Getting Started

LiDAT

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Contents

Teil I Introduction 3
1 About
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LiDAT
2 Liebherr
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LiDAT training and support
3 Function
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blocks
4 First
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steps
5 LiDAT
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tutorial
Starting
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up LiDAT 10
Machines
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Searching
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for machines 11
Machine
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details 14
Machine
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management 16
Deployments
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Viewing
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a deployment plan 18
Searching
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for a site 20
Creating
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a site 21
Notifications
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Notification
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templates 22
Restrictions
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Defining
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restrictions 23
Creating
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a geo-fence 24
Creating
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a work time 24
Maintenance
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Maintenance
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profiles 25
Reports
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Settings
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Changing
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your password 28

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1 Introduction
1.1 About LiDAT
LiDAT is a data transfer and positioning system for Liebherr machines and machines of other
manufacturers. Based on the latest data transfer technology LiDAT supplies information for the
localisation and operation of the machines and thereby enables efficient management, optimised
deployment planning and remote monitoring.

With LiDAT all important machine data can be viewed at all times. The data is updated several
times a day and can be called up using a web browser at any time. Information that is particularly
important such as reports of certain operating states and deployment parameters can also be
sent to your email account if required.

System requirements
LIDAT is suitable for Internet Explorer Version 9 or later. A minimum resolution of 1280x720 pixels
is recommended for optimum presentation of the web pages. In order to be able to export the
reports, version 10 of later of Adobe Reader is required.

1.2 Liebherr LiDAT training and support

Training centres
Liebherr runs training centres for LiDAT at several locations. Please contact Liebherr customer
support for information on the latest courses.

Support
To get answers to your questions regarding LiDAT as quickly as possible, it is best to take the
shortest route.
Look for the answer in this manual or the online help.
Contact your organisational administrator.
If your are an organisational administrator or your organisational administrator is unable to help,
you can contact the Liebherr competence centre. Depending on the machine type, please get in
touch with one of the following contacts:
Tower cranes and mobile construction cranes: lidat.support.lbc@liebherr.com
Earth moving machines: lidat.support@liebherr.com
Special civil engineering machines, maritime cranes and crawler cranes: lwn-
itm@liebherr.com

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1.3 Function blocks

LiDAT is divided into several sections. You do not need to use or even be familiar with all the
sections in order to use LiDAT effectively.

Machine management
The machine management functions give you an overview of your fleet. Liebherr machines as well
as those of other manufacturers are supported.

If there are no machines in your fleet you cannot use any other function blocks.

Operational planning
LiDAT's operational planning functions allow you to plan and monitor the fleet's activities.

Notifications
LiDAT uses notifications to tell you about various events on the machines.

Restrictions
You can use restrictions to find out whether machines are used for purposes that you have not
specified.

Maintenance
The maintenance function block in LiDAT helps you keep all the appointments for the machines in
your fleet.

Reports
Use reports to print out information on your fleet or export it to other applications.

User and organisation management

Every user who works with LiDAT must have a user account and be assigned to an organisation.

1.4 First steps

Initial contact
Your first contact with LiDAT is in the form of two e-mails containing your login name, a short
name for your organisation, a password and a ‘Getting Started’ document. This happens when
your organisation buys its first machine with LiDAT functions or if you are a new user in an
organisation that already uses LiDAT. In both cases, a user account has been set up for you. All
you need is a computer with internet access and a web browser.

Start your web browser and go to this address: www.lidat.liebherr.com

Enter your login name, the short name of your organisation and the password, and click “Login”.

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If the login process is successful, LiDAT displays your personal start screen. You can modify it to
see the most important information for you at a glance (see Modifying the start screen). For the
moment, we will keep the default settings. When these are used, your start screen, for example,
will look as follows:

If the login process fails, LiDAT remains on the login screen with an error message. In this case,
the combination of the login name, the short name of the organisation and the password was
probably incorrect. Try again or use the “Forgotten password” function (see Forgotten password).

If not used for more than half an hour, LiDAT logs you out for safety reasons and asks
you to log in again at the next opportunity.

See also Portal functions.

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Screen layout
Certain areas of the screen LiDAT are reserved for particular types of information:

The metanavigation (green) is always available to all LiDAT users. It gives users the opportunity to
log in or out, as well as access to the online help and site map.

The main navigation (blue) offers a selection of function blocks in LiDAT and the number of entries
in it according to the role of the user.

The subnavigation (red) allows users to access individual functions within a block. It changes
according to the function block selected in the main navigation. It also varies according to the
user's role.

The working area takes up the rest of the screen. This is where you interact with the function
selected via the subnavigation.

See also Portal functions.

My settings
First look at the settings in your user account. This information indicates the roles that have been
assigned to you. From this, LiDAT derives your authorisations.

To view the settings for your user account, click “Settings” in the main navigation and then “My
settings” in the subnavigation. LiDAT then shows you the following screen:

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The fields are explained in the sections on personal data, communication and roles in Creating a
user account.

The fields in the “Settings” section only apply to your user.

Language Select the language in which LiDAT is displayed

on the screen.

Units Select metric or imperial units.

Speed Select km/h or m/s for metric units, or mph or

fps for imperial units.

Weight Select British or American tons for imperial

units.

To save the changes, click “Save”.

To reject the changes, click “Undo changes” or select a different program function using the
main navigation and subnavigation.

See also User administration.

Creating other users

As the organisational administrator, you have the possibility to configure the settings for your own
organisation, as well as creating and managing other users.

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To create a new user account, click “Settings” in the main navigation and then “User” and “Create
user” in the subnavigation. LiDAT shows you the following screen:

Enter the data for the user. The values have the following meanings:

Login The login name must have already been entered (see Login).

First name The first name of the user.

Surname The surname of the user.

UPN User Principal Name. Users in the Active Directory are

entered automatically.

Organisation Users generally only have authorisations within their own

organisation (e.g. viewing machines). Here you can enter the
organisation that the user belongs to (see also
Organisations).

Department The department of the organisation where the user works.

E-mail The e-mail address of the user. This is important because

passwords are sent by e-mail.

Telephone The telephone number of the user.

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Remarks Free remarks on this user.

Settings Settings for the user. These include the language of the portal
and the units displayed (see also My settings).

Roles The roles define the functions that the users have access to.
(See also Roles).

Fields marked with a * must be completed.

To create the user, click “Save”.

To reject the entries, click “Cancel” or select a different program function using the main
navigation and subnavigation.

See also User administration.

User roles
Users have various roles in LiDAT. The required functions are enabled according to each user's
role. Users can perform several roles at once. This means that you can determine what a user
may do by assigning the roles.

An organisation also can perform various activities. In LiDAT, they are grouped into organisation
types in a similar way to the roles (see Organisation management). Each role is implicitly assigned
to at least one organisation type. The following section lists all the roles with a short description
and the associated organisation types:

1.5 LiDAT tutorial

The LiDAT tutorial is a brief introduction to the LiDAT portal.

The LiDAT tutorial outlines the following topics so that you can quickly familiarise yourself with the
portal.

Starting up LiDAT

Machines

Deployments

Notifications

Restrictions

Maintenance

Reports

Settings

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1.5.1 Starting up LiDAT

Go to the following internet address: https://www.lidat.liebherr.com.

Enter your user name, organisation and password in the window that appears next.

Press Enter to confirm or click “Login”.

If you have forgotten your password, click “Forgotten password?” and enter the requested
information. The system automatically assigns a new password and sends it to your e-mail
address.

The way a machine is displayed in the system depends on the ownership type (owner/service
partner/renter) of the machine and the user roles assigned to you. As well as this, machines from
suborganisations are visible. Therefore, the options shown here may be different to the options
available for your machines.

You can customise the columns and rows displayed.

To do this, move your mouse over “Personal settings” and click the “Grid settings” button.

In the field next to “Rows:”, enter the number of machines you require and click the “Save”
symbol.

In the next window you can choose which columns are displayed and which are not.

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Once you have made your selection, click “Save columns”.

1.5.2 Machines
LiDAT collects data on your machines and makes it available to you. So that you can select the
right machine and do not lose sight of the overall picture even with very large fleets, LiDAT
provides functions to help you manage the machines.

You can list all the machines, and sort or search for them using certain criteria.

You can form groups depending on how you want to manage your fleet.

1.5.2.1 Searching for machines

The “Machines” tab contains a list of all the machines that match your filter criteria and that you
are entitled to view. If you have already created machine groups, the list on the left only lets you
see the machines in that group. You can enter various criteria at the top for filtering the list in
detail.

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Click “Find” to update the list according to the criteria you entered:

“Advanced search” gives you additional selection criteria:

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The “Geo position filter” lets you limit and display the geographical position by means of a map.
You do this by making a rectangle on the map with the “Select” button. Machines located in this
section of the map are now shown.

The map only includes the machines shown in the list below it. Not all of the machines
found in the search.

Actions possible for the listed machines:

You can view the machine details (see Viewing machine details) by clicking its alias.

You can mark one or more machines and click “Show position...” to visualise them
geographically on a map (see Viewing machine positions).

You can mark one or more machines and click “Retire...” to remove them from the fleet and
deactivate them (see Retiring machines).

You can mark one or more machines and click “Sell...” to transfer them to another organisation
(see Selling a machine).

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You can mark one or more machines and click “Add to machine group...” to group them
together (see Assigning several machines to a group).

You can mark one or more machines and click “Assign to service partner...” to assign them
together to a service partner (see Assigning several machines to a service partner).

1.5.2.2 Machine details

You can click the alias of a machine to view the machine details.

The displayed data shows the current (last known) status of the machine.

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Notifications Notifications for a machine are shown here. See

also Viewing a notification.

Master data Here you can see the administrative data kept
for the machine in your fleet. See also
Registering a non-Liebherr machine.

The ownership type is also shown. You can be

an owner, renter or service partner of the
machine.

For some Liebherr machines, information on the

software version of the controller is also
displayed.

Status The machine status gives a summary of the

condition of the machine. See also Notifications
and machine status.

Deployments The current deployment is shown here with the

deployment type, start date and end date. See
also Planning a deployment.

Communication This shows the last time the machine was

transferred. It also shows the time zone of the
machine's location.

Key data The most important key data of the machine is

shown here. This depends on the machine
class and equipment.

Service information Any service partner that the machine is

assigned to is displayed here. See also
Assigning a machine to a service partner.

Machine owner The contact person and their details (address,

name) are shown here.

Comments The most recent comments for a machine are

listed here. See also Adding a comment.

Position The most recent known position of the machine

is shown here. See also Map view.

Restrictions This specifies whether a work time or geo-fence

restriction has been allocated to the machine.

Actions All the links to actions, that can be performed

on the machine, are shown here.

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Maintenance details Services that are due are shown here. See
also Maintenance.

Reports The reports available for the machine are listed

here.

Under Actions you can start various actions.

You can assign a new site deployment to the machine (see Planning a deployment) by clicking
“New site deployment...”.

You can edit the machine alias (see Editing an alias) by clicking “Edit alias...”.

You can edit the machine master data (see Editing master data of a machine) by clicking “Edit
master data...”.

You can change the group assignment of the machine (see Changing the group assignment of a
machine) by clicking “Group membership...”.

You can edit the comments for the machine (see Viewing comments) by clicking
“Comments...”.

You can edit the maintenance profile of the machine (see Editing the maintenance profile of a
machine) by clicking “Maintenance...”.

You can change the service partner for the machine (see Assigning a machine to a service
partner) by clicking “Maintenance...”.

You can edit the transfer profile of a machine (see Configuring the transfer interval) by clicking
“Configure transfer...”.

You can set restrictions for the machine (see Assigning restrictions) by clicking “Edit
restrictions...”.

You can sell the machine (see Selling a machine) by clicking “Sell...”.

You can request a data transfer (see Initiating a transfer) by clicking “Request data transfer...”.

You can set a time zone for a non-PME1 machine (see Setting a time zone) by clicking “Set
time zone”.

You can set the mileage or the service hours counter for a machine with a LiTU modem (see
Setting the mileage/service hours counter of a machine) by clicking “Set mileage/counter”.

To quit the screen, select a different program function using the main navigation and
subnavigation.

See also Machine management.

1.5.2.3 Machine management

All the actions are available in the machine management section.

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Machine search All your machines are listed here. The machines
can be filtered according to various criteria.

Map overview The positions of several machines can be shown

on a map.

Sell machine Sell machines to another organisation.

Transfer machine Use this menu item to transfer a machine you

have bought to your own machine list.

Register non-Liebherr machine If you fit a non-Liebherr machine with LIDAT,

you can set it up in LiDAT here.

Register Liebherr machine If you are a Liebherr employee, you can register
a new Liebherr machine here.

Machine groups You can manage machine groups here, in other

words create new ones and rename or delete
existing ones. Machine groups can be freely
defined.

Machine types You can create your own machine types here so
that non-Liebherr machines can also be
classified according to machine type.

Machine pool Retired machines are located in the machine

pool. These machines can be reactivated by
authorised Liebherr staff.

Fleet The maintenance profiles of all the machines in

the fleet can be configured here.

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1.5.3 Deployments
LiDAT allows you to plan the deployments of your machines so that you always have a full
overview of your fleet.

1.5.3.1 Viewing a deployment plan

If you click “View deployment plan” in the navigation bar on the left, you will see a list of all
existing deployments and the machines that are currently available.

As soon as a machine is highlighted in the first column, you can carry out the following actions.

1. New site deployment:

You can assign the selected machines to a site using this item. Mandatory fields are marked with
an asterisk. You can also set restrictions for the machines. The machine may not be used for any
other deployments during this period.

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2. New rental:
You can assign the selected machines to a renter here. These are then shown with the renter for
the selected period. You can also define restrictions at the same time.

3. New service appointment:

Enter service appointments in the same way.

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1.5.3.2 Searching for a site

You can manage your sites using this menu item. From here you are able to search for sites,
create new sites or remove sites.

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1.5.3.3 Creating a site

The “Create site” function allows you to define new sites. Mandatory fields are marked with a red
asterisk.

1.5.4 Notifications
The “Notifications” tab contains a list of all messages that have not been confirmed. The
“Advanced search” also allows you to view notifications already confirmed.

Notifications are generated if:

a.) Restrictions are violated

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b.) Data transfer malfunctions

c.) Machine warnings or errors occur

d.) Maintenance is due

1.5.4.1 Notification templates

You can edit or delete existing notification templates here. You can also define new notification
templates.

You can subscribe to each template: in other words, you receive an e-mail for each new
notification that occurs.

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1.5.5 Restrictions
When you open this menu item, you first see a list of all the restriction violations that have
occurred.

The restrictions in LiDAT cannot completely prevent theft or misuse. They merely
ensure that the machine sends a message when it is not used as intended. These
messages are logged and displayed in the web portal.

1.5.5.1 Defining restrictions

You can define two types of restriction.

a.) A geo-fence corresponds to a geographical restriction

b.) The work time stands for a time restriction

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1.5.5.2 Creating a geo-fence

When you create a geo-fence, you place a geographical boundary around the machine. If the
machine crosses the boundary, you receive a message that a restriction has been violated.

To define the boundary, click “Selection” and mark it out using your mouse.

In this part of the program, all you do is select the available restrictions. The machines must then
be assigned separately to these restrictions. See Assignment options.

1.5.5.3 Creating a work time

The time period during which the machine may work is set up under “Create work time”. You
receive a message telling you that a restriction has been violated when the machine is used
outside this time.

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In this part of the program, all you do is select the available restrictions. The machines must then
be assigned separately to these restrictions. See Assignment options.

1.5.6 Maintenance
This view gives you an overview of all the maintenance that is due for your fleet.

1.5.6.1 Maintenance profiles

This menu item contains an overview of all available maintenance profiles. The maintenance
profiles defined by Liebherr appear by default. Other maintenance profiles, such as for used or
non-Liebherr machines, can be defined at any time. You can define several maintenance profile
entries within a maintenance profile.

The services are date-based, counter-based, cyclical or combinations of these services:

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See Maintenance, Creating a maintenance profile and Adding a maintenance profile entry.

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1.5.7 Reports
This menu item provides a list of all available reports. You can select reports to view using the
menu on the left. When they are open, reports can be exported as various data types.

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1.5.8 Settings
You can view your personal profile here, and change your information or password.

1.5.8.1 Changing your password

In the Settings menu, you can change your password.

Enter your current password, then your new one (twice), then click “Change password”.

LiDAT will send you your new password by e-mail.

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