Add a Pipeline Maintenance Record

Use the Maintenance grid in the Edit ROW Detail window to add a maintenance record for a pipeline selected in the Select ROWs window. Adding pipeline maintenance records allows you to examine the effectiveness of a maintenance program. You can either view data in the maintenance grid of Edit ROW Detail or run a ROW maintenance report.

Complete the following steps to add a pipeline maintenance records:

1. Click the icon on the Select ROWs title bar (or double-click in the pane or select File > Select ROWs) to open the Select ROWs window.

   

   Selected ROWs Window

2. Select one or more pipeline segments you want to work with by clicking the check box for each pipeline segment.

   A check mark inside a check box indicates a selection. To clear a selection, click the check box again to remove the check mark. A shaded check box indicates selection of some, not all, child folders, ROWs, and pipelines.

3. Click Save to close the window.

4. Click Data Entry > Edit ROW Detail to open the Edit ROW Detail window. Ensure that the Maintenance tab is selected.

   

   Edit ROW Detail Window - Maintenance Tab

5. If you want to collapse the Selected ROWs pane to view more of the grid, click the Selected ROWs bar. Clicking the bar again expands the pane.

6. Select a Layout Theme and Sort Theme. Optionally, select the Only the most recent information record for each facility check box. Click Apply.

   

   Maintenance Tab with Records

7. Click Add or press F4 on the keyboard to open the Add Record window.

   

   Add Record

8. Select the pipeline in the window that you want to add an information record.

9. Click Save to open a new Add Record window for the new record. Required fields are identified with the icon, such as ROW Repair Code.

   

   Add Record

10. Type a repair code in the ROW Repair Code field. Repair code is a designation used by your company to identify the type of repair. The field accepts up to 15 alphanumeric characters including special characters such as the pound sign (#), asterisk (*), or hyphen (-).

    

    New Maintenance Record

11. Type a date in the ROW Repair Found Date field using the format MM/DD/YYYY to indicate the month, day, and year. Or click the down arrow in the field and select a date using a calendar.

12. Click Save to close the Add Record window and add a pipeline maintenance record in the grid.

    

    ROW Detail Maintenance Grid - New Record

13. Provide other maintenance data in the grid as needed. For example, provide a date in the ROW Repair Initiated Date and ROW Repair Corrected Datefields, a maintenance reference number in the ROW Reference Number field, and remarks about the repair in the ROW Repair Remarks field.

14. Click Refresh to update the grid.