When you create a work order, you initiate the maintenance
process and create a historical record of the work being performed.
Creating work orders for quick reporting
You can use the Quick Reporting application to create a
work order for a location, for an asset, or for a General Ledger account.
Applying routes to work orders
You can apply a route to a work order to define a list
of related work assets. For example, you can define assets, locations,
or a combination of both; each of which is considered to be a stop
along the route. The work assets can be related by location, such
as all pumps and motors in a room. Or they can be related by the type
of asset, such as all fire extinguishers at a site.
Reporting actuals for work orders
As work progresses on an approved work order, you can report
the actual labor hours, materials, services, and tools used.
Specifying meter readings on work orders
You can enter meter readings for the asset and the location
on a work order. An asset can be set up to inherit the meter readings
of its parent asset or its location.
Reporting downtime for assets
You can report the start time and the end time of the downtime
for an asset after it has occurred.
Swapping assets
You can swap assets associated with a work order. The swap
action applies to the work order and all of the assets, locations,
and configuration items on its child work orders. The term "work order"
can refer to a work order, change, release, or activity record.
Assigning a parent to a work order
You can assign a parent to a work order and assign tasks
to that parent. When you assign work order records to a parent, they
become child work orders records of the parent record.