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Task Logic

To edit the RCM task selection logic from the Project Properties window, click the Edit icon at the right side of the Task Selection Logic drop-down list on the Configurable Settings page.

To add or edit a task selection logic from the Profiles/Library Manager, click the Add or Edit button on the Task Logic page. The window also will be displayed when you double-click one of the logics displayed on this page.

An RCM task selection logic determines the questions that will be displayed in the Task Manager window for each cause record within the project.

Each task selection logic is identified by a name (required) and short description (optional). In addition, you must specify whether there will be a single set of questions that does not vary based on the categorization of the associated effect, Same Questions for All FEC, or a separate set of questions for each FEC that could be assigned, Specific Questions for Each FEC in Selected Logic. If you always want to consider the same types of maintenance tasks regardless of the consequences of failure, then you would choose the first option and define a single set of questions. However, if you want to consider different types of maintenance tasks depending on how you have categorized the failure effects, then you would choose the second option and define a separate set of questions for each FEC.

If you choose to define different questions for each FEC, two additional drop-down lists will become enabled:

Use the first drop-down list to specify the number of categories in the FEC logic that this task selection logic is planned to be used with (i.e., 4 categories, 5 categories or 6 categories).
Use the second drop-down list (labeled FEC) to choose which set of questions will be currently displayed in the table.

For example, if you are planning to use the task selection logic in conjunction with a failure effect categorization logic that defines five FEC categories, then select the Specific Questions for Each FEC in Selected Logic option and choose 5 Categories from the first drop-down list. With Category 1 selected from the FEC drop-down list, use the table to define the questions that will be displayed if the effect has been assigned to the first FEC category. Next, choose Category 2 from the FEC drop-down list and use the new table to define the questions that will be displayed if the effect has been assigned to the second FEC category. Continue the process until you have defined the questions and task types for all five categories.

The table contains the following columns:

#: Displays the numeric or alphanumeric label used to identify the question. This can contain up to 5 characters (e.g., 1, 2, 3, .... or 1A, 1B, 1C,... etc.).
Question: Displays the question. This can be up to 255 characters.

The questions will be displayed in the Task Selection Question window in the order in which they appear in the table(s). To change the order of existing questions, use the Move Up or Move Down buttons. To insert a new question above an existing one, select the existing question and click Insert Row. To delete a question, select the row and click Delete Row.

The Copy Existing button allows you to select another RCM++ library and copy selected settings to replace the ones in the current window.

Clear All deletes all entries from the current task selection logic.

Spelling checks the spelling of the text fields within the window.

When you have accessed the window from the Profiles/Library Manager, the status bar at the bottom of the window displays the date/time of the last change to the task selection logic and the user who made the change.