Tool Information
The Tool Management > Tool Information menu provides an overview of all tools, components and tool counters. Tools or components with the release status Scrapped and Deleted are not displayed, but can be shown using the filter function.
The Tool Management > Tool Information menu contains the following tabs:
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Tools & Components
Display tools and components with associated health statuses, release statuses, properties, counters and positions
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Counter Monitor
Overview of all tools that are about to exceed a warning or blocking limit
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Mounting Overview
Overview of all tools that are mounted in devices
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BMS-Jobs Overview
Overview of all orders that are sent to Block Management. If a tool or component is blocked or released, an order for this is created in the BMS-Jobs Overview.
The BMS-Jobs Overview tab is only displayed If the Block Management module is integrated in the Nexeed Industrial Application System and the Block Management function is activated in the Tool Management > Global Settings > Configuration.
Tool Information: Tools and Components
The Tool Management > Tool Information > Tools & Components tab shows all tools and components. Tools and components can be displayed filtered. Tools or components with the release status Scrapped and Deleted are not displayed, but can be shown using the filter function.
The Tool Management > Tool Information > Tools & Components tab contains two areas: a tools and components display, and a detailed view, where information about the tool or component, positions, counters and properties are displayed.
The detail view opens when a tool or component is selected in the table.
Users with the Tool Management Expert or Tool Management Admin role can open and edit a tool or component in the detailed view with 
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Display of tools and components
| Element/icon/column | Description |
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Number of tools and components displayed |
Search |
Search for a tool or component. Enter the name or part of the name of the tool or component. |
Root Type |
Filter by tool or component. All Tools Component |
Type (X of X) |
Filter by type. Type name or part of name. |
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Filter the display by criteria. |
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Select visible columns. |
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Hide or show filters. |
Kind of type |
If the If the A tool type is at the top of the hierarchy. |
Name |
Name of the tool or component |
Approval status |
Release status of the tool or component |
Health status |
Health status of the tool or component |
Detailed view
The details view contains the following areas:
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General Information
General information on the tool or component.
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Mounting Information
Name of the device in which the tool is mounted and when the tool was mounted. A tool can be mounted or unmounted using Mount Tool or Unmount Tool. Mounting Information is only displayed for tools.
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Counters
Tool or component counters are displayed with current value and health status according to the counter limits.
When small or large maintenance has been physically completed on a tool or component, this must be confirmed with Confirm Small Maintenance or Confirm Large Maintenance. The associated tool or component counters for small or large maintenance are automatically reset.
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Properties
Properties of the tool or component are displayed with respective values. The section is displayed if a property has been created for the tool or component.
Properties with a red exclamation mark must be entered or selected to release the tool or component.
Enter or select the value of a property in the tool or component -
Positions
Each position represents a component that can be attached to the tool or component. The colored circles next to the positions indicate the health status of the attached component. Gray indicates that no component is attached. The section is displayed when a position has been created for the tool or component type.
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Maintenance tasks
Maintenance tasks for the tool or component with associated status and creation date
If the Maintenance module is integrated in the system, the Maintenance tasks tab is shown.
Only maintenance tasks with the task status New or Started are displayed.
Corrective Task -
Tool links / Components links/Tool type links / Component type links
Assigned links of the tool and the tool type or assigned links of the component and the component type
Tool Information: Counter Monitor
In the Tool Management > Tool Information > Counter Monitor tab, all counters for tools and attached components are displayed that will soon exceed a warning or blocking limit.
Counters are displayed when:
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The counter has a blocking or warning limit configured.
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The release status of the tool or the attached components to which the counter applies is not Deleted or Scrapped.
The Tool Management > Tool Information > Counter Monitor tab contains two areas: a display of tool counters and a detailed view showing all the tool counters and the components attached to the tool.
The detail view opens when a tool is selected with 
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Counter display
| Switch | Description |
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Auto Refresh |
Updating table automatically. |
Remaining usages/time |
Toggle the table view between remaining time and remaining usages up to the warning or blocking limit. |
| Element/icon/column | Description |
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Tool |
Name of tool |
Next counter |
Type of counter |
Progress |
Progress of the counter in % The warning limit is indicated by a yellow line and the blocking limit is indicated by a red line. |
Remaining usages/time |
Remaining usages or time to warning or blocking limit |
Other counters |
Number of all tool counters with associated counters for all attached components. The color of the counters indicates the health status of the stored counters. |
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Display all counters of the tool. |
Detailed view
| Element/icon/column | Description |
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Tool/component |
Name of the tool or the attached component in the tool for the counter |
Tool Information: Mounting Overview
All tools mounted are displayed on the Tool Management > Tool Information > Mounting Overview tab.
| Element/icon/column | Description |
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Filter by facility and device. Enter the facility name or the device name in part or in full. |
Device |
Name of the device |
Tool |
Name of tool |
Mounted At |
Date on which the tool was mounted |
Health State |
Health state of the tool or component |
Tool Information: BMS-Jobs Overview
The BMS-Jobs Overview tab is only displayed If the Block Management module is integrated in the Nexeed Industrial Application System and the Block Management function is activated in the Tool Management > Configuration > _Configuration tab. Block Management can only be activated with the Tool Management Expert or Tool Management Admin role. If Block Management is activated, tools or components are blocked or released across all modules of the Nexeed Industrial Application System.
All orders that are sent to Block Management are displayed in the Tool Management > Tool Information > BMS-Jobs Overview tab. If a tool or component is blocked or released, an order for this is created in the BMS-Jobs Overview tab. When blocking or releasing is complete, the order disappears.
| Element/icon/column | Description |
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Description |
Type of order |
Tool name |
Name of the tool or component for which the order is valid. |
Health status |
Health status of the tool or component |
Next execution |
Time until the next attempt to send the order to Block Management. |
Attempt |
Number of attempts to send the order to Block Management. |
Confirming Small Maintenance or Large Maintenance
When small or large maintenance is completed on a tool or a component, this must be confirmed in Tool Management. Work can only be carried out with the tool or component if the maintenance is confirmed. When small or large maintenance is confirmed, the corresponding counters of the tool or component are also reset. Small or large maintenance can also be confirmed for the attached components at the same time.
Prerequisite
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Tool Management UserorTool Management ExpertorTool Management Adminrole -
A tool or component has been created.
Creating a Tool or Component
Procedure
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Call up the Tool Management > Tool Information > Tools & Components tab.
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Select a tool or component.
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Select Maintenance in the detailed view.
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Select Confirm Small Maintenance or Confirm Large Maintenance from the drop-down list.
Example: Confirm Small Maintenance
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Enter Comment.
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To also confirm small maintenance or large maintenance for attached components, activate the checkbox Confirm Small Maintenance also for sub-components or Confirm Large Maintenance also for sub-components.
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Confirm small or large maintenance with Confirm.
In the case of small maintenance, the Small Maintenance and Days since last maintenance counters are reset. In the case of large maintenance, the Small Maintenance, Large Maintenance and Days since last maintenance are reset.
Mount and unmount the tool in/from the device
Tools can be mounted in or unmounted from devices. Devices can be created on the Master data management > Facilities tab. All tools that have been mounted are displayed on the Tool Management > Tool Information > Mounting Overview tab.
Prerequisite
Tool Management User or Tool Management Expert or Tool Management Admin role
Procedure
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Call up the Tool Management > Tool Information > Tools & Components tab.
Or for removal:
Call up the Tool Management > Tool Information > Mounting Overview tab.
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Select a tool.
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Select Mount Tool in the detailed view.
Or:
Select Unmount Tool.
Example: Mount Tool
When removing tools, the Facilities field is omitted.
If a restriction is active for the selected tool, a facility or a device is preselected in the Facilities field.
Tool Administration: Types — Restrictions -
Use the Facilities field to search for and select a device.
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Select Reason from the drop-down list.
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Enter Comment.
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Mount tool with Mount Tool in device.
Or:
Unmount tool with Unmount Tool from the device.
The tool is displayed or no longer displayed on the Tool Management > Tool Information > Mounting Overview tab.