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Clay Li
Dec
15

Calem Integration 8: Device Integration via OPC/UA


Calem provides a connector to integrate with OPC/UA for sensors in the coming release of Calem R2025h (December 2025).  OPC/UA (Open Platform Communications – Unified Architecture) is a standardized way for industrial devices to publish data for other systems to use. Calem OPC/UA connector allows Calem to get sensor readings from equipment and...
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Clay Li
Dec
08

How to Use Asset Health in Calem


Asset health is available in the coming release of Calem R2025h (December 2025). It is calculated daily for each asset as a dropdown of three levels: Good (low risk to fail), Moderate (moderate risk to fail), and Critical (high risk to fail). It is presented in asset list and record view (screenshots below) as green, yellow...
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Clay Li
Nov
30

Calem AI - Part 2: Implementing Asset Failure Prediction (AFP)


This blog presents the implementation of the asset failure prediction discussed in this blog. Asset failure prediction is an AI app (Artificial Intelligence) in the coming release of R2025h (December 2025). The app includes two components: Calem AI and Calem Service. Calem is the data source for training and inference. Models are tra...
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Clay Li
Nov
29

Language Packs for On-Screen Help


Language packs are supported for on-screen help in the coming release of R2025h (December 2025). On-screen help is provided at field level (screenshot below) in English. New languages can be added with release R2025h. Here are the steps to add a language pack. Make a copy of CmHelp.properties (at Calem/client/lang).Rename it to your locale. For ins...
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Clay Li
Nov
06

Calem Mobile Dropdown Edit in iPads


Editing a dropdown field may cause a dropdown list to open and close quickly in Calem Mobile. It is caused by iOS updates in iPads. There are options to address the issue. An updated release of Calem Mobile is available for release R2025h, or as a patch for now.  The update will be installed when upgrading to R2025h, or as a pat...
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Clay Li
Nov
04

ERP Integration: Unit Cost Sync and Inventory Merge


Inventory unit costs can be synced from ERP to Calem via APIs. For instance, every month inventory unit costs in Calem are updated by an ERP system through Calem APIs. An inventory item may be merged to another item (screenshot below) if it is a duplicate. In this case the unit cost sync will fail for a merged ite...
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Clay Li
Sep
14

New Feature: CapEx in PO/Budget KPI


CapEx (capital expenditure) will be listed separately in the coming release of R2025g for PO/Budget KPI.  PO/Budget KPI is available at Dashboard | Inventory Tab - see this blog for more info.PO cost in CapEx and Non-CapEx is shown as stacked bars (screenshot below)List views shows the CapEx and On-CapEx cost separately (next sc...
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Clay Li
Sep
09

New Feature: Action Menu for Work Permit Steps


Action menu has been added for permit steps in the coming release of R2025g (Sept. 2025), making it easier to complete permit steps ("Done", "N/A" and "Inspected"). For Calem Web, simply check steps performed, then, click "Done" or "Inspected" to complete in one go. For Calem Mobile, action menu placed in each step and can ...
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Clay Li
Sep
08

New KPI: My Team Part Usage


My team part usage is available in the coming release of R2025g (Sept. 2025). The KPI shows the part/service usage in the work orders assigned to the team(s) of the login user. Menu: "My Team KPI" from "My Team WO" Tab in the WO Home page. Drill-down is available through the "List" menu into inventory transactions and work ...
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Clay Li
Sep
06

Notifications of Work Permits


A new notification event for work permits is available in the coming release of R2025g (Sept. 2025). Teams of environment, health and safety (EHS) may be configured as work permit monitors to receive emails when a work order with permits is approved or released. Menu: Organization | ACL Profiles | Monitor UserTeams or ...
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Clay Li
Sep
04

When to Use Calem Web Client in Tablets


Touch-Scroll is available in Calem Web Client in the coming release of R2025g (Sept. 2025), making it easier to use Calem Ajax Web Client in tablets (screenshot below). Additionally, the themes of Calem Web Client such as Dark Mode (next screenshot) is available in tablets. Here are the factors in selecting Calem Web C...
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Clay Li
Aug
17

Calem AI - Part 1: Predicting When Assets Will Fail


AI (artificial intelligence) brings exciting possibilities in enterprise asset management. For instance, it is possible to predict when assets will fail. Such a prediction may be based on learning from asset data in Calem including sensor readings, maintenance records, asset breakdowns, and asset attributes. Asset data in C...
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Clay Li
Aug
06

New Feature: Purchase Performance KPIs


Purchase performance KPIs are available in the coming release of R2025f (August 2025). They surface top price hikes and overspendings so outliers can be easily spotted. The metrics are calculated for all inventory so one can export the metrics for deep analysis.  1. Price Up Y/Y This KPI shows the increase of average prices (wei...
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Clay Li
Aug
01

How to Add and Customize Incident Classes in Your Calem


A new root node "Incidents" is introduced with pre-defined classes in the coming release of R2025f in August 2025. Incidents are organized by classes. Each incident class may have own set of attributes. For instance, an environmental incident records a chemical spilled (screenshot below); an injury incident includes the descript...
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Clay Li
Jul
28

New Feature: Assets Requiring A Part for Maintenance


A new tab "Asset" is added in the inventory form in the coming release of R2025f (August 2025). There are two asset lists in the new tab showing where the part is required for maintenance. The first list is based on asset spare part requirement by asset. See this blog.The second list is based on asset spare part requirement by asset item. See this ...
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Clay Li
Jul
26

Integrating Permits into the Work Order Lifecycle


The work order lifecycle will be updated to integrate with permits in the upcoming R2025f release (August 2025). A new stage "Permit" is added in the work order TaskView. Work orders with permits are to be parked in "Permit" tab after they are approved and waiting for permits. The new "Permit" tab can be made dynamic depending o...
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Clay Li
Jul
25

New Feature: Work Permit Approval and Status Tracking


Permit approval and status tracking are available in the coming release of R2025f (August 2025). This feature streamlines permit life-cycle management from approvals to status tracking. 1. Permit Approval Levels A permit approval matrix is introduced as an advanced approval rules engine. Menu: Organization | ACL Profiles | Permit Set...
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Clay Li
Jul
22

Introducing Permit Requirement in Work Order Creation


A new feature is available in the coming release of R2025f (August 2025) for adding permit requirement when creating a work order. A new checkbox "Permit Required" is available to specify permit requirement (screenshot below).For instance, a production supervisor may create a work order and specify permit requirement for a machine involved.Once che...
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Clay Li
Jul
05

New KPI: Work Orders Stayed Open for 10+ Days


The new KPI, Work orders open for 10+ days, is available in release R2025e (July 2025). It is a complete rework of the current KPI with better features. Menu path: Dashboard | Summary | WO Open for 10+ Days.Reporting date can be changed to show past three (3) weeks of data by a new reporting date.List drill-down is available.Multi-si...
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Clay Li
Jul
03

Parameterizing Weight Scaling for Auto Min/Max Processes


The min/max weight scaling can be parameterized based on unit price, new min and max stock levels in the coming release of R2025e (July 2025). A rule for weight scaling can be scoped for min level only, max level only, or both.A rule may be parameterized by unit price, new min level, and new max level.A sequence is used to determine ...
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