Creating a hierarchy of classifications to classify defects
As an administrator, you can create a hierarchy of classifications that inspectors can use to classify defects based on categories such as components or materials, defect types, and defect causes.
About this task
In Maximo® Civil Infrastructure, a classification hierarchy for defects can
contain up to four levels of classifications.
- A single top-level classification, which you can link to assets to make the other classification levels available to inspectors when they are creating defects.
- A second level of classifications for categories, such as components or materials.
- A third level of classifications for different types of defects.
- A fourth level of classifications for different causes of defects.
You can create classifications by using the Classifications application or by using the Maximo Data Loader to load an Excel workbook. If you want to use the Maximo Data Loader to create the classifications hierarchy, you can customize the sample data in worksheet 4A in the sample template file, /maxloader/data/files/Templates/Bridge.
You can use the template file to understand how to structure your classifications. In the
following table, the first three columns show an extract from worksheet 4A of the template for a
hierarchy classification and the fourth column explains each row:
| CLASSIFICATIONID | HIERARCHYPATH | Information about the workbook | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DEFECT | DEFECT | The top-level DEFECT classification has three levels of child classifications. |
| 92 | CONCRETE STRUCTURE | DEFECT \ CONCRETE STRUCTURE | The CONCRETE STRUCTURE classification is a second level classification for a category, such as a component or a material. It is a child of the DEFECT classification and has multiple child classifications for different defect types. |
| 93 | CORROSION | DEFECT \ CONCRETE STRUCTURE \ CORROSION | The CORROSION classification is a third level classification for a defect type. It has multiple child classifications for different defect causes. |
| 94 | CHEMICAL ATTACK | DEFECT \ CONCRETE STRUCTURE \ CORROSION \ CHEMICAL ATTACK | The CHEMICAL ATTACK classification is a fourth level classification for a defect cause. |
Procedure
- From the application toolbar of the Classifications application, click New Classification.
- In the Classification field, specify a top-level classification
name. For example, in table 1, the top-level classification is called DEFECT.
- In the Use With table, click New Row and select Incident.
- In the Children table, click New Row and enter the name of a child
classification. For example, in table 1, the child classification for the top-level DEFECT classification is called CONCRETE STRUCTURE.
- Click Save Classification.