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Create a Work Order - WO Module
Create a Work Order - WO Module

Create a ad-hoc or re-occurring work order

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

  • Reactive - unplanned, ad hoc maintenance work order, created manually.

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

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 information to *required field marked with an asterisk, then any other optional field.

Admin Users can configure the work order form and decide which fields are visible and *required on the work order form.

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

  • *Title - what the job is about

  • Description - details about the job or message to maintenance

  • Priority - level of severity or importance

  • Category - group or department

  • Assign to - technician to do the job

  • Work Type - Reactive is select by default

  • Due Date - job to be completed by (Reactive work orders only)

Or you can select Preventive Work Type, which follows with the following fields:

  • Schedule (select one)

    • One-Time - one Preventive work order future date

    • Persistent - repeats regularly based on a calendar date (daily, weekly, monthly, annually, seasonally)

    • 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

  • Asset - equipment to work on

  • Location - where the work needs to be done

  • 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.

All open work orders are found in the Work Order module.

Reactive work orders appear instantly.

Preventive work orders appear in the Work Order module come the schedule date, but the Preventive work order details are stored in the PMs module.

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