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Collect Data for a Production Analysis

To create a Production Analysis, you must collect production output information, which consists of numeric values representing the output of a process over some period of time. How you collect the output data and how often you collect it is up to you and may be determined based on a variety of factors, including the type of process, how often the process produces measurable output, and how often you want to record it. While the amount of time between output readings is up to you, you must collect the output data at regular intervals (e.g., hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly) to create a meaningful analysis. This will ensure that you are able to compare the output values to one another.

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When you create a Production Analysis from within the Production Analysis module, you can supply data to the analysis using a GE Digital APM query or dataset, or you can enter data manually. To use a query as the basis for your analysis, the production output data must be stored in the GE Digital APM database so that it can be queried. For example, you might store production data in custom Production Output records that you create and associate with the systems for which you record regular output readings.

You can also . PLA allows you to create production plans and then record daily production output against the plan. You can use these production output values as the starting point for a Production Analysis.

Note: If you are using PLA to collect production data, the GE Digital APM system provides the Production Data family to store the output readings.

The production output data is collected for a process, not for individual pieces of equipment. A single process may involve one or more pieces of equipment. Throughout this documentation and in the GE Digital APM Production Analysis tool, we refer to this collection of equipment as the production unit. The term unit refers to the process and all the pieces of equipment involved in it. It does not imply a GE Digital APM family or a specific record in the database.

Note: If you are using PLA to collect production data, the GE Digital APM system provides the Production Unit family for use within the PLA workflow.

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If you are using a query or dataset to store production output data, the following table lists the fields whose values you can provide to the analysis (through the Production Analysis Builder). The source data must include at least production output values.

Data Description Notes
Production Output Values representing the amount of output produced by the unit during the specified period of time (e.g., hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly). These values must be numeric. You can define the units of measure for the output values after you create the analysis. Production Output values are required for creating a Production Analysis.
Production Date The date on which the production output value was recorded. If you have a date field within your query or dataset and you choose not to map it to the Production Analysis Builder, you can see the dates used to build the analysis in the Production Analysis Points Editor window. Production Dates are optional.
Unit ID A value that describes the production unit, which consists of the individual pieces of equipment that work together to produce the production output. You may have more than one Unit ID value within the Production Analysis and may group your datapoints by that specific value. Units are optional.
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