A model is a categorization of objects, usually assigned by the manufacturer. A model is normally a unique identifier or code that is used to identify a specific model or version of a product/object. Models are often used by manufacturers and service providers to distinguish between different models of a object or product, and to track and manage inventory and sales. A model might include information such as the category, size, color, features, and other characteristics. Models are often used in conjunction with other identifiers, such as serial numbers or part numbers, to provide more detailed and specific information, which in IFS Cloud is represented by a Service Object. In IFS Cloud, the model will act as a template for objects. A model can also be associated with a part, where the part will display connected objects and service history.
Model serialization specifies if the objects of the model will be serially tracked or not. A model can be serialized or non-serialized. The serialization of the model decides the type of service objects that can be connected/ created from the model.
Object family and the subfamily are categorizations for objects that will be applied through a Model. The users can create multiple object subfamilies within an object family. The created object families and subfamilies can be assigned to a model. The model will then be connected to service objects and the object family and subfamily will be inherited to the service object from the Model. If there are skills attached to the object family and object subfamily, those skills will be automatically inherited to the model and the user can exclude them for the model if they are not applicable.
Skills contain certificates and competencies that a person should have in order to handle services carried out on an object of the model. Apart from the inherited ones, skills can be added directly at the model level as well.
Warranties on a model act as template warranties applicable for Service Objects created from the model. The Warranty can be defined using an already existing warranty template or can be created from the scratch for the specific model. It is important to note that the warranties attached to a model are templates used when creating objects and are not considered valid warranty records on requests, when requests are created for just a model.
Some object information, i.e., test points are used for updating measurements. Enter different test points on objects, considered particularly interesting for carrying out measurements. These test points do not necessarily need to be visible parts of an object, e.g., bearings for a pump, or a weld on a tank.
The parameter represents an object's condition such as Temperature, Quantity produced or Operation hours, Oil level, Pressure, etc. The parameter can measure one of two types of values; Accumulated or Limit values. An Accumulated parameter can for example measure operation time or produced quantity. A Limit parameter can be used to measure temperature, oil level, pressure, water flow, etc.
Recurring packages can be recommended against a model to indicate the routine recurring services that need to be carried out for the objects of the model.
Service Record will display the services carried out for the model and the objects connected to the selected model
The manufacturer defines a set of recommended spare material/parts that will be needed for services carried out on the connected object. The spares list allows the user to add this recommended list to the application as information on the model. Spares can be Parts registered in the system or No-parts that are not registered in the system.
Parts Used will display a summary of information of the following:
Model connections refer to objects and parts that are connected to the model, displayed in two separate tabs.