RCM Expert System Content

The RCM expert system comes with the following elements:

Asset Types

Asset Type	Description
Equipment Class	Represents an RCM Equipment Class
Subclass	A Subclass of an Asset Class
Subclass Category	A category of a Subclass. Used to assign a maintenance strategy.
Subunit	A Subunit of a Subclass Category
Function	A Function of a piece of Equipment
Functional Failure	A Functional Failure of a Function
Failure Mode	A Failure Mode of a Functional Failure
Maintenance	A Maintenance task to mitigate a Failure Mode

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Asset Information Groups (AIGs)

AIG Name	Category	Description
Equipment Class	RCM Library	Defines key attributes of an Asset Class for exporting to Global Library.
Subclass	RCM Library	Combination of Equipment Class and Equipment Type information.
Subclass Category	RCM Library
Subunit	RCM Library	Information about this Subunit of the parent Equipment
Function	RCM Library
Functional Failure	RCM Library
Failure Mode	RCM Library
Maintenance Task	RCM Library	Information about what Maintenance Task should be performed and when
RCM Library Asset	RCM	Links the selected asset to the appropriate part of the RCM Library.
Failure Modes	RCM	Key information about Failure Modes assigned to the selected asset.
Maintenance Tasks	RCM	Information about Maintenance Tasks assigned to the selected asset.

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Functions

The table below outlines several frequently used functions delivered with the RCM expert system. Please note that this list does not cover all available functions.

Function	Description
Proposed Task Type from FM_ID	Returns the Proposed Task Type field for a Library Failure Mode with the matching FM_ID. If it is not found, returns null.

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Shortcuts

Shortcut	Description
Add Next RCM Library Node	Adds the next level of the RCM Library hierarchy, based on the currently selected level.

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Client-Specific Lists

Wood delivers “out-of-the-box” configuration for the global tables and lookup lists listed below. These tables and lookup lists are delivered without data. To ensure that the system works effectively, customers must populate them with their own company-specific data upon deployment. Wood can provide sensible default data if required.

Type	Name	Description
Global Table	Allowable RCM Library Asset Types	Used to override the default RCM Library allowable asset types.
Global Table	Failure Mode Library	A library of failure modes that can be applied to assets.
Global Table	Library Revision Status	Stores valid Status values for RCM Library data that can have multiple Revisions.
Global Table	Maintenance Library	A library of maintenance tasks for each library Subclass Category.
Global Table	Subclass Category Codes	Stores valid Subclass Category Codes in the RCM library.
Global Table	Subclass Mapping to Asset Type	Maps Subclasses or Subclass Categories to Asset Types.
Lookup List	Craft
Lookup List	Failure Characteristic
Lookup List	Failure Occurrence
Lookup List	RCM Discipline
Lookup List	Revision Status
Lookup List	Task Type

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