Managing Measurement Sets

This section of the Handbook explains how to create and manage Measurements Sets in IMS.

Measurement sets (MSET) are used to record wall thickness data measurements associated with a CML in IMS. It is important to keep in mind regarding MSETs:

• Measured wall thicknesses are then used in completing IMS’s corrosion rate calculations.

• MSETs can contain multiple circuits, but can only be created for on piece of Equipment.

Measurement Set Grid

The Measurement Sets Grid is displayed on the Circuit Details Page, as shown below:

The Measurement Set grid shows all MSETs in Circuit and the current state of the MSET. The table below explains the data grid.

MSET toolbar

Creating a new Measurement Set

Quick Measurement Set Creation

To quickly create a Measurement Set with all Active CMLs:

• Select the desired Equipment, Circuit, or CML from the Equipment, Circuit, or CML Main Grids.

• Click the Create Measurement Set iconin the Toolbar.

OR

• Click the Create Measurement Set icon on the respective Details Pages.

A new Measurement Set will be created which includes all Active CMLs associated with the Equipment, or Circuit, and all selected CMLs.

Creating Measurement Sets (All Methods)

Measurement Sets can be created from the Equipment, Circuit, and CML Main Grids, as well as directly from the respective Details pages as shown in the table below.

Configuring Measurement Sets

To configure Measurement Sets:

From the Circuit/CML Main Grid:

• Select the Circuit or CML and click in the toolbar.

From the Equipment/Circuit Details Page:

• Click in the Details Page header or in the Measurement Set Grid toolbar.

The Measurement Set Configurator will open displaying the Measurement Sets associated with the current Equipment. The Measurement Set Configurator contains two main sections:

• Details: Contains a list of MSETs associated with the current Equipment, and a list of the Circuits associated with the current Equipment.

• CML Measurement Set Selection: Displays a list of CMLs in the Circuit in the MSET selected in the Details section at the top. This section also displays a calculated PERF value for the selected CMLs in the Circuit. See PEI Corrosion Calcs - Overview to learn more about PERF and other corrosion calculation details.

To configure a Measurement Set:

• Select the MSET from the Details Grid.

• Click the Edit icon to the left of it.

The MSET Details will be displayed.

• Enter the desired values for Description, Measurement Set Status, Circuit, and Technician.

• Click Save to save any changes.

Next, use the tabs to configure the remaining options to establish MSET Criteria, review Trendplots and ISOs, Assign Inspection Methods to the individual CMLs, and to Generate MSET Exports. Click Previous or Next to navigate to adjacent tabs, and Apply to save any changes.

Measurement Set Status

MSETs are assigned a Status based on what actions have been completed on the MSET. The meaning of the Statuses, and how they are assigned is described in the table below.

User Note

When a Measurement Set is first created, the Status assigned to it is Draft. The Status can thereafter be changed, either by the User or automatically by IMS (depending on what actions have been completed on the MSET), up until all Circuit calculations have been completed on the MSET.

At that point, IMS will set the Status to Completed.  

Completing Measurement Sets

Manual Wall Thickness Entry

To manually enter Wall Thickness Measurements:

• Open the Measurement Set by clicking on its ID hyperlink.

• Complete all fields, e.g., Quality Indicator, for each WT measurement.

• Click the Save button to save the MSET.

• Click the Calculate button to calculate the MSET.

The MSET Status will change to Completed after the calculation has been completed.

Importing Wall Thickness Measurements

You can import WT measurements, filled into an Excel sheet, directly into a MSET.

To create the excel sheet:

• Go to your Circuit Details Page.

• Scroll to the Measurement Set section.

• Click the Generate Workpack button.

  

• Select the CMLs.

• Make sure "Create Measurement Excel" is checked.

  

• Click Download.

To import the filled excel sheet:

• Go to your Circuit Details Page.

• Scroll to the “Measurement Set” section.

• Click the Import button.

  

• Make sure Measurement Set is selected. Then click Browse.

  

• Select your filled in file.

• Click Next.

• Follow the steps of the import wizard until completed. Then click on Show entities.

  

• Go back to the Circuit and open the Measurement Set by clicking on its ID hyperlink.

• Make sure all fields are filled in.

• Then Save and Calculate the MSET.

Exporting MSETs

MSETs can be exported one at a time, or in bulk for use outside of IMS.

Exporting MSETs from the Equipment Main Grid:

To export all MSETs for any number of Equipment:

• Select the desired Equipment from the Equipment Main Grid.

• Click on the Equipment Main Grid toolbar.

• Select the option to export “Multiple Measurement Sets”.

• Select the MSETs to be exported from the Export Multiple Measurement Sets dialog.

• Click Export.

Exporting MSETs from the Measurement Set Configurator.

To export MSETs from the Measurement Set Configurator:

• Click on the MSET Configurator Toolbar.

• Select the MSETs to be exported from the Export Multiple Measurement Sets dialog.

• Click Export.

Filtering MSETs based on Status

To filter Circuits based on the Status of MSETs:

• Navigate to the Circuits Main Menu.

• Select the Filter Icon in the top right of the Circuits Main Grid.

• Expand the Measurement Set Status Filter and select the desired Statuses.

• Click Show Matching Circuits.

The Circuits Main Grid will show only those Circuits with MSETs with the selected Measurement Set Statuses.

Generating Reports

You can generate several types of reports which can be customized by users or by Cenosco Support. Different Report options are available depending on whether the report has been generated from the Circuit Details Page or MSET Configurator, or from the Circuit Main Grid.

Generate a Report from the Circuit Main Grid

To generate a report from the Circuit Main Grid:

• Click the Generate Report Icon from the Toolbar.

• Select the desired report from the list of Standard or Custom Reports from the Generate Report dialog.

• Select one of the options at the bottom of the dialog to export the desired Report in the format of your choice.

Your Report will be downloaded to your local computer.

Generate a Report from the Circuit Details Page or MSET Configurator

To Generate a Report from the Circuit Details Page:

• Navigate to the Measurement Set Section of the Circuit Details Page.

• Click the Generate Report icon.

To Generate a Report from the Measurement Set Configurator:

• Open the Measurement Set Configurator.

• Click the Generate Report Icon.

Next:

• Select the desired Report from the Generate Report dialog.

• Select one of the options at the bottom to print or export the desired Report in the format of your choice.