Statistical Data and Reports
It is a fact that in any system, whether it be manual or computer based, the information, which can be output from the system, is only as good as that which has been input. That is GIGO, otherwise known as garbage in = garbage out!. In a good system there will be extensive information readily available for fault analysis, costing and work statistics. This is one of the most important functions of a CMMS system.
Once a system is up and running and users begin to realise what it can do, the administrator can be deluged by requests for complex reports. For example 'Can I have a report which will highlight the number of times that calibration of the power supply on the Widget Tester was required on Tuesday afternoons during the middle two weeks in September last year?' This may seem like an extreme example. It is not. You can be sure that demands like this will be made. The report generator must be capable of handling these because each failure to produce some required data is looked on as a failure of the CMMS by the requestor.
All packages use a report generator of some sort to produce the reports. The package will come supplied with some standard reports. Invariably, the specialised requirements of each customer will ensure that these are of limited value. One of the most important factors in choosing any package should be its ability to be tailored to produce the exact reports, which you require. Ideally, the package should allow you to write or create your own reports in-house. Some companies will provide you with reasons why this cannot be done. It is in their interests to increase your dependency on their software support, ensuring that they can impose costly, software modification charges on a regular basis.
At best, the information available through proper use of statistical data and reports can be used to realise the savings promised by CMMS system vendors. At worst, the system will fail through its inability to provide the data required.
Menu Construction and Customisation
Users will normally interface with the system through a series of menus. It is the manner in which these menus are designed that will determine whether or not the users like the system. To coin a now well worn phrase, is it user friendly? Most systems allow some degree of menu customisation but it is for purchasers to ensure that this is sufficient to meet their needs.
Pick Lists
In essence, pick lists are a means of providing users with options from which they can select an input. This is a good method of inputting data since the input then becomes formalised and limited to a valid format. For example, a prompt may appear on a screen as shown below:
Statistical Data and Reports
It is a fact that in any system, whether it be manual or computer based, the information, which can be output from the system, is only as good as that which has been input. That is GIGO, otherwise known as garbage in = garbage out!. In a good system there will be extensive information readily available for fault analysis, costing and work statistics. This is one of the most important functions of a CMMS system.
Once a system is up and running and users begin to realise what it can do, the administrator can be deluged by requests for complex reports. For example 'Can I have a report which will highlight the number of times that calibration of the power supply on the Widget Tester was required on Tuesday afternoons during the middle two weeks in September last year?' This may seem like an extreme example. It is not. You can be sure that demands like this will be made. The report generator must be capable of handling these because each failure to produce some required data is looked on as a failure of the CMMS by the requestor.
All packages use a report generator of some sort to produce the reports. The package will come supplied with some standard reports. Invariably, the specialised requirements of each customer will ensure that these are of limited value. One of the most important factors in choosing any package should be its ability to be tailored to produce the exact reports, which you require. Ideally, the package should allow you to write or create your own reports in-house. Some companies will provide you with reasons why this cannot be done. It is in their interests to increase your dependency on their software support, ensuring that they can impose costly, software modification charges on a regular basis.
At best, the information available through proper use of statistical data and reports can be used to realise the savings promised by CMMS system vendors. At worst, the system will fail through its inability to provide the data required.
Menu Construction and Customisation
Users will normally interface with the system through a series of menus. It is the manner in which these menus are designed that will determine whether or not the users like the system. To coin a now well worn phrase, is it user friendly? Most systems allow some degree of menu customisation but it is for purchasers to ensure that this is sufficient to meet their needs.
Pick Lists
In essence, pick lists are a means of providing users with options from which they can select an input. This is a good method of inputting data since the input then becomes formalised and limited to a valid format. For example, a prompt may appear on a screen as shown below:
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