BENTLY NEVADA SYSTEM 1® TIPS & TRICKS

October 2011, Volume 2, Issue 10

Dear System 1 User, In the October issue of System 1® Tips and Tricks we’ll show you a convenient way to store important operating history or any manually entered information for any component in your Enterprise, using the Journal Editor. Journal entries are saved in the configuration database for the selected Enterprise. We hope you enjoy this issue. Sincerely, Your North America FAE team This month’s tip by: Clyde Dooley, Field Application Engineer, Baton Rouge, LA

Versions: All Applies to: System 1 Tools

User Level: Power User Diagnostic User IT Group Mid Level User Occasional User New User

How to use the Journal Editor tool in System 1

1 To the right are some examples of how Journal Entries can be used. Note: Availability of the Journal Editor feature depends on your profile configuration. If it is not available, contact your system administrator to request this feature.

♦ Add written comments about any item in your Enterprise ♦ View specific history or background information about

specific components, machines, areas, plants, etc. ♦ Benchmark process changes, inspections, or other

procedures ♦ Notify others concerning the status of a procedure or the

results of testing

2 Your goal should be to preserve important information or instructions that will assist other System 1® users. See examples in the pane to the right.

♦ Operator Observations ♦ Scheduled Maintenance ♦ Current testing or in-progress Procedures ♦ Particular points, variables, machines to 'keep an eye

on' ♦ Replacement of Consumable Parts ♦ Performance Test Results ♦ Unexpected Process Transients

3 To access the Journal Editor, right-click on a highlighted Enterprise component, and select Journal Editor from the resulting menu. In this example, the dialog would list and display any existing entries that were made for the component named 'Ethylene Building'.

4 In this example, the ALU1 Air Compressor #1 has been selected. A Journal Entry is being made for this component and the entry is being recorded in the Event Manager for the Enterprise. The Journal Editor selection is available from the component level of the Enterprise Hierarchy in System 1 Display.

5 In the Enterprise and Instrument hierarchy of Display (and Configuration) a User would want to know whether the Segment ID (SID) in the hierarchy (tree) has a journal or document associated with it. The Journal Editor / Docuview symbols show you which components have a Journal entry, a Docuview entry or both. (Docuview will covered in another issue, but the procedure is similar. Docuview will let you attach any file to a component in the hierarchy)

Journal

Journal & Document Document

6 Journal Entries may be viewed as a group by selecting the highest level in the enterprise for which you want to see the Journal Entries, right click and select “Journal Editor” (see step 3 previous page). Once the Journal Editor screen opens, check “Show Sub-Level Entries”

7 Journal Entries may also be shown in Report Form by selecting > Tools > Reports > “Journal & Inspection Report” in the System 1 Display Main Menus. Use the “Interval” tab to specify the date range for the report.

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