Hint: You can also access the RA overview page for a selected Asset Hierarchy Level.
In the upper-right corner of the page, select , and then select Reliability Growth.
The Reliability Growth Builder window appears.
Note: All required information is provided, but for additional information, consult the Reliability Growth and Measurement Data topics.
Enter values in the Analysis Name and Description boxes for the new analysis, and then select Next.
The Select Data Source Type screen appears. The Data will be based on an existing Query is selected by default.
If you want to load data using an existing query, select Data will be based on an existing Query, and then select Next.
The Select Query screen appears.
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If you want to load data using an existing dataset, select Data will be based on an existing Dataset, and then select Next.
The Select Dataset screen appears.
Select Browse to search for an existing query or dataset in the Meridium APM Catalog.
The Query Browser or Dataset Browser screen appears, depending on whether you selected Data will be based on an existing Query or Data will be based on an existing Dataset in the previous step.
The following image shows the screen to select a query:
Select the needed query or dataset from the Catalog, and then select Open.
The complete path to the query or dataset is displayed in the Query or Dataset box. The fields that exist for the selected query or dataset appear in the Available Fields list.
The following image shows the path to a selected query and the fields in the Available Fields list:
Select Next.
The Select Data Format screen appears.
On the Select Data Format screen, specify the following:
- In the Time Data Format section, select Data contains dates. This option indicates that the datasource with data that contains specific event dates (e.g., 5/5/2012).
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In the Measurement Data Format section:
If you want to use the datasource with data that contains event counts, such as number of equipment failures, safety incidents, or equipment repairs, select Data is event count (e.g. Number of failures).
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If you want to use the datasource with data that does not contain event counts but contains an amount, such as cost or hours, select Data is not event count (e.g. Costs).
- In the Measurement Name box, enter the name of the data you are measuring throughout the analysis (e.g., cost, events). This is a required field. By default, this value is Failures. The measurement name that you select will be displayed throughout the analysis results.
Note: These instructions assume that you will select Data is event count, and leave the Measurement Name box with the default value Failures.
Select Next.
The Select Data Fields screen appears.
Select the columns from your query or dataset that you want to map to the Reliability Growth Analysis. The available columns are:
- Asset ID: Contains the IDs of the failed equipment or locations. You must select a column that contains alphanumeric values. This is a required field.
- Installation Date: Contains the installation dates of the Assets. This field appears only for an analysis based on failure dates. This is an optional field.
- Date: Contains the failure date of the equipment or locations. This is a required field.
- Failures: Contains the number of failures recorded at each measurement. If you do not select a value from the list, the Meridium Enterprise APM system will assume that one failure exists for each datapoint. If the number of failures is 1, the calculation will be based on an event-terminated or time-terminated analysis. If the number of failures is more than 1, the calculation will be based on a grouped-data analysis.
Select Next.
The Provide Information for Downtime screen appears.
In the Time Units list, select the time units associated with the selected downtime from the following options:
- Hours
- Days
- Weeks
- Months
- Quarters
- Years
The default value is Days.
