Message Logs

You can use message logs to record and track short informational messages about assets or equipment that the master records and supplemental data forms cannot accommodate. For example, you can use message logs to:

• Indicate the status and condition of an asset.

• Record details about asset transfers or disposals.

• Log problems with a specific asset or piece of equipment.

• Note special procedures for scheduled or preventive maintenance tasks.

• Report actual maintenance.

You can associate message logs with equipment to record operator notes or maintenance problems. You can also attach tickler dates to maintenance-due messages so that they appear on specified dates or intervals, based on units such as miles or hours.