The PM Alert message is a system-generated message that notifies you of pending preventive maintenance work when an asset is being repaired or a work order is generated against a location.
The PM Alert message helps reduce downtime by letting you perform upcoming routine maintenance while performing non-routine repairs. In order for the PM Alert message to be displayed, the preventive maintenance must have its Alert check box selected and the site must be set up to display alerts.
When a corrective maintenance work order reaches the status specified in PM Options in the Organizations application and the asset or location has pending preventive maintenance, then the PM Alert window displays when either of the following criteria is met: