NEXUS Workflow

The figure below depicts the basic workflow of using NEXUS in your asset integrity management process:

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Asset Data Management

In NEXUS, you can create hierarchies of assets (asset trees) where nodes represent individual assets and all data in the database can be linked to them. You can then record asset information in Asset Information Groups (AIGs) and store sensor data as required. You can maintain asset trees in NEXUS IC and IC-Web. For more information, see Asset Data Management.

Planning/Scheduling

During the Planning/Scheduling phase, you plan the actual inspection or maintenance work by setting up tasks to be carried out (see Tasks). Each task in NEXUS must be assigned to a workpack, which is used to group tasks and events. NEXUS also provides planning template functionality, which allows you to automatically set up future workpacks through the use of planning tasks that repeat on either a fixed or dynamic (calculated) frequency.

Results from various assessments (risk assessment, condition assessment, and so on) can be used to drive calculated task frequencies and dynamically update future workpacks.

You can create tasks, workpacks and planning templates in both NEXUS IC and IC-Web. For more information, see Planning and Workpacks.

Inspection/Maintenance

Events are data records from an inspection or maintenance activity for a specific asset. IC-Inspector and IC-Inspection are designed to facilitate recording of event data in the field. NEXUS IC and IC-Web can be used to review, edit and enter event data from anywhere.

One or more findings can be raised on each event (manually or automatically) to highlight possible concerns or significant observations associated with that event. You can create findings in IC-Inspection, NEXUS IC, or IC-Web.

For more information, see Inspection.

Anomaly Management

Findings are reviewed to determine if they need to be escalated and linked to an anomaly. In NEXUS, you can create actions from anomalies, assign them to people or set their due dates as required. As a result of an anomaly action, you can create follow-up tasks in workpacks or ongoing monitoring tasks in planning templates.

You can create anomalies in NEXUS IC and IC-Web. For more information, see Anomaly Management.

Note

This is a highly simplified workflow and does not cover all the functionality that NEXUS offers. For detailed information about all the functions, see the documentation of the individual solutions.