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User Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................3
2 Screen Layout...............................................................................................................................................3
2.1 General Information.................................................................................................................................3
2.2 Top Panel................................................................................................................................................3
2.3 Button Panel............................................................................................................................................4
3 AMS Performance Advisor Screens ..............................................................................................................5
3.1 Home Screen ..........................................................................................................................................5
3.2 Operation Tab .........................................................................................................................................6
3.3 Process Flow Tab....................................................................................................................................7
3.4 Fiscal Tab................................................................................................................................................8
3.5 Trends Screen.........................................................................................................................................8
3.6 Knowledge Base Screen .........................................................................................................................9
3.7 Alarms & Alert Screen (Event Viewer) .....................................................................................................9
3.8 Alerts & Alarms on other screens ............................................................................................................9
3.8.1 Alerts.................................................................................................................................................10
3.8.2 Alarms...............................................................................................................................................11
3.9 Configuration .........................................................................................................................................12
3.10 Login / Logoff ....................................................................................................................................12
3.11 Custom Screens................................................................................................................................13
3.12 Prediction & Protection Screens........................................................................................................13
3.13 AMS Asset Portal Interface ...............................................................................................................14
1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
This document is the User Guide for AMS Performance Advisor. It is intended to provide an introduction to the user
interface of AMS Performance Advisor and familiarize the reader with the various menus and features available.
2 Screen Layout
2.1 General Information
The AMS Performance Advisor screen is split into three main panels (areas of screen).
The top panel is an information area. The main features include a set of indicator “lights” showing information about the
data communication from DCS or Data Highway. Green indicates the system is operating normally, red indicates a
problem with the data communication.
This panel also displays the username of the currently logged in user (e.g. “OPERATOR” in the example above) and the
current time.
The button panel displays a number of items that can be clicked on to access other system features.
Back / Forward Buttons – click through the last 10 screens in order previously selected
Print Button – print the current screen (subject to available printer configuration).
Graph Trend Button – View time based trends of up to 6 data points (See 3.5).
Knowledge Base Button – links to information portal for the equipment and machine design information
(See 3.6).
Alerts & Alarms Button – Check alert log for alerts seen in AMS Performance Advisor (See 3.7) and
Machinery Health Manager (if installed).
Login/Logoff Button – logoff user and login as different user (See 3.10).
Close Application Button – close AMS Performance Advisor interface (subject to permission to do so).
The Home Screen shows an overview of all the units being monitored (on a plant area by plant area basis if required).
AMS Performance Advisor is designed with “persistence” on selected sections. This means that whichever section is
selected, will stay selected when the user switches from Operation to Process Flow for that unit etc.
The costs/hour can be changed by clicking on the Change Values button. This function is typically password protected.
Changes to the costs persist across system restarts.
Buttons down the right hand side of the trend allow different time spans to be selected easily.
Click the Alarms & Alerts button to access to access a list of active
Alarms & Alerts.
Two screens are available - a list of active (current) alarms and alerts
and a list of historic alarms and alerts.
YELLOW is used for an Alert – this indicates values outside the expected range. For example, an unusually high
temperature reading may trigger an Alert. YELLOW is used for uncertain data quality.
RED is used for Alarms – this typically indicates some kind of failure or missing data. For example, no data available from
control system. RED is used for bad data quality or a divide by zero error.
3.8.1 Alerts
Alert values are displayed with yellow text/boxes.
This helps the user drill down to the location of the
problem.
AMS Performance Advisor uses the intelligence behind the validation and model results to provide color coded KPIs onto
the equipment. You can see examples of this on the previous screens (e.g. the Home Screen).
3.8.2 Alarms
Alarm values are displayed with red text/boxes.
This helps the user drill down to the location of the
problem.
3.9 Configuration
The Exit Button closes AMS Performance Advisor interface (the user would have to restart it from the start menu or
desktop icon).
IMPORTANT NOTE!
Closing the Master Asset Graphics system (a system consists of client stations and one master), will also stop data
gathering and historical functions and prevent client users from accessing the system.
Therefore it is recommended that the Master system remains operational at all time.
Customers with other AMS Suite components such as AMS Suite: Machinery Health® Manager can benefit from the
integration of Prediction and Protection screens (examples below) which are then available via the PROTECTION and
PREDICTION tabs.