AI & Digital Manufacturing Analytics worked example

Data Capture Coverage at 99% target data capture coverage: a worked example

What does the result look like when target data capture coverage reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. an MES analyst needs to check whether enough required data records are captured for analytics use cases

The inputs for this scenario

  • Production data records actually captured: 8,600 records (unchanged)
  • Production data records required for full coverage: 10,000 records (unchanged)
  • Target data capture coverage: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Data capture coverage = captured production data records ÷ required production data records × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 86 % coverage for data capture coverage, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 13 points for coverage gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8,600 records for captured production data records.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10,000 records for required production data records.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target data capture coverage sits at 95% and the headline result is 86 % coverage, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 86 % coverage.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when target data capture coverage is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It treats every record as equally valuable, so 86% coverage can still be useless if the missing 14% all come from one critical machine or one product family.

Results at a glance

  • Data capture coverage: 86 % coverage (headline result)
  • Coverage gap to target: 13 points
  • Captured production data records: 8,600 records
  • Required production data records: 10,000 records

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Data Capture Coverage calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.