IMS Condition Histories (ECHs) across Discipline

This online manual explains the Equipment Condition Histories (ECHs) in IMS: How the ECHs fit into the PEI workflow. The ECH lifecycle. The ECH Main Menu. The ECH lifecycle step by step. Note : For PEI these steps are also exp...

Take note In this overview, the IMS Schedules and Equipment Condition Histories (ECHs) across Disciplines will be explained. It can be beneficial to see Schedules and Equipment Condition Histories (ECHs) cross-department. For this reason, th...

The ECH Main screen shows an overview grid, with a list of ECHs. Listing ECHs (the Overview Grid) To see the list of registered ECHs: Go to the IMS Main Menu. Click Condition History to go to the ECH main screen. Click on the Conditio...

There are several places in the application from where you can add a new ECH, for example: To create an ECH: Click + to create a new ECH. Enter the required data in the pop-up window. See the table below. Click Save when done. The new E...

To open an ECH Details screen, click on the ECH Condition Date hyperlink. You can for instance find this on the Equipment Details screen in the Condition History section. Click on the ECH Condition Date to open the ECH details page.   ...

ECHs can be divided into two types: Event or Opportunity Driven: This ECH is not linked to a Schedule, but an event is recorded, e.g. rerate performed, significant process change, a fork-lift dented the shell, etc. If no inspection data and codes...

The Inspection date and codes  section of the ECH details page is used to explain what Actions were performed, what Conditions were Found, and what was Repaired/Serviced. Checklists are provided to help with this task. They help to standardiz...

In the Narrative section you can describe the inspection that was performed, the findings, and maintenance activities. To enter a Narrative: Click in the Narrative section. Click on the Narrative section, to enter a Narrative.   ...

The  Created Schedules section allows you to create new Schedules as part of the ECH. This area also displays all the Schedules that were already created as part of the ECH, including any Schedules created automatically from a recurring Sche...

An ECH can be reviewed for approval in the ECH Detail screen, but some inspectors find it very valuable to review the ECH first as an ECH (online) Report. In the report, all the pieces of the ECH are “glued” together. It is extremely important that...

When the ECH report has been reviewed (and corrections made if needed), the ECH must be Final Approved . Final Approving ECHs To Approve an ECH: Click Approve to Approve the ECH. Click on Approve to Approve the ECH. For more in...

It may happen that you have done some inspections in the past of which you want to capture the information in IMS. In this case we recommend creating the Inspection Schedules via import and then crediting then on this past date in ECHs (which can al...

Inspection, CAIR and RBI Schedules can only be credited on a Condition History ( ECH ). Requirements The Schedule can be credited on an ECH only if the respective Disciplines match. The Schedule can be credited on an ECH only w...