How to Define Current Idle with Predator MDC New Events - Touch

How to Define Current Idle with Predator MDC New Events - Touch

Overview

Take the following scenario; machine has been idle for one hour, but you want to assign a downtime to that entire hour. This is possible with any Predator MDC Client. This can also be used to change an already active downtime to another downtime while keeping the same timestamp. 
If another status starts BEFORE you have a chance to change status, the timestamp will be reset.

Requirements

Any Predator MDC client
Permissions to access New Events Touch

Change Current Idle Time or Downtime

  1. Go to Process > New Events - Touch... or click 
  2. Select a machine from the dropdown
  3. If the machine is idle or in a downtime, click the current status

  4. The Machine Downtime Start Event Details window will appear, select a Downtime Code from the list
  5. Press OK

  6. The current status will change to the new downtime code, but the timestamp will remain the same

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