MES Analysis Selector - Perspective

Sepasoft MES Module Suite

Analysis Selector

This component allows for ad hoc selection of analysis data. Results are displayed based on the selected Data Points, Filter By, Group By and Order By settings.

This topic includes:

To set up drilldown, see: Setting Up Analysis Drilldown Functionality.

Access from the Perspective Component Palette > Production >MES Analysis Selector.

Properties

Properties are set through the Perspective Property Editor in Designer or through scripting.

Note that the section prefix is included before the property name (props, position, custom or meta).

Example

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self.getSibling("mesAnalysisSelector").drillDown(event.compareBy, event.filter)


NameScriptingProperty TypeDescription
DatadataDatasetDataset that contain the analysis results.
Drill Down Bread CrumbdrillDownBreadCrumbStringA string representing the drill down path.
Drill Down OptionsdrillDownOptionsDatasetDataset containing drill down options.
End DateendDateDateTimeEnd Date to get filter values.
Execution Time (ms)executionTimeLongAnalysis execution time in milliseconds.
Filter ParametersfilterParams

User-defined values to to be used when filtering.

Example:

Iconsicons

Available Icons parameters: add, back, check, clear, dataPoint, delete, detailPanel, edit, export, filter, firstPage, function, lastPage, nextPage, previousPage, radioButtonChecked, radioButtonUnchecked, refresh, resetSearch, save, search, sortArrow, thirdStateCheck, treeClosed, treeExpanded, treeFolderClosed, treeFolderOpen, viewColumn.

Example:

MessagemessageStringThe message returned with the analysis results.
Previous Drill Down EnabledpreviousDrillDownEnabledBooleanIf true, then enables the previous drill down settings that can be gone back to.
Refresh on Settings ChangerefreshOnSettingsChangeBooleanIf true, automatically refresh when analysis settings values change.
Show MessageshowMessageBooleanIf true, show the message returned with the analysis results.
Slide Panel WidthslidePanelWidthIntegerThe width of the slide panel (leave as 'null' for default size).
Start DatestartDateDateTimeStart Date to get filter values.
Selected Analysis Name selectedAnalysisNameStringThe name of the currently-selected analysis.



There are also numerous styling properties available:

                    


Each property above can be edited for text, background, margins and padding, border, shape, as well as opacity, cursor and overflow characteristics:

Ignition Style Editor

Information

Refer to the Ignition 8 docs page Style Reference for information on modifying the properties listed below.
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Add Analysis Setting

Name: Add a unique name.

Description: Optional description

Scope: Public or Private

Synchronization: Provides analysis-set(s) across enterprise gateways.

  • No Synchronization
  • Child Gateways Only
  • Parent Gateways Only
  • Both Parent and Child Gateways

Permissions: Execute and Modify permissions available for Roles.

Settings:

  • Filter
  • Comparison
  • Date Format
  • Descending Order
  • Enable Totalized Mode
  • Include Children
  • Include Future
  • Last Values
  • OEE Availability Cap
  • OEE Performance Cap
  • OEE Quality Cap
  • Rollup Time Span
  • Row Limit
  • Suppress Grouping Messages
  • Unknown State as Unplanned Downtime

Event Handlers

Event handlers provide the ability to add custom script when a user interacts with a component.

Refer to the Ignition User Manual for details on using the available event handlers:

  • Ignition: Component Events and Actions
  • Ignition: Perspective Event Types Reference

afterUpdate

  • Description

Called just after analysis data is refreshed.

  • Parameters

self - A reference to the component that is invoking this function.

data - The dataset that contains the new analysis data.

  • Return

Nothing

  • Scope

Client


beforeUpdate

  • Description

Called just before analysis data is refreshed.

  • Parameters

self - A reference to the component that is invoking this function.

  • Return

Nothing

  • Scope

Client



Component Functions

This component provide the following functions that can be called on it. If this component has been dropped onto root of a View, then the path and an example call would be self.getSibling('mesAnalysisSelector').clearDrillDownHistory().

clearDrillDownHistory()

  • Description

Removes the drill down history.

  • Parameters

None

  • Return

Nothing

  • Scope

Client

drillDown(compareByName, filterValue)

  • Description

Sets all the analysis selections to new state dictated by the drill down definition.

  • Parameters

String compareByName - The compareBy definition to base the drill down.

String filtervalue - The value for filtering the analysis selections.

  • Return

Nothing

  • Scope

Client

prevDrillDown

  • Description

Sets all the analysis selections to the previous state before the last drill down.

  • Parameters

None

  • Return

Nothing

  • Scope

Client

executeAnalysis()

  • Description

Causes analysis results to update with current result.

  • Parameters

None

  • Return

Nothing

  • Scope

Client

Data Points and Settings

Analysis Data Points and Settings

Analysis Data Points and Settings are used by Live Analysis, the MES Analysis Selector and MES Analysis Controller components, the MES Analysis Data Source for reporting and the MES Analysis Settings object.


Data Point Column Character Limit

Note

Data points column character limit is the max limit allowed by the database being used. Minimum value is 4,000.

  • Oracle doesn't support a Text or VARCHAR limit so the current limit is 4000 for Oracle

Equipment Data Points

Data Point Description Units

Equipment Cell Order

 Int4 - Integer value that determines the cell order of the equipment within the line. The key cell is always order 0. This means that the index shifts based on where the key cell is.  N/A

Equipment Name

 String - Name of the equipment as defined in the production model. N/A

Equipment Note

 String - Any note that has been recorded for this piece of equipment through the Note tag collector path in the Production model will be exposed here. N/A

Equipment Operation Begin

 Start Date Time of the currently running operation on this equipment. N/A

Equipment Operation End

 DateTime - End DateTime of the last operation that ran on this equipment. N/A

Equipment Operation Original Begin

 DateTime - The original user-set begin DateTime for the operation on this equipment. This value does not change if the operation schedule changes. N/A

Equipment Operation Original End

 DateTime - The original user-set end DateTime for the operation on this equipment. This value does not change if the operation schedule changes. N/A

Equipment Operation Scheduled Begin

 DateTime - The current system-set begin DateTime for the operation on this equipment. Value will remain as null if the operation was not created via a schedule. N/A

Equipment Operation Scheduled End

 DateTime - The current system-set end DateTime for the operation on this equipment. Value will remain as null if the operation was not created via a schedule. N/A

Equipment Operation Sequence

 Int4 - The ordinal number (integer) of operation. N/A

Equipment Path

  String - Production model path for this equipment. N/A

Equipment Type

 String - Can be Line, Cell Group or Cell. N/A

Execution Time (ms)

 Int8 - Time taken to execute and update the Live Analysis. Used mainly for performance debugging. milliseconds

Infeed Units

 String - See OEE Material Production Settings > Infeed Units for more details. This could be Cans, Bottles, etc.

Is Key Cell

 Boolean - See OEE Material Production Settings >  Key Reason for more details. N/A

Operation UUID

 String - Unique Identifier for currently running operation. N/A

Outfeed Units

 String - See OEE Material Production Settings >  Outfeed Units  for more details. This could be Cans, Bottles, etc.

Product Code

 String - Product code currently being processed on this equipment. N/A

Rate Period

 String - See OEE Material Production Settings >  Rate Period   for more details. Options: Hours or Minutes

Reject Units

 String - See OEE Material Production Settings >  Reject Units  for more details. This could be Cans, Bottles, etc.

Work Order

 String - Work order currently being processed on this equipment. N/A

Equipment Additional Factors

Data Point Data Type Description Units

<additional_factor_name>.TimeStamp


TimeStamp

 String

When a string data type tag is used to create a new, user-defined Additional Factor, one additional data point will automatically be created and maintained for each:

  • TimeStamp – The DateTime that this Additional Factor value was last updated (see image below).
N/A

<additional_factor_name>.Min
<additional_factor_name>.Max
<additional_factor_name>.Median
<additional_factor_name>.Mean
<additional_factor_name>.Standard Deviation
<additional_factor_name>.TimeStamp


Min


Max


Median 


Mean 


Standard Deviation


TimeStamp

 Int1, Int2, Int4, Int8, Float4, Float8

When tags of the numeric data types listed to the left are used to create a new, user-defined Additional Factor, six additional data points will automatically be created and maintained for each (calculations are performed using all of the resulting values from that analysis run):

  • Min – The lowest value among the results.
  • Max – The highest value among the results.
  • Median – The sum of all the resulting values divided by the number of results.
  • Mean – The value where half of the remaining resulting values are larger and half are smaller. For even numbers of values, the mid-point between the mean two values is returned.
  • Standard Deviation – (calculated as Sample Standard Deviation) The square root of the average of the squared individual differences of each resulting value from the calculated mean.
  • TimeStamp – The DateTime that this Additional Factor value was last updated.
N/A

Equipment Count Data Points

Data Point Data Type Description Units

Equipment/Count

Any defined counters for the production item will also appear in this folder. 

Equipment Infeed Scale

Float8

See OEE Material Production Settings > Infeed Units for more details.

Equipment Package Count

Float8

See OEE Material Production Settings >  Package Count for more details.

Equipment Reject Scale

Float8

See OEE Material Production Settings >  Reject Count Scale for more details.

Counter Name - Counter Kind

<counter_kind>-<counter_name>

Integer

There is one Data Point generated for each MES Counter created in the Production Model (Counters section of the MES Equipment Manager under General). Each is named as the Counter Kind (ex: General, Infeed, Outfeed or Reject), followed by a dash and then the Counter Name provided. Example: Outfeed-Material Out.
The hover tooltip seen in the MES Analysis Selector component is the text in the Counter Description field for the counter.


Equipment Cycle Time Data Points

The Cycle Time data points provide a number of metrics that can be used  to measure the amount of time required to produce one piece. It is often used to gain an understanding of variations in production. The Cycle Time calculations are based on the Cycle Count value provided to the system.  Analysis provides Target, Normal, Overall, and Precise Cycle Time metrics. The Analysis Engine assumes valid data for this calculation. Invalid data, such as Unknown States, disrupt the calculation.  Details of the calculations are described below.

Included in Analysis Not Included in Analysis

States Analyzed Per Cycle Metric

Cycle Time Metric

Running

Unplanned Downtime

Planned Downtime

Starved

Blocked

Idle

Disabled

Overall Cycle Time








Normal Cycle Time








Precise Cycle Time










Data Point Data Type Description Units

Equipment/Cycle Time

Relative Cycle Count

String

Relative Cycle Count is the change in cycle count that occurred during an analysis row.

Warning The scope of this is comparing the difference between the current and previous row.
N/A

Target Cycle Time

Float8 Also known as Takt time, it is how often a piece must be produced to meet customer demand. It is often used to pace a production line, and it is a calculated number in minutes. This is defined a 1/Standard Rate. minutes
Total Cycle Count
String

Total Cycle Count is cumulative and represents the total change in cycle count since the beginning of the analysis period.

Warning This value persists across rows. For example, you have had 10 cycles so far. You have another 5 cycles in the next period. The analysis row will read 15 cycles and continue to be a summation.
N/A

Equipment/Cycle Time/Normal

Normal Cycle Time calculations include Running and Unplanned Downtime states and ignore all other states like Starved, Blocked, Planned Downtime etc.

normalCycleTime = analysisRowTime - (disabledTime + blockedTime + starvedTime)

Average Normal Cycle Time

Float8

Average Normal cycle time in minutes.


averageNormalCycleTime = normalCycleTime / numberOfCompletedCycles

minutes

Max Normal Cycle Time

Float8

Max Normal cycle time in minutes.


Look at each of the cycles time periods, subtract any time the equipment was in a disabled, idle, planned downtime, blocked, or starved state, then select the largest value.

minutes

Min Normal Cycle Time

Float8

Min Normal cycle time in minutes.


Look at each of the cycles time periods, subtract any time the equipment was in a disabled, idle, planned downtime, blocked, or starved state, then select the smallest value.

minutes

Normal Cycle Time

Float8

Time spent cycling that includes Running and Unplanned Downtime states and ignores all other equipment states.


normalCycleTime = analysisRowTime - (disabledTime + blockedTime + starvedTime)

 minutes

Equipment/Cycle Time/Overall

 Overall Cycle Time calculations include all equipment states except Disabled.

Average Overall Cycle Time

Float8

Average Overall cycle time in minutes.


averageOverallCycleTime = overallCycleTime / numberOfCompletedCycles

minutes

Max Overall Cycle Time

Float8

Max Overall cycle time in minutes.


Look at each of the cycles time periods, subtract any time the equipment was in a disabled state, then select the largest value

minutes

Min Overall  Cycle Time

Float8

Min Overall cycle time in minutes.


Look at each of the cycles time periods, subtract any time the equipment was in a disabled state, then select the smallest value

minutes

Overall Cycle Time

Float8

Time spent cycling that includes all equipment states except Disabled.


overallCycleTime = analysisRowTime - disabledTime

 minutes

Equipment/Cycle Time/Precise

 Precise Cycle Time calculations only include equipment Running states.

Average Precise Cycle Time

Float8

Average Precise cycle time in minutes.


averagePreciseCycleTime = preciseCycleTime / numberOfCompletedCycles

minutes

Max Precise  Cycle Time

Float8

Max Precise cycle time in minutes.


Look at each of the cycles time periods, subtract any time the equipment was not in a running state, then select the largest value.

minutes

Min Precise Cycle Time

Float8

Min Precise cycle time in minutes.


Look at each of the cycles time periods, subtract any time the equipment was not in a running state, then select the smallest value.

minutes

Precise Cycle Time

Float8

Time spent cycling that only includes equipment Running states.


preciseCycleTime=analysisTime-(anyTimeNotRunning)

 minutes

Example

The diagram below represents an analysis sample looking at a scope of 50 minutes. Each sample varies in complexity of calculation of cycle time and counts.

Important Things to Note

  • Each Time Tick represents 1 minute.

  • The scope of each Analysis Row (delimited by Analysis Endpoints) is 10 minutes.

  • Each part takes 2 minutes of Production Time to make.

  • Minimum, Maximum, and Average Cycle Time calculations only look at the completed (whole) cycles within the analysis rows. Cycle times can span previous rows. Example: If an Analysis result set spans from 3:00PM to 5:00PM, but the first increment to the Cycle Count occurs at 3:05PM, then that initial 5 minutes is not included when calculating the Min, Max or Average data points for Cycles. Likewise, any incomplete cycles at the end of the date range will also not be included in the calculations.

Calculation Complexity Definitions

Complexity

Description

Low

Very simple to calculate all different cycle times. (Overall, Normal, and Precise the same)

Medium

A little more difficult to calculate different cycle times. (At least 2 types have different results.) May have cycles extending past the analysis scope.

High

The most difficult to calculate different cycle times. (All types have different results.) Has cycles extending past the analysis scope.



Sample 1 (High Complexity)

Cycle Time Length

Type

Time Calculation

Value

Overall Cycle Time

tanalysis

10 minutes

Normal Cycle Time

tanalysis - t2

9 minutes

Precise Cycle Time

tanalysis - (t2 + t6)

7 minutes

Min Cycle Time 

Type

Cycle Time Calculation

Min Cycle Time (mins)


Min Overall Cycle Time

C1overall: t0 = 2 mins

C2overall: t1+t2+t3 = 3 mins

C3overall: t4 = 2 mins


2 minutes


Min Normal Cycle Time

C1normal: t0 = 2 mins

C2normal: t1+t3 = 2 mins

C3normal: t4 = 2 mins


2 minutes


Min Precise Cycle Time

C1precise: t0 = 2 mins

C2precise: t1+t3 = 2 mins

C3precise: t4 = 2 mins


2 minutes

Max Cycle Time 

Type

Cycle Time Calculation

Max Cycle Time (mins)

Max Overall Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

3 minutes

Max Normal Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

2 minutes

Max Precise Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

2 minutes

Average Cycle Time 

Type

Avg Time Calculation

Avg Value

Average Overall Cycle Time

(C1overall + C2overall + C3overall) / 3 cycles

(2 mins + 3 mins +2 mins) / 3 cycles

2.33 minutes

Average Normal Cycle Time

(C1normal + C2normal + C3normal) / 3 cycles

(2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins) / 3 cycles

2.00 minutes

Average Precise Cycle Time

(C1precise + C2precise + C3precise) / 3 cycles

(2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins) / 3 cycles

2.00 minutes

Sample 2 (Medium Complexity)

Type

Time Calculation

Value

Overall Cycle Time

tanalysis

10 minutes

Normal Cycle Time

tanalysis

10 minutes

Precise Cycle Time

tanalysis - t9

6 minutes

Min Cycle Time 

Type

Cycle Time Calculation

Min Cycle Time (mins)


Min Overall Cycle Time

C4overall: t7+t8+t9+t10 = 8 mins

C5overall: t11 = 2 mins

C6overall: t12 = 2 mins


2 minutes


Min Normal Cycle Time

C4normal: t7+t8+t9+t10 = 8 mins

C5normal: t11 = 2 mins

C6normal: t12 = 2 mins


2 minutes


Min Precise Cycle Time

C4precise: t7+t10 = 2 mins

C5precise: t11 = 2 mins

C6precise: t12 = 2 mins


2 minutes

Max Cycle Time 

Type

Cycle Time Calculation

Max Cycle Time (mins)

Max Overall Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

8 minutes

Max Normal Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

8 minutes

Max Precise Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

2 minutes

Average Cycle Time

Type

Avg Time Calculation

Avg Value

Average Overall Cycle Time

(C4overall + C5overall + C6overall) / 3 cycles

(8 mins + 2 mins +2 mins) / 3 cycles

4.00 minutes

Average Normal Cycle Time

(C4normal + C5normal + C6normal) / 3 cycles

(8 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins) / 3 cycles

4.00 minutes

Average Precise Cycle Time

(C4precise + C5precise + C6precise) / 3 cycles

(2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins) / 3 cycles

2.00 minutes

Sample 3 (Medium Complexity)


Sample 3 (Medium Complexity

Cycle Time Length

Type

Time Calculation

Value

Overall Cycle Time

tanalysis

10 minutes

Normal Cycle Time

tanalysis - t20

9 minutes

Precise Cycle Time

tanalysis - t20

9 minutes

Min Cycle Time 

Type

Cycle Time Calculation

Min Cycle Time (mins)



Min Overall Cycle Time

C7overall: t14+t15 = 2 mins

C8overall: t16 = 2 mins

C9overall: t17 = 2 mins

C10overall: t18 = 2 mins

C11overall: t19 = 2 mins



2 minutes



Min Normal Cycle Time

C7normal: t14+t15 = 2 mins

C8normal: t16 = 2 mins

C9normal: t17 = 2 mins

C10normal: t18 = 2 mins

C11normal: t19 = 2 mins



2 minutes



Min Precise Cycle Time

C7precise: t14+t15 = 2 mins

C8precise: t16 = 2 mins

C9precise: t17 = 2 mins

C10precise: t18 = 2 mins

C11precise: t19 = 2 mins



2 minutes

Max Cycle Time 

Type

Cycle Time Calculation

Max Cycle Time (mins)

Max Overall Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

2 minutes

Max Normal Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

2 minutes

Max Precise Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

2 minutes

Average Cycle Time

Type

Avg Time Calculation

Avg Value

Average Overall Cycle Time

(C7overall + C8overall + C9overall + C10overall + C11overall)/ 5 cycles

(2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins +2 mins) / 5 cycles

2.00 minutes

Average Normal Cycle Time

(C7normal + C8normal + C9normal + C10normal + C11normal)/ 5 cycles

(2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins +2 mins) / 5 cycles

2.00 minutes

Average Precise Cycle Time

(C7precise + C8precise + C9precise + C10precise + C11precise)/ 5 cycles

(2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins +2 mins) / 5 cycles

2.00 minutes

Sample 4 (Medium Complexity)

Cycle Time Length

Type

Time Calculation

Value

Overall Cycle Time

tanalysis

10 minutes

Normal Cycle Time

tanalysis - t22

6 minutes

Precise Cycle Time

tanalysis - t22

6 minutes

Min Cycle Time 

Type

Cycle Time Calculation

Min Cycle Time (mins)


Min Overall Cycle Time

C12overall: t21+t22+t23 = 7 mins

C13overall: t24 = 2 mins

C14overall: t25 = 2 mins


2 minutes


Min Normal Cycle Time

C12normal: t23 = 2 mins

C13normal: t24 = 2 mins

C14normal: t25 = 2 mins


2 minutes


Min Precise Cycle Time

C12precise: t23 = 2 mins

C13precise: t24 = 2 mins

C14precise: t25 = 2 mins


2 minutes

Max Cycle Time 

Type

Cycle Time Calculation

Min Cycle Time (mins)

Max Overall Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

7 minutes

Max Normal Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

2 minutes

Max Precise Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

2 minutes

Average Cycle Time 

Type

Avg Time Calculation

Avg Value

Average Overall Cycle Time

(C12overall + C13overall + C14overall)/ 3 cycles

(7 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins) / 3 cycles

3.67 minutes

Average Normal Cycle Time

(C12normal + C13normal + C14normal)/ 3 cycles

(2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins) / 3 cycles

2.00 minutes

Average Precise Cycle Time

(C12precise + C13precise + C14precise)/ 3 cycles

(2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins) / 3 cycles

2.00 minutes


Sample 5 (Low Complexity)

Cycle Time Length

Type

Time Calculation

Value

Overall Cycle Time

tanalysis

10 minutes

Normal Cycle Time

tanalysis

10 minutes

Precise Cycle Time

tanalysis

10 minutes

Min Cycle Time 

Type

Cycle Time Calculation

Min Cycle Time (mins)



Min Overall Cycle Time

C15overall: t26 = 2 mins

C16overall: t27 = 2 mins

C17overall: t28 = 2 mins

C18overall: t29 = 2 mins

C19overall: t30 = 2 mins



2 minutes



Min Normal Cycle Time

C15normal: t26 = 2 mins

C16normal: t27 = 2 mins

C17normal: t28 = 2 mins

C18normal: t29 = 2 mins

C19normal: t30 = 2 mins



2 minutes



Min Precise Cycle Time

C15precise: t26 = 2 mins

C16precise: t27 = 2 mins

C17precise: t28 = 2 mins

C18precise: t29 = 2 mins

C19precise: t30 = 2 mins



2 minutes

Max Cycle Time 

Type

Cycle Time Calculation

Min Cycle Time (mins)

Max Overall Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

2 minutes

Max Normal Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

2 minutes

Max Precise Cycle Time

Same as Min Cycle Time

2 minutes

Average Cycle Time 

Type

Avg Time Calculation

Avg Value

Average Overall Cycle Time

(C15overall + C16overall + C17overall + C18overall + C19overall)/ 5 cycles

(2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins +2 mins) / 5 cycles

2.00 minutes

Average Normal Cycle Time

(C15normal + C16normal + C17normal + C18normal + C19normal)/ 5 cycles

(2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins +2 mins) / 5 cycles

2.00 minutes

Average Precise Cycle Time

(C15precise + C16precise + C17precise + C18precise + C19precise)/ 5 cycles

(2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins + 2 mins +2 mins) / 5 cycles

2.00 minutes

Line Data Points

The Line Data points returns data for the line regardless of the Equipment the Live Analysis has been set up for.

Data Point Data Type Description Units

Equipment/Line/Downtime
Line Downtime Can Revert Split Boolean True if the line downtime reason split can be reverted. N/A
Line Downtime End State Time Stamp Date-Time When down time events are rolled up, this is the time stamp of the last event. N/A

Line Downtime Equipment Name

String Name of the equipment that is responsible for causing line downtime. N/A

Line Downtime Equipment Path

String Production model equipment path for equipment that is responsible for causing line downtime. N/A

Line Downtime Event Sequence

Int4 Every downtime event on the line is provided with an incrementing sequence number. N/A

Line Downtime Occurrence Count

Int4 Number of downtime events for the selected period. N/A
Line Downtime Original Equipment Path String The original path of the equipment that caused the line downtime before being reassigned to differed equipment. N/A
Line Downtime Original Reason String The line or cell group (sub line) original downtime reason. N/A
Line Downtime Original Reason Code Int4 The line or cell group (sub line) original downtime reason code. N/A

Line Downtime Reason

String

The line or cell group (sub line) downtime reason.

Note
  • When the line is down the Line Downtime Reason is the same as the Line State Name.

  • When the line is up the Line Downtime Reason is blank.
N/A

Line Downtime Reason Path

String The reason name for line or cell group (sub line) downtime reasons, including Equipment State Class and any reasons above the selected reason in the state tree. E.g. Default Class/Unplanned Downtime/Mechanical Faults/Chain Slip. N/A

Line Downtime Reason Split

Boolean The line downtime reason split indicator. True is current downtime event has been split into multiple downtime events. N/A

Line Downtime State Time Stamp

DateTime The time stamp for the equipment state change of the cell group (sub line) or cell that caused the line downtime events. N/A

Equipment/Line/Meantime
Line MTBF Float8

The calculated Meantime (minutes) Between Failure for the line (or subline) in the selected period and does take into account the downtime detection method.

Refer to Configuring Equipment States > Meantime Metrics.

minutes
Line Meantime Metrics Enabled Boolean Returns true if the current line (or subline) state is enabled for meantime metrics. N/A

Equipment/Line/Schedule

Line Schedule Available

Boolean Determined by Ignition Shift schedule.  True if data returned is within a configured shift for the equipment. N/A

Line Schedule Available Time

Float8 Time in minutes for available production time adjusted for line schedule availability and mode. "Line Schedule Available Time" is not applicable to cells or cell groups. minutes

Line Standard Count

String

Amount of product that should have been produced based on the line schedule available time and line standard rate. The available time is determined from the Ignition schedules that are selected for the line. If Ignition schedules are not selected for the line, then the scheduled count will be used. Actual line downtime is not used for this calculation.

See OEE Material Production Settings  > standard rate

N/A
Line Schedule Count Double Scheduled count of a machine. N/A
Line Schedule Duration Double Scheduled duration of a machine. minutes

Line Standard Count Variance

String

Variance between line standard count and line OEE outfeed count.


OEE Outfeed Count - Line Standard Count


N/A

Line Target Count

String

Amount of product that should have been produced based on the line schedule available time and line schedule rate. The available time is determined from the Ignition schedules that are selected for the line. If Ignition schedules are not selected for the line, then the scheduled count will be used. Actual line downtime is not used for this calculation.

See OEE Material Production Settings  > schedule rate

N/A

Line Target Count Variance

String

Variance between OEE Outfeed Count and Line Target Count.


OEE Outfeed Count - Line Target Count


 N/A

Schedule Rate

Float8 See OEE Material Production Settings  > schedule rate production units/unit of time
Scheduled Shift String Scheduled shift, based on the assigned Ignition schedule. N/A
Scheduled Shift End Date Time Date-Time Scheduled end date, based on the assigned Ignition schedule. N/A
Scheduled Shift Start Date Time Date-Time Scheduled start date, based on the assigned Ignition schedule. N/A

Equipment/Line/Schedule/Entries
Calculated Scheduled Quantity Float8 The sum of all (request segment duration (minutes) * rate (converted to minutes)) for segments in a available time. production units
Entry Begin Date Time Date-Time The begin time of the Operations Request. N/A
Entry End Date Time Date-Time The end time of the Operations Request. N/A
Entry Request Segment End Date Time Date-Time The End Time of Request Segments in the Operations Request. N/A
Entry Schedule Type String The equipment operation schedule type, either "Held" or "Active". N/A
Entry Scheduled Duration Float8 The duration of a scheduled operation in minutes (only valid if the Entry Scheduled Method is set to "Duration"). Note: Value is 0 when Entry Scheduled Method is set to "Count". minutes
Entry Scheduled Method String The equipment operation scheduling method, either "Count" or "Duration". N/A
Entry Scheduled Quantity Int4 The output count of a scheduled operation (only valid if the Entry Scheduled Method is set to "Count"). Note: Value is null when Entry Scheduled Method is set to "Duration". production units
Entry Scheduled Rate Float8 The "Rate" from the Material Property on the Segment. Note that units are either hours or minutes based on the Entry Schedule Rate Period setting. production units/unit of time (hours or minutes)
Entry Scheduled Rate Period String The "Rate Period" property from the Material Property on the Segment, either "None", "Hour", "Min", or "Cycle". N/A
Operations Request Name String The Name of the Operations Request object. N/A
Operations Request UUID String The UUID of the Operations Request object. N/A

Equipment/Line/State

Line State Duration

Float8

The line or cell group (sub line) downtime event duration in minutes.

Important

Warning

Line state event duration will respect the group by for the analysis query. This means that the line state duration will be constrained to be within the time slice represented by the row, even if the line state event begin time is before the from time for the row or the line state event end time is after the to time for the row.

minutes

Line State Event Begin

Date-Time

The line or cell group (sub line) downtime event begin date time.


The Line State Event Begin Time and Line State Event End Time display the actual begin and end times, even if the times fall outside of the row to and from times.

N/A

Line State Event End

DateTime

The line or cell group (sub line) downtime event end date time.


The Line State Event Begin Time and Line State Event End Time display the actual begin and end times, even if the times fall outside of the row to and from times.

N/A

Line State Event Sequence

Int4 The equipment state event sequence number. N/A

Line State Name

String

The line or cell group (sub line) state.

  • When the line is down the Line Downtime Reason is the same as the state name.

  • When the line is up the Line Downtime Reason is blank.

  • The Line State Name may differ from the Equipment State Name for the equipment item based on the Downtime Detection Mode.
    • E.g. Line State Tag indicates a state, but Key Reason (Cell Priority) Downtime Detection Mode overrides local Equipment State such that the Line State reflects the Key Cell State.
N/A
Line State Overridden Boolean

When Key Reason Detection is set or Cell Groups are used, overriding the State must happen at the Line level.

N/A

Line State Override Scope

String The state override scope for a line or cell group (sub line). See Setting Up Equipment - Override Scope for more details. N/A

Line State Override Type

String The state override type for a line or cell group (sub line). See Setting Up Equipment - Override  for more details. N/A

Line State Type

String The line or cell group (sub line) state type. See Setting Up Equipment - State Type for more details. N/A

Line State Value

Int4 The line or cell group (sub line) downtime state code. See Setting Up Equipment - State Code for more details. N/A

Equipment Mode & State Data Points

Data Point Data Type Description Units

Equipment/Mode

Equipment Mode Name

String Name of the current mode. See Equipment Modes and States for more details. N/A

Equipment Mode Type

String Name of the current mode type. See Equipment Modes and States    for more details. N/A

Equipment Mode Value

Int4 Name of the current mode. See Equipment Modes and States    for more details. N/A

Mode Begin Time

DateTime

Start time of the current mode.


Note For Mode Begin Time and Mode End Time the times displayed will always be the actual begin and end times, even if the times fall outside of the row to and from times.

N/A

Mode Duration

Float8 Duration of the current mode in minutes. This is calculated as Mode End Time - Mode Begin Time. minutes
Mode End Time DateTime

End time of the current mode.

Note For Mode Begin Time and Mode End Time the times displayed will always be the actual begin and end times, even if the times fall outside of the row to and from times.
N/A
OEE Enabled Boolean See Setting Up Equipment Modes - OEE Enabled   for more details. N/A
Production Counts Enabled Boolean See Setting Up Equipment Modes - Production Counts Enabled     for more details. N/A

Equipment/State
Equipment Original State Value Int4 The original value of equipment state tag collector before it is updated by using MES Value Editor component or scripting. N/A
Equipment State Name String

Current state name based on tag value provided to this tag collector.

Line Level Considerations

Note If this is a Line production item, the Equipment State Name and Equipment State Type will hold the value of any tag provided at the line level and may differ from the Line State Name value when the Downtime Detection Mode is set to anything other than 'Equipment State'.
N/A
Equipment State Path String The state name and address for the given status, including Equipment State Class and any states above the selected state in the state tree. E.g. Default Class/Unplanned Downtime/Mechanical Faults/Chain Slip . N/A
Equipment State Split Boolean True is current downtime event has been split into multiple downtime events. N/A
Equipment State Type String See Setting Up Equipment - State Type for more details. N/A
State Begin Time DateTime

Start time of the current state.

Note For State Begin Time and State End Time the times displayed will always be the actual begin and end times, even if the times fall outside of the row to and from times.


N/A
State Duration Float8 Duration of current state in minutes. This is calculated as State End Time - State Begin Time. minutes
State End Time DateTime

End time of the current state.

Note For State Begin Time and State End Time the times displayed will always be the actual begin and end times, even if the times fall outside of the row to and from times.


N/A


Information

For Mode Begin Time and Mode End Time the times displayed will always be the actual begin and end times, even if the times fall outside of the row to and from times.

Meantime Data Points

Data Point Data Type Description Units

Equipment/Meantime
Equipment MTBF Float8 The Mean Time (minutes) Between Failure for the equipment in selected period. This does take into account the downtime detection method.  minutes
Equipment Meantime Metrics Enabled Boolean True if Equipment Meantime Metrics are enabled for the current equipment state. N/A

General Data Points

Data Point Data Type Description Units
General

Delta Time Stamp

Float8 Time gap (minutes) between the rows of data (measured between From Time Stamp and To Time Stamp). minutes

From Time Stamp

DateTime Start date time of the current period (run time of the analysis). N/A

Shift

String Name of the current shift as set by the Ignition Schedule Management component and defined for the current line or by the value passed in the equipment shift tag collector. N/A

Shift Day Text

String Name of the current day. N/A

Shift Day of Month

Int4 Int value of the current day of the month. N/A

Shift Day of Week

Int4 Int value of the current day of the week. N/A

Shift Day of Year

Int4 Int value of the current day of the year. N/A

Shift ISO Week of Year

Int4 Int value of the ISO week of the year. N/A

Shift Month Text

String Name of the current month. N/A

Shift Month of Year

Int4 Int value of the current month of the year. Months are numbered 0-11. (i.e January: 0, February: 1, ..., December: 11) N/A

Shift Start Date

DateTime

Calendar start date of the shift. Since this is a Java DateTime object, it will show midnight as the time.  Only the date is accurate.

Example 1: If a shift starts at 10PM on Day 1 and continues to 6AM on Day 2, then the Shift Start Date will be set to Day 1 (midnight), not Day 2.

Example 2: If a shift starts at 10PM on Day 1, has a break at 1AM, resumes at 2AM, and continues until 6AM, then the Shift Start Date will be set to Day 1 (midnight), not Day 2. 

In both examples above, the start of the shift is the start time following the single longest gap in that particular shift (10PM). Thus, the Shift Start Date will be set to Day 1 (midnight).  This data point is displayed as midnight because it is a Date object that can represent both data and time.  The time portion cannot be hidden by default. 

The format can be changed in the column customizer for the table to only show the date, but it is not retained when different analysis results are shown in the same table.

N/A

Shift Start Date Time

 DateTime

Start date time of the current shift. Both the date and the time will be accurate.

Refer to the examples for Shift Start Date above, except the resulting value will also include the shift's start time in addition to the date (10PM on Day 1).

N/A

Shift Week of Month

Int4 Int value of the current week of the month. N/A

Shift Week of Year

Int4 Int value of the current week of the year. N/A

Shift Year

Int4 Int value of the current year. N/A

To Time Stamp

DateTime End time (minutes) of the current period (run time of the analysis). minutes
General/Time


Month Of Year

Date

The interval unit is one month for every month starting at the beginning of a year.

Included in Sepasoft Versions:

Warning

MES Release Candidate versions:

MES 3.81.3 RC1 and later
MES 3.79.3 and later

months

Top of Month

Date

Starting at the beginning of the month and time interval is a month.

Included in Sepasoft Versions:

Warning

MES Release Candidate versions:

MES 3.81.3 and later
MES 3.79.3 and later

month

Top of Day

Date

The time for every day starting at midnight (hours, minutes, and seconds equals 0).

Included in Sepasoft Versions:

Warning

MES Stable Release versions:

MES 2.79.0 SP 15 and later
MES 3.79.0 SP 10 and later

MES 2.81.0 SP 15 and later
MES 3.81.1 SP 10 and later

days

Thirty Minute Interval 

Date The time for every thirty minutes starting at the analysis begin date. N/A
Fifteen Minute Interval  Date The time for every fifteen minutes starting at the analysis begin date. N/A

Top of Hour Interval 

Date The time for every hour starting at the top of the hour (minutes and seconds equals 0). N/A

Hour Interval 

Date The time for every hour starting at the analysis begin date. N/A

Top of Minute Interval

Date The time for every minute starting at the top of the minute (seconds equals 0). N/A

Minute Interval

Date The time for every minute starting at the analysis begin date. N/A

Configurable Interval

Date The time for every X minutes starting at the analysis begin date. X is defined by the analysis setting 'Configurable Interval (Minutes)' or defaults to 15 minutes. Configurable

Batch Procedure Data Points

Analysis settings display:

  • Batch ID List
  • e-Signature authorization challenges
  • Batch recipes
  • Parameters at the different levels within a recipe
  • Trace analysis when Track & Trace is implemented

Analysis Data Points include:

  • Phase and phase parameters
  • Unit Procedure parameters
  • Equipment
  • Batch and batch parameters

OEE Data Points

Data Point Data Type Description Units

Elapsed Time

Float8 Elapsed Time of current operation. minutes

OEE

Float8 OEE value for selected period. N/A

Theoretical OEE

Float8 Theoretical overall OEE of a machine. This is a non-standard calculation. This is calculated by (OEE Quality * Theoretical OEE Availability * Theoretical OEE Performance).

OEE General Count

Long Any count value other than infeed, outfeed, reject and waste value for the selected time period. N/A

OEE Infeed Count

String Equipment infeed count value for the selected period. N/A

OEE Infeed Count Equipment Path

String Infeed count tag collector path. N/A

OEE Outfeed Count

String Equipment outfeed count value for the selected period. N/A

OEE Outfeed Count Equipment Path

String Outfeed count tag collector path. N/A

OEE Theoretical Outfeed Standard Count

String The theoretical outfeed standard count if a line ran for the full scheduled time with no downtime. . This is a non-standard calculation. This value is calculated by (Standard Rate * Elapsed Time).

OEE Reject Count

Long Equipment reject count value for the selected period. N/A

Outfeed Standard Count

Float8 Calculated expected outfeed based on standard rate and runtime. The runtime is based on the elapsed time, planned downtime and unplanned downtime. The Ignition schedules are not used when calculating the Outfeed Standard Count. N/A

Planned Downtime

Float8 Planned Downtime duration (Double) for selected period. minutes

Runtime 

Float8 Runtime is the duration where the production item is in the run state. Runtime = Elapsed time - Downtime. minutes

Short Stop Time

Float8 Short stop duration (Double) for selected period. minutes

Standard Rate

Float8 Standard rate of a machine (per minute). N/A

Standard Rate for Hour

 Double Standard rate of a machine (per hour). This depends on the amount of time covered by shift segments within a given hour, rather than a flat hourly rate. N/A

Target Changeover Time

Float8 Amount of time in minutes set for Target Changeover. See Changeover Duration for more details. minutes

Unplanned Downtime 

Float8 Unplanned Downtime duration (Double) for selected period. minutes

OEE/Availability
Is Short Stop Boolean True if current equipment state is consider a shortstop. See Short Stop Threshold for more details. N/A
OEE Availability Float8 OEE Availability value for selected period. Runtime / (Elapsed Time - Planned Downtime) N/A
Theoretical OEE Availability Float8 Theoretical OEE Availability of a machine. This is a non-standard calculation. This value is calculated by ((Elapsed Time - Unplanned Downtime) / Elapsed Time).

OEE/Performance
OEE Performance Float8 OEE Performance value for selected period. OEE Infeed Count / OEE Infeed Standard Count N/A
Theoretical OEE Performance Float8 Theoretical OEE Performance of a machine. This is a non-standard calculation. This is calculated by (OEE Infeed Count / Theoretical Infeed Standard Count).
Theoretical Infeed Standard Count Float8

The theoretical infeed standard count if a line ran for the full scheduled time with no downtime used in the Theoretical OEE Performance calculation. This is a non-standard calculation.

This value is calculated by (Standard Rate * Elapsed Time * Package Count).


Infeed Standard Count Float8

Calculated expected infeed based on  standard rate, runtime, and package count. The runtime is based on the elapsed time, planned downtime and unplanned downtime. The Ignition schedules are not used when calculating the Infeed Standard Count.

This value is calculated by Infeed standard count = Runtime * Rate * Package count.

N/A

OEE/Quality

OEE Quality

Float8 OEE Quality value for selected period. N/A

Settings & Changeover Data Points

Data Point Data Type Description Units
Recipe

Active Recipe Name

 String Name of the currently-active recipe. See Selecting and Downloading Recipes for details. N/A

Active Recipe UUID

 String UUID of the currently-active recipe. See Selecting and Downloading Recipes for details. N/A

Recipe Enabled

 Boolean If true, a recipe is currently active on the equipment. N/A

Recipe Scale

 Float8 The scale value set for the selected recipe. N/A

Recipe Tracking UUID

 String The unique identifier (UUID) for the current recipe. See the Recipe Tracking UUID property on the Recipe Variance Viewer page for details. N/A

Recipe Tracking UUID Sequence

 Integer This number increments each time the Recipe UUID changes. It is useful for detecting when a new recipe has been selected. N/A

Recipe Type Code

 Integer

Provides an integer instead of a string with the Recipe Type Name. Returns one of the following values:

  • 0 = Sub-Recipe
  • 1 = Recipe
N/A

Recipe Type Name

 String

The Recipe Type Name string provided for the selected recipe. Returns one of the following values:

  • "Sub-Recipe"
  • "Recipe"
N/A
Recipe Change Note
String

Version specific: 3.81.12 RC 1 and later

'Recipe Change Note' for the note that was entered with the recipe activation/deactivation

N/A
Recipe Change Note Entered By

Version specific: 3.81.12 RC 1 and later

'Recipe Change Note Entered By' for the 'changedBy' or 'user' field associated when the note was recorded.


Recipe/Time Stamp

Active Recipe Time Stamp

 DateTime The Time Stamp when the recipe was selected. N/A

Recipe Variance Time Stamp

 DateTime The Time Stamp of the variance event in the selected recipe. It records the DateTime of any setpoint value change, regardless of whether it is away from the default setpoint value or back to it. N/A
Recipe/Value

Recipe From Value

 String The previous value when a recipe has been modified. N/A

Recipe Set Point Description

 String The Description text string provided for the Set Point in the modified recipe. N/A

Recipe Set Point Name

 String The Name string provided for the Set Point in the modified recipe. N/A

Recipe Set Point UUID

 String The UUID provided for the Set Point in the modified recipe. N/A

Recipe Set Point Units

 String The Units text string provided for the Set Point in the modified recipe. N/A

Recipe Set Point Value

 String The current value of the Set Point in the modified recipe. N/A

Recipe To Value

 String

The current value when a recipe has been modified.

N/A

SPC Data Points

SPC definition and attribute data are added to live analysis in MES 3.0. This means that you can track samples by adding datapoints to a live analysis configuration via the the equipment manager -> location -> live analysis.

When ready to make a live analysis configuration simply choose the datapoints from the available list of datapoints under your sample definition/attribute. This is configurable in the same way as your regular live analysis i.e add your update rate, datapoint list, live analysis name etc. A new folder with your live analysis name will be added to MES tag browser.

Data Point Data Type Description
SPC/Status

Sample Coming Due

 Boolean If true at the time of the row, a sample is/was coming due.

Sample  Due

 Boolean If true at the time of the row, a sample is/was due.

Sample Overdue

 Boolean If true at the time of the row, a sample is/was overdue.

Sample Waiting Approval

 Boolean If true at the time of the row, a sample is/was waiting to be approved.

Signal Out of Control

 Boolean If true at the time of the row, any signal for any sample is/was out of control for the location.

Sample Value Max

 Integer The highest value among the results.

Sample Value Min

 Integer The lowest value among the results.

Sample Value Mean

 Integer The sum of all the resulting values divided by the number of results.

Sample Value Median

 Integer The value where half of the remaining resulting values are larger and half are smaller. For even numbers of values, the mid-point between the middle two values is returned.

Sample Value Standard Deviation

 Integer (calculated as Sample Standard Deviation) The square root of the average of the squared individual differences of each resulting value from the calculated mean.

Sample Name

 String Name of the sample.

Any Time Interval

 String Time interval

Setting Values

The analysis results that are returned can be modified through the use of settings. Setting values provide a number of keywords as listed below.

Scripting with Setting Values

Note

The format for entering the keywords: keyword1=True, keyword2=100.0, keyword3=10

Example : settings.setSettingValues('Unknown State as Unplanned Downtime = True,Descending Order = True')

Warning

Settings like Enable Totalized Mode, Include Future, Last Values and Rollup Time span are meant for the Analysis Selector component only and not for Live Analysis.

Historical Cache Key

When an analysis is run with an Historical Cache Key name in place, the cached data associated with that key will remain valid for the number of seconds set here.

Note The Cache Key string is used to create a folder on the file system of the server where the Ignition service is running.  Any string values used must comply with the OS's character limitations for folder and file names.
Setting Description Use Example

Collapse Empty SPC Rows

Version 3.81.4 RC or later

When true, rows that have no sample data will be removed from the result dataset. The resulting dataset also has all values moved to the last non-null row available. This defaults to False unless 'Last Values' setting is also true.

Collapse Empty SPC Rows=False must not be added to live analysis as it will cause signals to evaluate incorrectly.

Not valid for Live Analysis Collapse Empty SPC Rows=True

Constrain Line State Duration to Row

Constrains State Durations to the analysis row's time range. It is False by default. All Constrain Line State Duration to Row = True

Constrain Mode Duration to Row

Constrains Mode Durations to the analysis row's time range. It is False by default. All Constrain Mode Duration to Row = True

Constrain State Duration to Row

Constrains State Durations to the analysis row's time range. It is False by default. All Constrain State Duration to Row = True

Filter Comparison Date Format

The Filter Comparison Date Format is the comparator for Filter By expressions that include dates. This setting does not format Analysis Output data of Date/Datetime types. Data display formatting should be done in a display layer (i.e. Chart, Table, etc.). The Filter Comparison Date Format comparator setting is via string, e.g. ' YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss ', etc. All Filter Comparison Date Format =  2017-11-15 17:04:00

Enable Totalized Mode

This setting accumulates the count. Useful for charts where you wish to display the accumulated production count over time. Not valid for Live Analysis Enable Totalized Mode = True

Include Future

Allows for count values to be calculated in the future. Useful for charts where you want to display target counts for future runs. Not valid for Live Analysis Include Future = True

Last Values

Only the latest values are shown. Not valid for Live Analysis Last Values = True

OEE Availability Cap

The maximum value calculated can be capped with this setting. All OEE Availability Cap = 1

OEE Performance Cap

The maximum value calculated can be capped with this setting. All OEE Performance Cap = 1

OEE Quality Cap

The maximum value calculated can be capped with this setting. All OEE Quality Cap = 1

Rollup Time Span

If the time (seconds) between downtime events is less than the rollup time and it is the same equipment and reason, then it will rollup the event into one row in the results and will increase the occurrence count.

Not valid for Live Analysis Rollup Time Span = 30

Suppress Grouping Messages

Suppresses any Analysis Messages that advise the user to add data points to the Group By list.

Note When Show Short Stops is set to True and Rollup Time Span is greater than 0, the OEE Downtime Table may pop up messages about the Is Short Stop column data being un-displayable, due to having "multiple unequal values". Setting Suppress Grouping Messages to True will prevent the pop up messages from occurring.
All Suppress Grouping Messages = True

Row Limit

The analysis can be limited to a certain number of rows. All Row Limit = 10

Descending Order

Analysis results will be ordered in descending order if set to True. All Descending Order = True

Include Children

Specifies whether or not children of specified equipment are included in analysis calculations All Include Children = True

Unknown State as Unplanned Downtime

Treat unknown states as unplanned downtime states. All Unknown State as Unplanned Downtime = True

Historical Cache Key
Note Not in drop-down menu – must be typed into Name field.

Name of the key (string, no spaces or special characters) to point to a cached record of the analysis results. Once the analysis is run, a copy of the results is written to disk. If the same analysis is run again (with no changes to the filter properties), the results are pulled from the data file on disk instead of recalculated, to save processing time.


Success The Cache Key string is used to create a folder on the file system of the server where the Ignition service is running.  Any string values used must comply with the OS's character limitations for folder and file names.
All Historical Cache Key = Dec2019OEEAvailability

Cache Expiration

Not in drop-down menu – must be typed into Name field.


When an analysis is run with an  Historical Cache Key  name in place, the cached data associated with that key will remain valid for the number of seconds set here.

All Cache Expiration = 43200

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