Utilization Events

A utilization event indicates the current operational state of the entity. An entity is always considered to be in a utilization event. The events that are typically of interest are those that indicate that the entity is down or when it is idle when it should be running.

If so configured, the system can set an entity’s event automatically based on changes in the operational state of the entity.

Production operators can also manually change the event that an entity is in when the condition or state of the entity changes. When changing to a new event, the operator assigns a utilization reason to the new event. The reason specifies the entity’s utilization state and the reason for that state. For example, the utilization reasons Running - Normal Speed, Running - High Speed, and Running - Low Speed all indicate a utilization state of Running. However, each reason indicates a running speed.