The AI summarization feature allows you to generate an automatic summary of maintenance request details using AI. This helps you quickly understand the request without manually reviewing all the information. This helps you quickly review the most important information about the maintenance request in one place without manually reviewing maintenace request details across multiple pages and sections.
The summary is generated using selected maintenance request information such as the request ID, asset, and the worker who created the request.
This feature uses an Azure OpenAI Service configured by your organization. That's because Microsoft restrictions prevent the use of out-of-the-box Copilot or other AI services in this scenario.
The summarization process runs asynchronously. This means the system processes the request in the background and the screen does not freeze while the summary is generated.
AI Summary requires an Azure OpenAI Service with a deployed model to generate insights.
Note:
- The naming conventions, pricing, and navigation paths in Microsoft Azure OpenAI / Microsoft Foundry may change over time. The information provided here is intended to give an approximate understanding of the setup, cost, and how to obtain the required endpoint details.
- It is recommended that you verify the latest configuration steps, pricing, and service details in Azure OpenAI Service before proceeding
Prerequisites
- Azure subscription required
- Region must support OpenAI models
- Access approval may be required (depending on tenant)
Setting up OpenAI Service
To set up the OpenAI Service:
- In the Azure portal, search for Microsoft Foundry or Azure OpenAI (see screenshot 01). Ensure the selected region supports Azure OpenAI.
- Choose between Azure OpenAI Service and Microsoft Foundry.
- You can set up either Azure OpenAI Service or Microsoft Foundry:
- Azure OpenAI:
Provides access to OpenAI models such as GPT-4, GPT-3, Codex, and DALL-E with Azure security and compliance.
- Microsoft Foundry:
Extends Azure OpenAI by supporting multiple model providers (for example, Cohere, Mistral, Llama, AI21) under a unified endpoint and credentials. It also enables switching between models without changing code.
- For this setup, Microsoft Foundry is recommended as it supports broader AI capabilities within a single service.
- Open the Azure OpenAI / Microsoft Foundry resource.
- To do this, navigate to Microsoft Foundry > Foundry > Azure OpenAI.
- Select your resource (for example, DynOpenAI-FO) (see screenshot 02).
- Open the Microsoft Foundry portal.
- From the resource overview page, click Go to Foundry portal (see screenshot 03).
- Get endpoint and API key.
- In the Microsoft Foundry portal, go to Overview > Endpoints and keys.
- Copy the following values (see screenshot 04):
- API key
- Endpoint URL
- These values are required in Asset management parameters.
- Deploy a model.
- Navigate to Models + endpoints > Model deployments.
- Click Deploy model and create a deployment (see screenshot 05).
- For this scenario, a model such as gpt-35-turbo can be used. You may also choose other models depending on your requirements.
- Note that the deployment name must match the value entered in Asset management parameters.
- Use the connection details
- Once setup is complete, use the following values in Asset management parameters:
- Endpoint URL
- API key
- Deployment name
Cost considerations
- Azure OpenAI usage is billed based on tokens:
- A token is approximately ¾ of a word or ~4 characters
- Costs include both:
- Input tokens (request)
- Output tokens (response)
- Different models have different pricing:
- Smaller models: lower cost
- Larger models: higher cost
- Example:
- Input: 4.62K tokens
- Output: 0.56K tokens
- Estimated cost (gpt-35-turbo example):
- Input cost: 4.62 × $0.50 = $2.31
- Output cost: 0.56 × $1.50 = $0.84
- Total: ~$3.15
- Actual cost may vary depending on usage and model efficiency.
01: Searching for Microsoft Foundry or Azure OpenAI in Azure portal.
02: Azure OpenAI resource selection in Microsoft Foundry.
03: Resource overview with 'Go to Foundry portal' option.
04: Endpoints and keys showing API key and endpoint URL.
05: Model deployments showing deployed model.