With the most recent release of Infralink/IMMS (v.3.5.18), we are happy to offer the following new features and functionality.

Drawing Exception Reports Based on System Element Type Inclusion

The design of the system under maintenance is the fundamental information source from which all operations and maintenance activities should depend. Our most recent release focuses on improving the integrity of the System design documents, specifically drawings, with the introduction of a new exception reporting feature.  

The new feature allows Users, with adequate permissions, to define rules for exception reporting based on the System Element Types that should appear on specific drawings. Based on the rule definition, daily scans identify drawings with System Element omissions based on the specified (i.e., typically included) System Element Types. Once activated, a new Drawing Exception Rule will perform a daily scan automatically and send email notifications to rule subscribers when System Element omissions are identified.

Additionally, rule-based scans can be performed on demand, as needed, with optional notifications.

What you will see in the User Interface:

  • Within the Main Menu, a "Drawing Exceptions" option is now listed under the Configuration Baseline stack.
  • The Drawing Exception Rules view, in a standard grid-view layout, offers intuitive rule creation and useful grid commands (e.g., Edit, Status, Rescan).


New Work Form Configuration Options

Work Form Configuration Now Supports Optional Pass/Fail Results.

Historically, all PM Tasks have required the User to enter a Pass/Fail result, as well as the date and time of task completion. To add more flexibility, Pass/Fail results can now be disabled per Work Form. When disabled, completion of the associated task will assume a “Pass” result. Users have the option to enable or disable Pass/Fail results when creating a new Work Form or creating a revision of an existing Work Form.

Work Form Configuration Options

 

What you will see in the User Interface:

  • The Form Element Details panel, within the Form Designer, now offers the “Requires Pass/Fail Result” option, with a Yes/No setting.
  • When disabled, the Native Work Form will no longer display an “Overall Results: Pass/Fail” field at the bottom. Instead, only task completion will be tracked, and the Task completion Date and Time will automatically reflect the current date and time.


Work Form Configuration Now Includes an Option for Bulk Task Completion.

This new feature allows Users, with the necessary permissions, to bulk-complete associated tasks, as long as the impacted tasks are: i) associated with the same PM Case; ii) in “Open” status; and iii) utilizing the same Native Work Form revision.

This new feature can be enabled during the creation of a new Native Form or with the revision of an existing Native Form.

What you will see in the User Interface:

  • The Form Element Details panel, within the Form Designer, now offers the “Allows Bulk Complete” option, with a Yes/No setting.
  • Upon selecting multiple open Tasks within the All Scheduled Tasks grid view, if bulk completion is supported, a "Bulk Complete" button will appear within the grid view.
  • The "Bulk Complete" button will open the Bulk Complete form, which also allows Users to review the PM Task Details, Create a Task-related Case, and bulk save the selected Tasks as In-Progress with comments.

     

       


Work Form Configuration Now Supports Field-Specific Case Creation.

When enabled, this feature allows Users to create a new Task-related Case from within an active Work Form. This new feature can be enabled during the creation of a new Native Form or with the revision of an existing Native Form.

What you will see in the User Interface:

  • The Form Element Details panel within the Form Designer now offers the “Allow Field Specific Case Creation” option, with a Yes/No setting.
  • When the feature is enabled, hovering over a Work Form field will display a bell icon to the right of the field. Clicking on that black bell will open a New Case form, pre-populated with the Contract, Case Category, System Elements and Location.
  • Once a Case is created from a form field, a yellow or orange bell will be permanently positioned next to that field. Clicking that bell will reveal related Case(s).
  • Cases created from a Work Form will also appear in the "Related Cases" section of the PM Task details panel.
  • Cases, created in this manner, will display two new fields:
    • Related to - identifying the PM Task Form or Task Template that the Case is related to
    • Form Field - identifying the specific form field from which the Case was created
  • The Issue Monitor and All Cases grid views now offer four new data column options: Related Task, Related Task Type, Related Task Work Form, and Related Task Work Form Question, with corresponding options within the Filters panel.


Case Creation from PM Task Details

While performing PM tasks, sometimes issues arise requiring new Case creation. Infralink/IMMS now supports Case Creation from the Task Details panel.

What you will see in the User Interface:

  • The "Related Cases" section of the Task Details panel now includes a "Create Case" button. Creating a new Case from the Task Details panel will automatically populate the New Case form with the Contract, System Element(s) and Location from the originating PM Task.
  • In the newly created Case, a "Related to" field will display the PM Task Form or Task Template that the Case is related to.

 


Issue Resolution Over Time Dashboard Chart

Infralink/IMMS now offers a helpful new option for your Summary Dashboard.  The "Issue Resolution Over Time" chart displays the number of open, closed or total Issues that have been resolved through a User-specified period of time.

What you will see in the User Interface:

  • The "Add Chart" menu, at the top of your Summary Dashboard, now offers an “Issue Resolution Over Time” option.
  • Once added to your Dashboard, the Issue Resolution Over Time chart must be configured for your specific requirements. The customization form allows you to define the Title, Time Frame, Time Interval, Trending Lines (i.e., Open, Closed or Total Issues), and the Saved View the chart information should be based on.
  • Your customized Issue Resolution over Time chart will include Issue totals that will hyperlink to an All Cases view of those Issues.






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