Function Overview for Equipment

Function for Equipment

The following functions can be carried out for any equipment :

Function

Use

Create equipment

Create new equipment and set up subordinate equipment in the structure of the highlighted equipment.

Set up equipment

You set up existing equipment in the plant maintenance structure. The following installation (setup) areas are supported:

Set up as subordinate equipment in superior equipment
Set up in a functional location

Functions for Highlighted Equipment

The following functions can only be carried out on highlighted equipment and their subordinate equipment:

Function	Use
Set up	You set up the highlighted equipment in the plant maintenance structure. The following installation (setup) areas are supported: Set up as subordinate equipment in superior equipment Set up in a functional location
Dismantle	The highlighted equipment is removed from the plant maintenance structure.
Move	The highlighted equipment is moved within the current equipment structure or into the structure of other equipment or functional location.
Set or reset deletion indicator	The deletion indicator is set or reset for the highlighted equipment.
Activate or deactivate	The highlighted equipment be activated or deactivated as long as it is not set for deletion.

General Functions

You can execute general processing functions that are available for all objects of the product structure.

Executing Functions using Drag&Drop

Some functions are not only available by means of the context menu but can also be executed using the so-called Drag&Drop function. These functions therefore can only be carried out by means of a mouse.

Select the equipment you want to integrate into another structure with the cursor.
Pull the object with the mouse into the target structure and let the mouse button.

You can do the following by Drag&Drop:

Function	Description
Move equipment	If the highlighted equipment is not set up in another equipment it is set up as a subordinate equipment to the selected equipment. If the highlighted equipment is already set up in equipment the equipment is copied automatically into the new equipment.
Set up equipment in functional location	If the highlighted equipment is not set up in a functional location the structure of the highlighted functional location is set up. If the highlighted equipment is already set up in a functional location the location structure is copied automatically into the new location structure.