Operations are a group of maintenance tasks that allow optimization of required resources. In the operation builder, you can create, modify, and delete operations. You can create activities and assign them to operations for use in document and work package generation.
Synchronize Finalised Tactics
Prior to creating or editing an operation, you must synchronize any completed tactics to the packaging module. The synchronize function loads all new, removed or updated tactic activities (both at and below the selected level on the Hierarchy tree) since the last synchronization was completed.
To synchronize your operations:
- Choose the appropriate item in your hierarchy, select the Packaging module, and then the Operations Builder tab. Select the Sync Now button.
- Once the synchronization is complete, a new record will be shown on the screen.
Important
Please make sure your Tactics are finalised. If they are not finalised, you will not receive any results from the Synchronization.
Synchronize Active Tactics
Synchronizing Active Tactics is the same process as Finalised Tactics except this Sync receives the latest tactics - regardless of revision status. Synchronizing Active Tactics also pulls the latest tactics (regardless of revision state) from the Component and Assembly Library.
Info
Active Packaging Syncs are identified by the orange Sync Icon in the Sync records. Finalised Syncs don't have any icon associated to them.
This enables changes to be made and seen without finalisation of the Tactics for data to be shown in the Packaging Module. This is aimed to improve the implementation speed when developing tactics and packaging at the same time.
Important
Activities can be removed or modified on a Finalised Activity Sync when a previous Active Sync was run. Finalise the Tactics for the activites to be restored/updated.
Creating an Operation
The Location Operations tab shows all the operations that have been created in this package. You can create new operations, edit, or delete currently active operations.
The reload button allows you to reload the list for any additional operations that have been created elsewhere, either from a different user, imported through a spreadsheet or from grid modifications.
To create an operation:
- In the Location Operations tab (as shown in figure above), select the Create New button. You will be presented with an input card allowing you to enter the required information.
- When you are finished creating your new Operation, click Save and the Operation will become available to use.
Note
If you select the Create New button when the Location Operations tab in displayed in Card View, the input card will look different to the image above.
The process of creating an operation is also demonstrated in the video tutorial below:
Creating Series Operations (Suppressive)
The Series tab allows you to setup a hierarchy of Operations to create a rule. This rule allows you to set the highest packaging frequency Operation, and then select Operations that will automatically include their resources into the parent Operation in the series.
The below is an example of a series in effect. On the left-hand side of the image is the series hierarchy, and there is a folder called Mech Service Series (Diesel Mechanic). Below the folder is the series that has been created.
On the right hand is the options for this Series. The highest frequency set is the 2000hr Mech Service, and below this we have the following 1000hr, 500hr and 250hr services. With this series setup, we will see the 250hr Operation resources included in the 500hr Operation, the 500hr Operation in the 1000hr Operation and the 1000hr in the 2000hr Operation.
Creating a suppressive series operation in Orien involves several steps. Let's review these in some more detail.
- Choose the appropriate item in your hierarchy, select the Packaging module, then the Operations Builder tab, and then the Series tab. Select the highest frequency Operation and then the Edit button.
- Assign the lower frequency Operations you want included in this package, and then Save your changes.
- All selected Operations will now be linked as part of the package.
The process of creating a suppressive series operation is also demonstrated in the video tutorial below:
Propagate Activity Ordering
This function will copy the Activity Ordering from the Operation that has the largest interval, to all other Operations in the series. Referring to the example in the figure above:
- If we have setup Activity Ordering in the 2000hr Mech Service Operation, the ordering will be assigned to all Operations below the 2000hr Mech Service.
- This allows you to create activity ordering once and apply it to all Operations in the Series.
Allocating Activities
The All Activities tab allows a user to view all activities that are present at this packaging level. You can assign activities towards operations through this screen. There is an export function to bring the activities into a CSV file to view the data externally of Orien.
The process of assigning activities to an operation is demonstrated in the video tutorial below:
Allocating an Operation to an Activity
The Operation Activities tab allows the user to assign activities on this package towards the operation. As per the last section, there are search controls to help filter towards the desired activity, as well as an export function.