TABLE OF CONTENTS
Maintenance Plan Steps
To configure a preventative maintenance plan for an asset in Aquipa there are certain steps that need to be taken:
Build Service Maintenance Form
Create Task Templates
Create Maintenance Plan
Attach Maintenance Plan to Asset
Building Custom Maintenance Forms
Maintenance Plans will most likely contain multiple intervals. When it comes to building custom maintenance forms it is best to build a form that contains sections for each interval.
For example if a Ballast Tamper service checklist contains a category for Engine & Generator checks, for service intervals A,B,C & D, it would be best to build sections in the form that replicate this:
SECTIONS:
Engine & Generator - A Checks
Engine & Generator - B Checks
Engine & Generator - C Checks
Engine & Generator - D Checks
To access the Form Builder go to your:
Avatar in the top right corner
Configuration Panel
Maintenance
Checklist Templates
Create Maintenance Checklist
If you would like to learn more on how to use the Form Builder we provide 1-on-1 training sessions. To enquire about booking a session please contact [email protected]
Creating Task Templates
Task templates isolate checklist sections in the form to create manageable maintenance tasks that can then be attached to a maintenance plan.
Tasks templates allow for the correct Maintenance Tasks to be loaded for an interval work order.
If we continue with the example above a task template could be created for the Ballast Tamper Engine & Generator checks.
In the template you can give the task a title, place task instructions, add a trade group and set its criticality.
When creating the task you would select the Checklist template you want to isolate sections from and then choose the template sections that you wish to include for this task. For example if you wanted to create a task template for Ballast Tamper Engine & Generator checks include all the service interval sections you created in the form for “Engine & Generator. This will be important for creating our plan template in the next step.
To create a task template go to:
Configuration Panel
Maintenance
Task Templates
Create Task Template
A dialogue will appear, complete the information and submit to create
Creating Maintenance Template Plans
When step 1 (Building Custom Maintenance Form) and step 2 (Creating Task Templates) have been completed you can go ahead and create an asset types maintenance plan.
To create the plan go to:
Configuration Panel
Maintenance
Plan Templates
Create Maintenance Plan Template
Name the Plan
Name the 1st interval of the plan
Select the interval conditions and enter how often they repeat
Choose Yes or No If you would like to Tag Out the plant if it exceeds the interval usage. If YES set the tolerance in % that you will allow usage before the tag out takes place.
Now to associate Maintenance Tasks to this Interval select the Task Template and the corresponding interval section by clicking the + sign
To add another Interval to the plan click the Add Interval button and repeat the process.
Attach a Maintenance Plan to an asset
To attach a maintenance plan to an asset go to the asset:
Click Maintenance > Configure Maintenance
From the drop down menu select the Maintenance Plan Template you wish to associate.
The maintenance Plant Title will automatically inherit the name of the plan. If you wish to rename this for this asset you can.
If you wish to add a description you can do so
Now add the usage hours when each of the intervals from the plan were last performed on this asset
Click submit to attach.
The plan is now in place and the system will manage when its next service schedules are due.
You can view an attached Scheduled maintenance plan either from the asset or from “Maintenance Plans” on the left hand side menu. If an assets maintenance is overdue it will appear red in the table.