Objectives

In this Exercise you will apply created custom function MultiplyByFactor to the device type.

Create a sample device type

• In Maximo Monitor, navigate to side nav bar Setup > Device Types
• Click the plus (+) icon to add a new device type
• Select the Robot sample type template
• Assign a descriptive name to the device type
• Click Create
• Select your new device type and click Set up device type
• Navigate to the Data tab

Apply the custom function to the device type.

• If you have not created a distance metric, add it. Follow the steps in Tutorial: Adding expressions
• Navigate to the Calculated Metric tab, click Create calculated metric
• Select your MultiplyByFactor{YourInitials} function from the catalog
• Set the appropriate scope and click Next
• Configure the function parameters:
  • Factor field: Enter 2
  • Input_item field: Select distance
• Click Next.
• Rename the output to 'adjusted_distance'.
• Click Create.
• In the data item list, select adjusted_distance. Wait up to 5 minutes for Maximo Monitor to evaluate the custom function against the sample data.

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Congratulations you have successfully applied your custom function.