6 Work with Message Logs

This chapter contains these topics:

6.1 Working with Message Logs

You can use message logs to enter short text messages that pertain to a piece of equipment. You can also set up tickler dates or units on which you want to receive a reminder message for the equipment.

For example, you can indicate a unit meter reading, such as miles or hours, or a specific date when you want an equipment operator to receive a reminder message for the scheduled maintenance of a piece of equipment.

6.2 Entering an Equipment Message

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From Equipment/Plant Management (G13), choose Equipment Information

From Equipment Information (G1311), choose Equipment Message Log

You can use message logs to enter short text messages that pertain to a piece of equipment. You can also set up tickler dates or units on which you want to receive a reminder message for the equipment.

You can only enter equipment messages from this screen. To display messages, use Equipment Search. To print messages, you must run the Maintenance Log.

You can classify messages by setting up message types, such as planned and actual maintenance, and problem reports. Use the information that you enter to:

  • Track problems and complaints about specific equipment.

  • Supplement scheduled or preventive maintenance.

  • Report on actual maintenance.

To enter an equipment message

On Equipment Message Log

Figure 6-1 Equipment Message Log screen

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  1. Complete the following fields:

    • Item Number

    • Message From

  2. Type a text message in the following field:

    • Message

  3. Complete the following optional fields:

    • Msg Type

    • Tickler M/H (Miles/Hours)

    • Tickler Dte

6.2.1 What You Should Know About

Topic Discussion
Using tickler miles or hours If you use tickler miles or hours, you must run the global Update Message Log program as often as you update meter readings.

See Section 41.2, "Updating the Message Log".

6.3 Reviewing Equipment Messages

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From Equipment/Plant Management (G13), choose Equipment Information

From Equipment Information (G1311), choose Equipment Search

You should periodically review messages to ensure that you have the most current information about a piece of equipment. If a message exists for a piece of equipment, the system highlights the Equipment Number and Description fields on the Equipment Search screen.

To review equipment messages

On Equipment Search

  1. To locate a piece of equipment, complete any of the following fields:

    • Description

    • Company

    • Responsible Business Unit

    • Location

    • Skip to Equipment Number

    • Inventory Number

    • Equipment Status

    • Category Codes 01-10

  2. Choose Review Message Log.

    Figure 6-2 Review Message Log screen

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  3. On Review Message Log, choose View Message for a line item. The View/Send Message screen displays.

Figure 6-3 View/Send Message screen

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