How You Use Maintenance Standard Operations

When you add a maintenance standard operation to a maintenance work definition or a maintenance work order, all the attributes of the standard operation are inherited by the work definition or the work order. This includes the operation details, resources, and attachments such as work instructions. When inherited, attachments can't be edited and will be displayed in the details for each operation.

You can only add an active standard operation, that's when the Inactive On attribute is null or a future date, to a work definition or work order.

You can use the standard operations in two different ways:

• By selecting the Referenced check box: When adding the standard operation in a work definition, select the Referenced check box. This enables the standard operation to be referenced in the work definition at all times. Any future changes to the standard operation are automatically reflected in the work definition.

• By deselecting the Referenced check box: When adding the standard operation in a work definition or work order, deselect the Referenced check box. This adds a copy of the standard operation in the work definition or work order. Any future changes to the standard operation aren't reflected in the work definition or work order. If the changes are required in the work definition or work order, they have to be manually done.

Note:

• In a work order, the standard operation is always a copy and the work order doesn't reflect any changes when the standard operation is updated.

• Once a standard operation is overridden by deselecting the Referenced check box, you can't change it back to referenced standard operation.