Downtime

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This report provides information about equipment downtime, as recorded in the "Down Time" field in the Close section of work orders. The report also calculates Mean Time Before Failure rates, based on the average interval in hours between corrective work orders.

To produce a downtime report, select Units —> Reports —> Downtime from the menu. MainBoss opens a window that contains the following:

• Date: Lets you specify a range of dates that you want the report to cover. The date associated with a period of downtime is the "Work Start" date of the work order where the downtime was noted.
• Equipment: Lets you restrict the report to equipment with a specified range of identification codes.
• System: Lets you restrict the report to equipment associated with a specified range of systems.
• Equipment Type: Lets you restrict the report to a specified range of equipment types.
• Summary: Produces a report in summary form. The report is divided into sections by system. (The first section is for equipment with no associated system). Within each such system section, there are subsections for equipment types.

  Under each equipment type, MainBoss lists a line for each piece of equipment for which "Down Time" was recorded during the specified period. This line gives the total amount of downtime reported for the equipment and the estimated Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF). Both downtime and MTBF are given in terms of hours and minutes.

  The report provides subtotals of downtime within each equipment type and within each system. There is also a grand total of downtime for all systems combined.

• Detail: Produces a more detailed report. As with the summary form, the report is divided into sections by system, and each system section contains subsections for equipment types.

  Under each equipment type, MainBoss lists work on each piece of equipment covered. There is one line for each corrective work order on each piece of equipment, giving the closing date for the work order and the "Down Time" reported. For each piece of equipment, there is also a total line giving total downtime and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).

  The detailed report also provides all the subtotals and grand total that appear in the summary report.

• Preview: Displays the report on the screen. This gives you a chance to see what will be printed out when you click Print.
• Print: Prints the report on the current printer. (The name of the current printer is shown above the row of buttons.)
• Print Setup: Lets you change printers if your computer is connected to more than one printer. It also lets you change the page setup for the printer, including paper size, margin size, and so on.
• Export: Writes the information of the report to a file, in a format that can be used by other programs. There are two possible formats:
  • Text format writes the information as plain text.
  • DBF format writes the information as a DBF database. This can be opened by programs like Microsoft Excel and Access. For more information, see Exporting Data.
• Close: Closes the print window.

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