> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.industrialpmr.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Downtime Categorization > Classifying machine stoppages as planned or unplanned, bulk categorization, and how planned downtime changes efficiency and OEE. Every stoppage can be given a **category**, a **note**, and a **Planned / Unplanned** setting. This is what turns raw off and idle time into actionable downtime reports, and it decides which stops count against efficiency. *** ## Where You Can Categorize You can categorize downtime in three places. They all write to the same records, so a change in one shows up in the others. | Location | How | | :- | :- | | **Machine page** | The **Downtime** card, below the hourly details. Changes refresh the machine stats. | | **Production Target page** | The **Downtime** tab. Single or bulk categorization. | | **Machine report** | The **Downtime** section of a Machine report. Single or bulk categorization. | > [!NOTE] > > Categorizations made on a target are saved to the machine's downtime reasons too, so they also appear in the Machine report and the Factory report. Earlier values are kept in the history. ### Who Can Categorize Categorizing downtime requires the **account owner**, an **Editor**, or a **master admin**. Anyone else receives **Permission Denied** ("You do not have permission to categorize downtime"). *** ## The Categorize Downtime Dialog ![IndustrialPMR Downtime Dialog](https://mintcdn.com/kunji-soft-technologies/Z3lxTECHchNjgmBJ/images/downtime-dialogbox.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Z3lxTECHchNjgmBJ\&q=85\&s=a3039e0268d107d5744788758207de27) Select a downtime (or tick several) to open **Categorize Downtime**. 1. Choose **Planned** or **Unplanned**. 2. Choose a **reason**. 3. Add a **note** (optional). The dialog states what your choice means: * **Planned**: *Excluded from efficiency loss* * **Unplanned**: *Counts against efficiency* ### Reasons * uncategorized * machine problem * machine maintenance * material * mold change * part change * other *** ## Bulk Categorization ![IndustrialPMR Bulk Categorization](https://mintcdn.com/kunji-soft-technologies/Z3lxTECHchNjgmBJ/images/bulk-cat.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Z3lxTECHchNjgmBJ\&q=85\&s=81814fed516ac9e6ac7597432430fe59) Select several stops and apply the **same category, note, and Planned/Unplanned setting** to all of them. In the **Machine report** downtime table: * A header checkbox selects every **uncategorized** row. * While rows are selected, the bar shows the **count**, the **total duration**, **Select all uncategorized (n)**, **Clear**, and **Categorize selected**. * Rows that are already categorized (the button reads **Edit**) can be updated. In bulk mode, the dialog warns how many selected rows will be **overwritten**. In the dialog title, **Categorize Downtime** is used for new entries and **Edit Downtime** for ones that already have a category. Saving asks for confirmation first. *** ## Downtime Card and Downtime Sections The machine page **Downtime** card, the Production Target report downtime section, and the Machine report downtime section share the same layout and behavior. ### Machine Page: Downtime Monitoring Card ![IndustrialPMR Downtime Monitoring Card](https://mintcdn.com/kunji-soft-technologies/Z3lxTECHchNjgmBJ/images/machine-downtime.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Z3lxTECHchNjgmBJ\&q=85\&s=20f0367e8f09d2643d409ecd55695167) The **Downtime Monitoring** card covers the current production day. Use **Refresh** to reload it. | Tile | Meaning | | :- | :- | | **Total Downtime** | All recorded stoppage time. | | **Planned Downtime** | Marked **No Loss**: off-shift and scheduled maintenance. Excluded from efficiency loss. | | **Unplanned Downtime** | Marked **Loss**: penalizes operational efficiency. | | **Categorized** | How much of the downtime has a category. | * **Category Distribution** shows each category's share of the total. * **Hourly Stoppage Chunks & Reasons** lists the stoppages hour by hour. A stoppage that is still going shows a red **ACTIVE** badge. * If nothing stopped, the card shows **Zero Stoppages Recorded Today**. ### Production Target Report: Downtime Section ![IndustrialPMR Production Target Report](https://mintcdn.com/kunji-soft-technologies/Z3lxTECHchNjgmBJ/images/production-downtime.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Z3lxTECHchNjgmBJ\&q=85\&s=9e1edc931016e61bd2e8220c59fece21) The same four tiles appear for the target's run. It also shows a **Downtime Reasons Breakdown** and a **Target Downtime Stoppages Log**. A target with no stops shows **Zero Stoppages Recorded**. ### Selecting Several Stops In the stoppage tables, tick rows to categorize several at once. **Shift + click** selects a range of rows. The header checkbox selects every uncategorized row, and **Clear** deselects all. ### Machine Report Date Range Limit In a **Machine report**, idle and off time can be categorized for ranges of up to **31 days**. For a longer range the section shows **Date range too long** and lists categorized downtime only. Select 31 days or fewer to categorize more. If there is no idle or off time in the report, it shows **No Downtime Found**. *** ## How Downtime Appears ### Hourly details (machine page and single-day Machine report) The **Downtime Reason** column follows these rules: * A row **has downtime** when it has any off time, or at least **60 seconds** of idle time. Rows without downtime show `-`. * The category is shown in **capitals**, with a **Planned** badge for planned stops and the note underneath (truncated, full text on hover). * Downtime with no category shows in red as **UNCATEGORIZED**. * If a row overlaps several categories, all of them are listed. * The CSV export includes the Downtime Reason column. Rows are labelled **Shift**, **Hour**, or **Detail** according to their level in the tree. ### Target Downtime tab Lists every stop with **Started**, **Reason**, and **Duration**. * Stops that began **before the target started** are ignored. * A stop left open when the machine resumed is **closed automatically**. * **Duplicate records are merged**. > [!NOTE] > > The categorization prompt appears when the machine is not running, the target has started, **Monitor Downtime** is on, and downtime records exist. ### Machine report downtime section * A **pie chart** of downtime by category and a table with Time, Type, Duration, Reason, and Action. * The summary splits downtime into **Planned**, **Unplanned**, and **Uncategorized**. * Stops from the target Downtime tab appear here, and categorizing them here updates the target's records too. * Stops after midnight but before the first shift starts are shown under the **following calendar date**. * A saved entry with no matching live stop appears only if it falls within the report's date range. *** ## Effect on Efficiency and OEE **Planned downtime is excluded from efficiency loss.** It is applied in these places: | Where | Rule | | :- | :- | | **Machine page efficiency** | Idle and off time categorized as Planned are subtracted before the ratio is calculated. | | **Factory and Machine reports** | Planned idle and off time are subtracted, limited to the machine's recorded idle and off time and to the selected shifts. | | **Target hourly efficiency** | Ontime ÷ (ontime + unplanned downtime). | | **Target OEE** | Ontime ÷ (ontime + downtime − planned downtime) × 100. Planned downtime does not reduce OEE. | The target Current Stats tab shows a **Planned** badge next to the downtime figure, with the total planned downtime, whenever there is any. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.