BDR
for Handle Object Information
If you are using IFS/Equipment these activities are optional.
Type Designations - Used for describing type-specific, technical data for the type design, or model. To the type designation you can connect a technical class. The attributes connected to the technical class, and the value you define for these attributes will become type-specific data for the type design, i.e., operational parameters. When applying type designation to an object, the attributes and the attribute values will display automatically in the Type Designations tab and cannot be changed on the object.
Object Types - Used for defining the type of object a functional or serial object belongs to, such as 'Gear box', 'Pump', 'Motor'. To an object type you can connect an icon. The icon can be a symbol for the object type and the icon will display when viewing the object (structure) in the graphical navigator in the Chart mode. You can also connect a technical class to the object type. The technical class can consist of technical attributes. For functional objects, the attributes usually are used to describe the technical requirements for the function, i.e., required technical data according to functional specifications. For serial objects however, you can enter settings and calibration data, etc. When applying an object type to an object, the attributes will display automatically, and you can then enter object specific values for the attributes.
Categories - Used for categorizing functional and serial objects. Categories could be 'Electrical', 'Mechanical', etc
Object Group - Used for grouping and categorizing objects. The 'Unit' and 'Normal Runtime' information is used in Equipment Performance.
Object Criticality - Used for indicating the importance of the object. The criticality of an object can be a helpful indicator when scheduling work orders and allows you to focus on 'high criticality' objects first, since the breakdown of a 'high criticality' object has a large negative impact on production.
The basic data described above is mainly used when defining serial and functional objects in IFS/Equipment.