Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Metrics User Guide - Manual (Page 124)

Chapter 3 Collecting Performance Data
3. In the State Name box, type a unique name for the state.
4. In the Color list, select the color that will be used to represent
the state in graphical reports.
NOTE
The read-only Priority box indicates the priority of this machine
state relative to other machine states. It is assigned
automatically to the given machine state. You can change the
priority using the Priority arrows in the Configure Machine
States dialog box.
5. If required, select the following options:
• An Activity Area’s Monitored Availability is true when
this State is active
With this option, the state will indicate that the machine is
available for production.
• An Activity Area’s Running State is true when this State
is active
You can select this option, provided that you have selected
the first one.
With this option, the state will indicate that the machine is
actually producing output.
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