Adding Alert Types

You perform the following procedure to add alert types on a template object page. The alert type definition allows you to define the alerts that are based on equipment error codes. The definition can also define associations with an indicator and possible failure modes. The association with failure mode data allows you to identify associations like instructions.

Prerequisites

  • To update a template, your user ID must have the scopes TEMPLATE_DELETE or TEMPLATE_EDIT assigned.

  • To view a template, your user ID has the scope TEMPLATE_READ assigned.

  • You have identified the template that you want to update.

Procedure

  1. In the Templates application, to add new alert type, select the New button.
  2. In the New Alert Type dialog, enter the values for the fields as described in the following table:

    Field

    Description

    Alert Type ID

    Define a unique alphanumeric ID for the alert type.

    Category
    Select an alert category from the dropdown list:

    • Environment

    • Health

    • Equipment

    • Operation

    • Process

    • Safety

    • Other

    Description
    Enter an appropriate description that describes the alert type.

    Severity
    Select the severity of the alert type:

    • Information (1)

    • Warning (2)

    • Error (3)

    Indicator

    Assign indicator to the alert type by selecting from the list.

    Origin

    This allows you to differentiate between an alert type that is defined for an alert arising from a machine .

    Select from the dropdown:

    • Machine: On selecting, you can enter an error code (this is optional)

    • Rule: Value should be used for the alert type defined for rules.

    Error Code
    Enter an error code. This field is available only if you select Machine as origin.

    Failure Modes
    Assign failure modes to the alert type by selecting from the list.
  3. Choose Save.

    The alert type gets saved automatically once the equipment is published. When updating the alert type you need to republish the equipment.

Results

In the Alert Type window, the newly created alert type displays. You can search and sort, group by alert types, filter, and export details in an excel.

Editing an Alert Type

Using the Edit option, you can edit an existing alert type. For this, click the alert type you want to edit.

You can:

  • Edit the Alert Type Details under Information and Settings. Under the Settings, you can manage settings like deduplication, allowing updates, auto close, and so on. The Allow Updates flag is available only if the Deduplication field is enabled. You can enable the allow updates flag to decide the update strategy based on the updates received. For example, in case you have subscribed to SAP Predictive Assets Insights, you may have machine alarms generated alerts, so you can use this flag to decide the update startegy based on the incoming updates from the alarm.

You can also reassign failure modes to the alert types. To view the instructions assigned with the failure mode, click the number visible within the <Instructions> column.
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