Defining Downtime Reasons

To assign reasons to machine downtimes, you must first configure them in the ENLYZE Platform. Setting up downtime reasons upfront enables consistent and accurate classification during downtime contextualization and analysis.

This guide walks you through the configuration process and explains how downtime categories work in ENLYZE.

Downtime Categories

ENLYZE supports three categories for downtimes:

Planned

Planned downtime refers to scheduled interruptions that are part of regular operations. These interruptions help maintain, upgrade, or prepare machines for production. Common reasons include machine setup, cleaning, maintenance or calibration.

Unplanned

Unplanned downtime occurs without prior notice due to unexpected events such as machine failures, process errors, material, or staff shortages and human error

No Production Planned

This category captures periods when no production is scheduled, such as weekends, public holiday, cancelled or unscheduled shifts

Note Downtimes under No Production Planned are excluded from OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) calculations. Only downtimes that occur during planned production hours affect availability metrics.

How to Configure Downtime Reasons

You can configure downtime reasons directly in the ENLYZE App:

1. Navigate to Settings > Reasons for downtime.

2. Add downtime reasons under the appropriate category (Planned, Unplanned, No Production Planned).

3. Optionally, organize reasons into groups for better manageability.

4. Click Save to apply your changes.

Once configured, you can assign these reasons during downtime contextualization. For more details, refer to our Downtime Contextualization Guide: Downtime Contextualisation