Prerequisites
Administration admin
Procedure
The Upload file dialog of the operating system opens.
Only one file may be selected.
The CSV file is imported (uploaded).
The CSV import dialog opens and informs you about the result.
The downtime causes defined in the CSV file have been imported.
CSV file format
(Optionally) unique ID to assign a new ID (number) to an existing cause, for example. The unique ID can be obtained from a previous CSV export if the Include unique identification feature? option has been activated.
Cause number that is also used/displayed when the cause is used.
Facility from which the cause can be used. Empty = globally valid
Higher-level cause number for hierarchical causes. Empty = no hierarchy
The downtime cause can only be selected by users with special privileges. (True|False)
Cause can no longer be used for new downtimes. (True|False)
Restricted by facility selection. (Global|FromPlant|FromProduct|FromArea|FromLine|...)
Category (Technical|Organizational|Changeover|Quality)
Type (Planned|Unplanned|Both)
Assistance type (None|Ripcord|MilkRun|Userdefined)
Additional information required (True|False)
Productivity-relevant (True|False)
Degree of utilization (relative) relevant (True|False)
4M event with further properties (True|False)
Cause text in the respective national language, e.g. LANG:DE, LANG:EN, ..
The first line of the file must contain the corresponding column names.
Columns are separated by a semi-colon.
The cause texts must not contain a semi-colon because it is a separator.
In the case of hierarchical downtime causes, the parent element must appear first or already exist.
The GUID column may only be used if the cause number is to be changed for an existing cause