Components

A component is any item for which maintenance can be performed, or where failures can be identified. Components enable users to define the functions of each component and the ways they can fail; this is referred to as Tactics.

For more information on Tactics, please refer to the article on Tactics.

 

Creating a New Component

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You can create new components in multiple ways. The first method is to create a component in the Component Library, as explained below. This will allow you to reuse the component throughout Orien (and make references to it).

Creating a component in the component library involves several steps. Let's review these in some more detail.

1. Select the Component Library (or a folder that is within the library), and click the Insert Child button.
    
   
2. Create the new component by adding a name into the description field, add an item code (if required), and then choose whether it will be a component, or a folder to arrange other components.
   1. If you choose Component, two additional fields will appear - Make and Model.
   2. If you choose Folder, the make and model fields will not be shown.
   
3. Save your new component (or component folder) once you've finished, and you'll see it appear in the hierarchy tree.
    
   
4. Once you have your component operational, you can select the Tactics module to start creating your Tactics for your component (refer to article on Tactics).

The process of creating a new component is also demonstrated in the video tutorial below:

The second method of creating a component is through the Structures creation. This will be covered in more detail in the article on Structures .

 

Copying a Component

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Copying a component allows the user to duplicate a component from the component Library, a component attached to the equipment or location you are working in, or an equipment in the assembly library or from another equipment located elsewhere in the hierarchy.

1. To copy a component, you need to be viewing the Component Structure. Navigate to the asset containing the component, and click on the Tactics module (for more information refer to the article on Structures).
    
   
2. Ensure your structure is currently in a working revision. To do this, click on the Revision tab (for more information refer to the article on Versioning & Revisions).
    
   
3. In the Tactics tab, click the arrow icon (  ) on the component you want to add the copy into, and then click on  Add Child.
    
   
4. Click the Copy Component radio button and select how you want to copy your component:
    
   
   1. 1. The Component Library: Allows the user to select a component from the Component Library.
      2. A Hierarchy Structure: This will open the hierarchy allowing access to external equipment and locations to copy from.
      3. Copy From This Equipment: Creates a copy of a component from the equipment or location you are currently working out.
5. Once you have selected your component to copy, you are prompted to which revision of that component to copy.
    
   
6. When the revision has been selected, name your component, and click on the Copy button to finish the copying process.