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Create a Preventive Work Order
Create a Preventive Work Order

Create work order that automatically generate for all your regularly scheduled maintence.

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There are two types of work orders - Reactive and Preventive.

  • Reactive - unplanned, adhoc maintenance work order, created manually. To learn more about Reactive, see the Create a Reactive Work Order article.

  • Preventive - reoccurring, regularly scheduled work order, auto-generated.

Take a look at our Preventive video below or keep scrolling to read the guide. 

Video

Guide

  1. From the Work Orders module, click the +Work Order button in the top right corner to open the New Work Order form.

  2. Add the *required fields of information, then any other option field.

Admin Users can customize which fields are included on the work order form and which are *required from the Admin Settings module.

  • Upload images - add files/docs/images about the work order

  • *Title - what the job is about

  • *Description - details about the job

  • Priority - level of severity or importance

  • Category - group or department

  • Assign to - technician to do the job

  • Work Type - select Preventive

    • Preventive - reoccurring, regularly scheduled work order, which is auto-generated.

  • Schedule

    • One-Time - one Preventive work order

    • Persistent - repeats regularly based on a calendar date

    • Floating - repeats on a time frame after the previously completed

  • Starting From - date in future the first ticket generates

  • Time to Complete - time frame the work order should be finished by

  • Location - where the work needs to be done

  • Asset - equipment to work on

  • Vendor - outside contractor

  • Checklist - multiple tasks to note and complete

  • Status - current situation of work order

  • Time - amount of time by technician

  • Parts - quantity and replacement needed

  • Other costs - invoice associated

3. Click the Save button in the top right corner of the form.

You can find all active Preventive work orders in the Work Orders module. To see all Preventive work order details and edit the template information or reoccurring schedule dates if needed, go to the PMs module.

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