Record Meter Readings Automatically When Using Connected Equipment

Factory automation and maintenance require recording of asset meter readings periodically or when a work order is created. Connected equipment can:

• Send automated recording of meter readings periodically. 
• Request automated meter reading when maintenance work orders are automatically created.

From this update, you can:

• Update meter readings sent as meter reading events by the equipment.
• Request meter readings when maintenance work orders are created from rules.

Meter updates can be sent using a new event type defined for Automated Meter Readings. See this topic, Set Up Connected Assets and Equipment to learn how you set up connected assets and the format of the new CA_METER event type.

You can use automated meter readings in these two use cases:

1. Connected assets send meter reading events periodically, without request. That means, the external Industrial IoT component is set up to send those events at time intervals such as every hour, every day, or at events such as, the begin or end of a shift, or, begin or end of a manufacturing work order. After receiving the event the meter readings are automatically updated with the asset.
2. Connected Assets are requested to send meter readings when operational rules create a maintenance work order. The following section shows how you can configure automated meter readings within a Create maintenance work order outcome.

Get Meter Readings

You now have a new checkbox, Get Meter Readings, on the Outcome drawer of Operational Rules page. Select the checkbox to configure automated meter readings within a Create maintenance work order outcome. Here's a screenshot of the Outcome section followed by that of the Outcome details drawer. When you click the Edit button on the Outcome details page, the Outcome details drawer appears.

Outcome Section of the Operational Rules Page

Select the Get Meter Readings checkbox in the drawer as shown in the screenshot.

Outcome Details Drawer

Asset availability is an important performance indicator for the maintenance function. Condition monitoring enables maintenance teams to proactively respond to critical issues and plan maintenance to minimize disruption to asset operations or production. In order to provide additional information to the maintenance engineer or maintenance technician, meter readings can be requested at the time a maintenance work order is created. In addition, Connected Assets can send meter readings periodically in order to record updates automatically.

Steps to Enable

To enable this feature you need to log a Service Request (SR).

This feature requires additional services (“SCM Core Service-Smart Operations”) to be provisioned on your instance. 

• Select Product Module: Oracle Maintenance Cloud Service.
• Select Category: Maintenance Work Orders.
• Select Subcategory: Maintenance Work Orders.
• Select Component: Installation Issue (INSTALL).
• Select Severity: 3-Minimal Loss of Service.
• Copy and paste this text into description area of the SR: Enable the SCM Core Service-Smart Operations.

Please note that this service can be enabled on instances that are available on Oracle Public Cloud regions.
In addition, you can access the user guide and implementation guide to learn more about this feature and how to set it up.

Tips And Considerations

1. Connected asset events received through industrial communication protocols need to be converted into a REST payload that Oracle Fusion Cloud Maintenance can ingest and take actions on. The accepted payload specifications are documented here: REST API for Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM. Meter readings use the new CA_METERS event type.
2. Meter reading events need to be ingested using the Meter as configured in Oracle Maintenance.
3. This feature isn't meant to accept time series data. It's assumed the high frequency data is prescreened and condensed by an external Industrial IoT framework.

Key Resources

• See the 25C What's New feature, Monitor Equipment Condition Using Tracked Sensor Values to know how to create an operational rule.

Access Requirements

Users need this privilege to create/edit/delete/view Operational Rules: 

• Manage Operational Rules (SMO_MANAGE_OPERATIONAL_RULES_PRIV): For Create/Read/Update/Delete operations.
• View Operational Rules (SMO_VIEW_OPERATIONAL_RULES_PRIV): For Read Only operation.
• Access HCM Common Components (HRC_ACCESS_HCM_COMMON_COMPONENTS_PRIV)
• Manage HCM Rules (HRC_MANAGE_HCM_RULES_PRIV)

Users need this privilege to create/edit/delete/view Operational Parameters: 

• Manage Operational Parameters (SMO_MANAGE_OPERATIONAL_PARAMETERS_PRIV): For Create/Read/Update/Delete operations.
• View Operational Parameters (SMO_VIEW_OPERATIONAL_PARAMETERS_PRIV): For Read Only operation.
• Access HCM Common Components (HRC_ACCESS_HCM_COMMON_COMPONENTS_PRIV)
• Manage HCM Rules (HRC_MANAGE_HCM_RULES_PRIV)

Users need this duty role to manage operational rules:

• Access to SMO rules management (ORA_DR_SMO_MANAGE_OPERATIONAL_RULES_MNT_DUTY).