipment ID	Number	The record ID of the Equipment that is associated with the Time-Based Inspection Setting.	This field is populated with the value defined in the Equipment ID cell on the Time-Based Inspection Settings page when you create or modify time-based inspection settings.
Unit	Number	The Record ID of the Functional Location that is associated with the Time-Based Inspection Setting.	This field is populated with the value defined in the Unit cell on the Time-Based Inspection Settings page when you create or modify time-based inspection settings.

Time-Based Inspection (TBI) Interval

Time-Based Inspection Interval records store information about the inspection intervals that you define when you create time-based inspection settings. The following table provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the Time-Based Inspection Interval family. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields. By default, all fields in the family appear on the Time-Based Inspection Interval datasheet.

Field	Data Type	Description	Behavior and Usage
Description	Text	Details about the inspection interval.	The field is populated with the value that you enter in the Description cell on the Time-Based Inspection Settings page when you create or modify time-based inspection settings.
Interval	Number	The interval by which the associated piece of equipment should be inspect, in months.	This field is populated with the value that you enter in the Interval (Months) cell on the Time-Based Inspection Settings page when you create or modify time-based inspection settings.
Task Type	Character	The type of inspection that should be performed on the piece of equipment at the interval indicated in the Interval field.	This field is populated with the value that is stored in the Task Type ID field int he Task Types record associated with the time-based inspection settings (i.e., the task type for which an inspection interval is defined on the Time-Based Inspection Settings page.