Hi All!
In this issue:
1. Stay Tuned - Multi-Lingual Oil Analysis
Software
2. News - Dingo Moves
3. Product Tip - Trend Where The
Action Is - The Shop Floor
4. Advertising & Notices
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STAY TUNED
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switch? Personnel at sites with a global
workforce will be able to work side by side, in their own language!
Interested?....stay
tuned for news of Dingo's upcoming Lube Browser!
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DINGO MOVES
The
New office details are as
follows:
Dingo Maintenance Systems
Level 2
Toowong Qld
4066
Tel: +61 7 3115 9000
Fax: +61 7 3115 9010
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PRODUCT TIP - TREND WHERE
THE ACTION IS - THE SHOP FLOOR
There are many ingredients
to a successful Oil Analysis program.
One that is often overlooked is the inclusion of shop floor personnel in
results-sharing and decision-making. This
oversight can make or break a program.
Mechanics and Technicians
are intimately familiar with the equipment. They know things about the
equipment a manager or planner may not. Excluding them from access to Oil
Analysis information denies your operation the benefit of their experience and
knowledge when it comes time to actually make a decision on what to do with
problem equipment. Many companies have
realized this and are now trying to push decision making as close as possible
to where the work is performed. A hurdle
often encountered is the need for information to be shared using computers and
the lack of appropriate skills or training on the shop floor.
Mechanics and Technicians
are generally more interested in large pieces of equipment than computers! If anything computer-wise is going to work in
the crash-and-burn environment of the shop floor, it needs to be simple... and
bullet-proof.
Many of our customers
overlook the fact that FleetOil's Trend Viewer can be
set up to operate by itself on a workstation.
This is ideal for the shop floor as:
- there
is no need to log in
- there
is no need to navigate to the Trend Viewer
- oil
analysis data cannot be changed, only viewed
- opening the Trend Viewer
is a simple double-click on an icon on the desktop...trends are displayed
immediately.
- maintenance
events can be easily viewed on the trends
- Mechanics can perform
opportunistic maintenance by checking trends for problems while the equipment
is still in the shop
- somebody
more familiar with the software can set up a number of appropriate
"views" which are then easily selectable by all
- training
required is minimal
- Mechanics and Technicians
don't have to worry about accidentally messing things up
Customers that have used
this feature have found it to be very successful as it simplifies and
facilitates the inclusion of those less familiar with the quirks of the
software world.
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These steps should be
performed by a system administrator.
They apply only to single-database systems. If you have multiple databases, the setup is
more complex and you should consult with Dingo on the best method.
- Start the idapi configuration utility
- Select the Aliases tab
- Click New Alias
- Type data1 in the New alias name field and click OK
- Click in the blank field
to the right of the parameter PATH
- Type in the path to the
database. This will generally be
X:\fleetwin\data where X is the drive
FleetOil is installed on.
- Close the idapi configuration utility and click Yes
to save changes when prompted.
- Go to the workstation
where you want the Trend Viewer icon.
- Run the workstation
install:
- Browse to X:\fleetwin\system using
windows explorer
- Run the program wrkstat.exe
- Enter the correct paths to the main and
tutorial databases
- Click Install
- Set up the Trend Viewer
icon on the desktop:
- Right-mouse click on the workstation
desktop
- Select New | Shortcut
- Click Browse and browse to
X:\fleetwin\system
- Select TRENDIT.EXE and click OK
- Click Next and
type Trend Viewer as the shortcut name
- Click Finish - a shortcut should then
appear on the desktop
- Right-mouse click
the Trend Viewer icon and select Properties
- Click in the Target field and edit it to
read:
X:\fleetwin\system\trendit.exe
X:\fleetwin\idapi\idapi.cfg
- Start the Trend Viewer and
test
If there are any problems at
all, consult with a Dingo representative.
Best Regards,
Andy Ling and the Dingo Team
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SUGGESTIONS AND TIPS - If
you have handy tricks, workarounds or favourite
reports that helps you do your job better ...or if you have questions about
what the software can do for you... and you would like to share them with the
GoodOil Community, send them to aling@dingos.com and we will publish them for
all to share.
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