Utilization Waterfall
- Last UpdatedSep 11, 2025
- 3 minute read
This content item displays the time spent in utilization states and the resulting effective production time for an asset.

The chart starts with the total time for the selected period and subtracts idle time to calculate production time. It then subtracts downtime losses, performance loss (running but below target rate), and quality loss (bad counts converted to lost time) to determine effective production time.
Performance and quality losses are calculated by aggregating data from the MESJobHourlyResponse event types, grouping together hours that share the same production rate. The calculation uses the following details:
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Total time
totalTime = endTime - startTime
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Production time
productionTime = totalTime - idleTime
where idleTime is the sum of all downtime events classified as idle and can result from various reasons.
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Performance loss
performanceLoss = runningTime - (producedQty / targetRate)
where runningTime is the total time where utilization state is running, producedQty is the total quantity produced, and targetRate is the target production rate per unit of time.
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Quality loss
qualityLoss = badQty / targetRate
where badQty is the bad quantity produced divided by targetRate is the target production rate per unit of time while the utilization state type is running.
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Effective time
effectiveTime = productionTime - (downtime + performanceLoss + qualityLoss)
where downtime is the sum of all downtime events with downtime state, grouped by utilization reason group.
Configure the following properties for this content item:
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In the Basic tab:
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Follow asset context - When this is enabled:
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If this content is in a visualization, it uses the visualization's asset context as its data source. For details, see Create a new visualization.
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If this content is in an experience, it uses the navigation item's asset reference as its data source. For details, see the Add content to a pane section in Add content to panes in your navigation items.
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Asset - If Follow asset context is disabled, select the asset to display in this content item. To show data, the selected asset must track equipment performance.
You can search for assets by name, by filter, or both.
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To search by asset name, enter a value in the Asset field.
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To apply filters, select the Asset field, then select
to view and select filters. Select
to accept your selected filters and return to the previous search panel.
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Select an asset from the search results to add it.
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Follow time context - When this is enabled:
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If this content is in a visualization, it uses the visualization's time context as the time range for the data it displays. For details, see Create a new visualization.
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If this content is in an experience, it uses the time selected in the time selector content item as the time range for the data it displays. For details, see Add a time selector.
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Time - If Follow time context is disabled, select the time range for the data displayed in the content item.
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In the Advanced tab:
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Title - The title that displays for this content item. This property is only available in grid visualizations; content items do not display titles in canvas visualizations or experiences.
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Display Type - The representation of data as it appears in the waterfall chart. Select Percent to show values as a percentage of the total time or Duration to display time in hours and minutes (hh:mm).
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Summary Type - The grouping of utilization data by either Equipment State or Equipment State Type.
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