Asset Number Change Restrictions

Warning: This topic is aimed at Schedule AI Assistant administrators.
Settings in the Advanced Settings page are shared among all users of Schedule AI Assistant for the refinery site. Any changes made in this page affect all users.

You can limit the maximum number of new sources feeding a target unit at any one time during the schedule simulation, or the maximum number of new targets fed from a source unit, between consecutive blends. For example, you can use this setting to limit the number of tanks that can be activated between consecutive blends.

While the Asset Number Restriction advanced setting limits the overall number of sources or targets, this setting limits the number of sources or targets that can be added between consecutive blends. Note that there is no limit to the number of sources or targets that can be removed.

To create an asset number change restrictions setting, follow these steps:

1. Click the Create Asset Number Change Restrictions link. The Create Asset Number Change Restrictions pane opens.

   

2. Enter a Title for the asset number change restrictions setting.

3. Click the icon next to Sources to add a source. Type in the field that appears to see a list of matching source names. You can add multiple sources by clicking the icon again. To delete a source, click the icon next to it.

4. Click the icon next to Targets to add a target. Type in the field that appears to see a list of matching target names. You can add multiple targets by clicking the icon again. To delete a target, click the icon next to it.

5. Choose between the Sources and Targets options next to Restrict.

6. If you choose Sources, the setting will restrict the number of new active sources feeding the targets you have selected.

7. If you choose Targets, the setting will restrict the number of new active targets fed from the sources you have selected.

8. Enter the Maximum number of new sources or targets.

9. Enable the Editable switch if you want users to be able to edit the asset number change restrictions setting in the My Setup pane of the Setup Run page, within the boundaries you establish.

10. If you do not want to make the setting editable, the following steps do not apply. Click Create to create the asset number change restrictions setting.

11. Enter a Description for the setting. This appears under the setting name in the My Setup pane.

12. Enter a Group for the setting. This is a heading under which the asset number change restrictions setting appears in the My Setup pane. You should assign related settings to the same group.

13. Enter a Lower Limit and an Upper Limit for the setting. This defines the range of new sources or targets users can set. For example, you may want users to be able to set values between one and five new sources or targets only.

14. Enter an Increment value. This defines the amount of change when users click the left or right arrow icons in the setting. A value of one is sensible in this case.

15. Click Create to create the asset number change restrictions setting.

To edit an asset number change restrictions setting:

16. Click the ellipsis icon () at the end of the corresponding row of the Asset Number Change Restrictions pane. A list of additional icons appears.

17. Click the icon. The Edit Asset Number Change Restrictions pane opens. This has the same fields as the Create Asset Number Change Restrictions pane.

18. Once you have made your changes, click Update.

To delete an asset number change restrictions setting:

19. Click the ellipsis icon () at the end of the corresponding row of the Asset Number Change Restrictions pane. A list of additional icons appears.

20. Click the icon. The Remove Asset Number Change Restriction? dialog box opens.

21. Click Remove. The setting is deleted.

Note: After you have made changes to the Advanced Settings page, you must click the Save button at the bottom right corner of the window before leaving the page. If you try to leave the page by clicking Back to optimize and there are unsaved changes, you are prompted to save them.