Understanding Model Work Orders

When you set up maintenance tasks on an as-needed basis rather than a scheduled interval, you can create a work order to perform the tasks. The maintenance task that you use requires a model work order, which the system uses to create the work order for the unscheduled maintenance.

You can create model work orders to use with any service type on a PM schedule or for condition-based maintenance. When you create a model work order, the system assigns it a unique number. When you enter a model work order number for a service type, depending on how you set processing options on Update PM Schedule Status, the system automatically generates a new work order that is based on information from the model each time that the service type comes due. For example, the new work order might include the parts detail, labor detail, and any media objects that you attached to the model work order.

When you select Parts Detail from a model work order, the system accesses the Work With Bill of Material form. When you select Labor Detail, the system accesses the Work With Routing Operations form.