Definitions#
The following table provides common definitions used throughout the document:
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| AD | Active Directory |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| BOM | Bill Of Materials |
| CAS | Central Authentication Service |
| DEE | Dynamic Evaluation Engine - a runtime execution engine based on C# business rules |
| EDC | Engineering Data Collection |
| EFC | Electronic Failure Catalog |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| MAO | Maintenance Activity Order |
| MES | Manufacturing Execution System |
| MPI | Maintenance Plan Instance |
| MTBF | Mean Time Between Failures |
| MTTR | Mean Time To Repair |
| Object | A common type of elements that share the same properties and operations |
| OCAPS | Out-Of-Control Action Plan |
| ODS | Operational Data Store |
| OEE | Overall Equipment Efficiency |
| OLAP | Online Analytical Processing |
| OOS | Out-Of-Spec |
| Operation | An object level method which can be combined in other operations or services |
| PPH | Pieces Per Hour |
| RFC | Remote Function Call |
| SPC | Statistical Process Control |
| Transaction | A service which may involve many objects and that is performed atomically in the database - all or no operations are committed in case of success |
| UTC | Coordinated Universal Time |
| WCF | Windows Communication Foundation |
| WIP | Work In Progress - also referred to as Work In Process |
Table: Definitions