Manage Company Downtime Catalogs

AudienceCompany Owners, Reliability Engineers, Delegated Catalog Managers

Required Permissions`company_downtime_catalogs:view`, `:create`, `:update`, `:delete` (via Company Owner or Company Permissions grant)

Estimated Time5 min read

Demo Referencecemento-valladolid

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Manage Company Downtime Catalogs

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1. 00:01Create a top-level Stoppage Class with a standardized name, code, and description.
2. 00:06Switch across Stoppage Classes, Failure Types, and Failure Reasons to drill down and standardize root-cause codes.

What Are Downtime Catalogs?

A Downtime Catalog is a standardized three-level taxonomy that operators and reliability teams use to classify why production stopped or slowed down:

1. Stoppage Class   (Highest grouping: Planned Downtime, Unplanned Downtime, External Delays)
     └── 2. Failure Type    (Technical category: Mechanical Failure, Electrical Trip, Instrumentation)
           └── 3. Failure Reason  (Specific root cause: Gearbox Overheating, Breaker Trip, Belt Tear)

Creating Downtime Catalogs at the Company level establishes one corporate Pareto taxonomy that any plant under the company can inherit automatically, enabling apples-to-apples downtime comparisons across every site.

Step 1: Open Company Downtime Catalogs

1. Open Configuration -> Companies.
2. On the target company card, select Manage -> Downtime Catalogs (or open Downtime Catalogs in Company scope).
3. Review the three navigation tabs: Stoppage Classes, Failure Types, and Failure Reasons.

Step 2: Create a Stoppage Class

1. On the Stoppage Classes tab, click Add Stoppage Class.
2. Enter the Name (for example, Unplanned Downtime), a short Code (UNP), and an optional Description.
3. Save the record to make the class available as a parent for Failure Types.

Step 3: Add Failure Types and Failure Reasons

1. Switch to the Failure Types tab, select Add Failure Type, choose the parent Stoppage Class, and define its Name and Code (for example, Mechanical / MEC).
2. Switch to the Failure Reasons tab.
3. Choose a Failure Type in the filter dropdown at the top of the panel to enable Add Failure Reason.
4. Add specific assignable reasons (for example, Bearing Overtemperature / MEC-01).

Editing, Filtering & Deletion Rules

• Each row supports Edit (rename or adjust descriptions/codes) and Delete (confirmation required).
• You cannot delete a Stoppage Class that still contains child Failure Types, or a Failure Type that still contains child Failure Reasons—remove or reassign child records first.
• Plants with Use company downtime catalogs enabled see these definitions immediately in read-only mode.

Next Steps

• Manage Company Machine Templates
• Grant Permissions for Downtime Catalogs & Machine Templates
• Manage Plant Downtime Catalogs