Maximum Duration

When configuring a utilization reason, a Maximum Duration can be specified for a utilization reason. This value can be used to do one of the following:

• Specify how long an entity can be in the utilization reason before the condition is considered Severe.

  For example, a plant might consider an entity that is undergoing maintenance for longer than 2 hours to be in a Severe condition. If so, the Maintenance utilization reason would have its Maximum Duration set for 2 hours.

  The state of the Severe flag for an entity event is shown in the Event History grid.

• Specify how long an entity can be in the utilization reason before it is changed to a new reason. For example, you might want a machine that is in the Jammed utilization reason for more than 5 minutes to automatically switch to the Requires Mechanic Assistance reason.