Downtime Classification in the Pulsar Application

Step 1: Access the Stop Annotation Feature

To start classifying your machine’s stops, log in to the Pulsar app and tap the annotate stops button.

Here, you’ll see a section called “Unassigned” listing all stops from your shift that haven’t been classified yet. For each stop, you’ll see:

• How long the stop lasted
• The start and end times
• The “live” status if it’s currently happening (the machine is still stopped and needs a reason assigned)

Step 2: Start Classifying a Stop

To classify a stop from the “Unassigned” list, select it using the Label stop option.

With help from your super administrator, you’ll have access to a catalog of stop reasons for each process, so you can pick the right cause for each stop.

 

Step 3: Choose a General Cause, a Specific Cause, and Add Comments

First, pick a general cause that describes the main reason for the stop (like production).

Next, choose a specific cause to give more detail about why the stop happened in that general category.

Once you’ve done that, review the stop summary. If you want, you can add extra details for your team in the comment box.

When you’re done, click Submit to save the classification. The stop will disappear from the “Unassigned” section and move to the assigned stops section, where you’ll see it with the other classified stops.

The goal is that by the end of your shift, every stop is classified, showing clearly the downtimes reasons for each stop. 

 

Step 4: Edit an Already Assigned Downtime

If you need to change the classification for a downtime you’ve already labeled (like one from the start of your shift), you can do this as long as your shift isn’t over yet. Just select the arrow icon next to that stop.

A summary banner will pop up. There, click Edit stop and update the reason as needed.

Your changes will save automatically once you confirm the edit.

 

 

Step 5: Split a Stop into Multiple Segments

If a single stop happened for different reasons (for example, 5 minutes for quality and 6 minutes for production, but the machine never restarted between them), you can split it into separate segments. To do this, select the arrow on the stop you want to split.

In the banner that opens, tap the Split button.

You’ll see the start time and end time for that stop. Then, click the + button to tell the system where you want to split the time and break out the different reasons. The original time blocks aren’t deleted—just divided, so you can assign a different reason to each part.

You can adjust the time for each segment by moving the times up or down as needed.

Once you’re happy with the splits, click Submit to confirm.

The original stop will now show up as two (or more) stop events—for example, in yellow, with durations of five and six minutes.

Each of these new stops can be now labeled  separately. And you`re done!