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Users Guide

Release 5.2
December 2003
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Trademarks: MAXIMO

, Struxure

, MAXIMO

Enterprise, MAXIMO

Extended Enterprise,
MAXIMO

MainControl

for Integrated Supply, MAXIMO

Scheduler, MAXIMO

Workflow,
MAXIMO

Analyzer, MAXIMO

Buyer, MAXIMO

Transportation Manager, Mobile MAXIMO

,
MAXIMO

Mobile Auditor, MAXIMO

Mobile Inventory Manager, MAXIMO



Mobile Work Manager,
MRO Online Commerce Services
SM
, MRO Software Operations Center
SM
, MAXIMO

Integration Adapter,
Illustrated Parts Catalog, Standard Modifier Dictionary, and Autocon are registered trademarks or
trademarks of MRO Software, Inc.
Other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
IBM

and WebSphere

are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. WebLogic

is a registered trademark of
BEA Systems, Inc. Broadvision

and related marks are registered trademarks or trademarks of Broadvision,


Inc. webMethods

is a registered trademark of webMethods, Inc. Snowbound and RasterMaster are


trademarks of Snowbound Software Corporation. Syclo

is a registered trademark of Syclo, LLC. Taxware

is a
registered trademark, and VERAZIP is a trademark of Taxware International, Inc.
Third-Party Technology: Certain MRO Software, Inc., products contain technology provided under license
from third parties, as noted in the following table:
MRO Software Products Third-Party Information
MAXIMO Portions 1995-2000 Actuate Corporation. Portions 1999-2001 BEA
Systems, Inc. BEA WebLogic

Server provided by BEA Systems, Inc.


Portions 1994-2002 IBM Corporation. IBM

WebSphere

provided by IBM
Corporation.
All Products Portions 1995-2000 BroadVision, Inc. BroadVision Business Commerce,
BroadVision One-to-One Enterprise, BroadVision One-to-One Publishing,
BroadVision Tools provided by BroadVision, Inc. Portions 2000 webMethods,
Inc. Portions 2002-2003 Syclo, LLC. webMethods IS, webMethods Developer,
and webMethods Integration Server provided by webMethods, Inc.
MAXIMO Workflow Portions 1998, 1999 NETRONIC Software GmbH.
Illustrated Parts Catalog Portions 1993-2002 Snowbound Software Corporation. RasterMaster
Raster imaging technology provided by Snowbound Software Corporation.
Portions 1989-1998 Cimmetry Systems, Inc.
Online Commerce Services
Portions TAXWARE International, Inc. TAXWARE

VERAZIP Sales/User,
STEP provided by TAXWARE International, Inc.
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Contents
About this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Who Should Read this Guide? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
How to Use this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Notation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xviii
Chapter 1: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
MAXIMO Modules & Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Understanding Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Database Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Columns or Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Key Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Rows or Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tables or Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Relational Databases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Database Structure in MAXIMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Structured Query Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
MAXIMO Hierarchies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Data Sharing Between Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Multisite Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Signing In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Signature Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Start Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Starting an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Application Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Browser Menu and Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
MAXIMO Navigation Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
MAXIMO Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Current Query Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Quick Key Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Select Action Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Toolbar Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Application Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Table Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Navigating Table Rows (Records). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table Window Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sorting Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Filtering Table Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Row Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Row Details Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Default Table Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Editable Table Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
MAXIMO Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Field Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Field Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 3: Common Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Searching the MAXIMO Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Searching All Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Narrowing a Search Request. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the Find Subtab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Making a Query by Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Searching Using Wildcard Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
MAXIMO Wildcard Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Placement of Wildcard Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Querying with SQL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Searching for Null Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Viewing Search Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Refining Search Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Saving Queries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Defining a Query Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Adding a Bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Deleting a Bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Attached Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Attached Documents Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Navigating the Attached Documents Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Attached Document Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Types of Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Attached Documents Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using Attached Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Attaching Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Adding a File to the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Adding a Web Page to the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Adding a DMS Document to the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Attaching Library Documents to a Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Creating Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Viewing Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Deleting Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Printing Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Printing a Single Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Printing a Work Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Disabling Document Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Creating a Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Editing an Existing Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Deleting Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Entering Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using the Select Value Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Entering Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using the Drilldown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Understanding the Detail Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Navigating the Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Actions Available from the Drilldown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Searching the Asset Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Searching the Illustrated Parts Catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Searching Documentation with the IPC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Selecting Parts with the IPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Editing Values Returned by the IPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Using the GL Account Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Understanding General Ledger Account Codes. . . . . . . . . . . 74
GL Account Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Component Sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Mandatory and Optional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Fully and Partially Defined Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Entering GL Account Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Editing GL Account Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Chapter 4: Work Orders Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Types of Work Orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Creating Work Orders Using MAXIMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Work Order Priority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Work Order Statuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Work Order Tracking Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Work Order Tracking Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Work Order Tracking Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Work Order Tracking Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using the Work Order Tracking Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Creating a Work Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Creating a Work Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Applying a Job Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Editing a Work Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Defining Work Plan Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Defining Work Plan Labor Needs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Defining Work Plan Materials Needs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Materials Interactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Defining Work Plan Tool Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Selecting Multiple Records on Plans and Actuals . . . . . . . . . 98
Removing a Work Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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Work Order Hierarchies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Understanding Work Order Hierarchy Terms. . . . . . . . . . . 101
Viewing Work Order Hierarchies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Navigating Work Order Hierarchies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Building a Work Order Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adding Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Associating Existing Work Orders with a Hierarchy . . . . . 105
Assigning a New Parent to an Existing Work Order . . . . . 106
Applying a Route to a Work Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Generating a WO Hierarchy From a PM Hierarchy . . . . . . 108
Changing Status for Hierarchy Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Deleting a Work Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adding Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Assigning Labor to Work Orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Completing a Labor Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Removing a Labor Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Downtime Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Types of Downtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Changing Equipment Up/Down Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Reporting Downtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Recording Actuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Copying Labor From a Work Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Recording Unplanned Labor Actuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Copying Materials From a Work Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Copying Tools From a Work Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Adding a Safety Plan to a Work Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Applying an Existing Safety Plan to a Work Order . . . . . . 120
Editing Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Selecting Safety Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Creating a Safety Plan in Work Order Tracking. . . . . . . . . 122
Failure Reporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Recording Failure Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Conducting Failure Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Quick Reporting Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Quick Reporting Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Quick Reporting Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Quick Reporting Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Using the Quick Reporting Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Creating a Work Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Entering Meter Readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Reporting Actuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Labor Reporting Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Labor Reporting Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Labor Reporting Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
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Using the Labor Reporting Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Reporting Work Order Hours by Labor or Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Recording Daily Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Approving Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Work Requests Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Work Requests and Other Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Work Requests Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Using the Work Requests Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Searching Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Creating a Work Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Viewing Work Requests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Editing Work Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Assignment Manager Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Assignment Manager Application Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Assignment Manager Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Assignment Manager Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Using Assignment Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Assignment Manager and Other Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Querying and Assignment Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Assignment Manager Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Understanding the Work List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Understanding Work Orders, Requirements,
and Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Understanding Work Priority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Selecting a Formula for Work Priority Calculation. . . . . . . 152
Understanding Work List Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Filtering the Work List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Understanding the Labor List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Modifying your Default Labor Query . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Understanding Labor Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Understanding Labor List Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Changing the Calendar Date Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Filtering the Labor List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Planning Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Scheduling Future Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Assigning Work to Another Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Viewing Assignments for a Worker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Modifying Labor Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Reassigning or Rescheduling Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Un-assigning Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Deleting Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Dispatching Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Starting an Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Interrupting an Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Finishing an Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Assignment Statuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
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Chapter 5: Preventive Maintenance Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Preventive Maintenance Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Preventive Maintenance Tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Preventive Maintenance Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Preventive Maintenance Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Using the Preventive Maintenance Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Creating a PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Creating a PM Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Setting PM Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Setting Priority for PMs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Master PMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Creating a Master PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Creating Associated PMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Generating a PM Work Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
PM Hierarchies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Seasonal PMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Chapter 6: Inventory Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Inventory Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Inventory Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Inventory Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Inventory Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Using the Inventory Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Stocked, Nonstocked, and Special Order Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Stocked Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Nonstocked Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Special Order Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Viewing Item Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Reordering Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Determining the Reorder Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Reordering All Items in a Storeroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Reordering Selected Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Reordering a Single Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Reordering Direct Issue Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Clearing Reorder Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Managing Inventory Item Counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Adjusting Current Balances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Adjusting Physical Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Reconciling Balances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Item Master Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Item Master Tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Item Master Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Item Master Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Using the Item Master Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Creating an Item Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Understanding Rotating Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
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Designating Alternate Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Understanding Item Assembly Structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Creating an Item Assembly Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Using Item Assembly Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Linking Items to the Asset Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Adding Items to Storerooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Deleting Items from Storerooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Storerooms Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Storerooms Tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Storerooms Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Storerooms Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Using the Storerooms Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Creating a Storeroom Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Adding Items to Storerooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Deleting Items from Storerooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Issues and Transfers Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Issues and Transfers Tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Issues and Transfers Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Issues and Transfers Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Using the Issues and Transfers Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Issuing an Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Issuing a Reserved Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Issuing an Unreserved Item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Issuing Metered Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Transferring Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Returning Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Chapter 7: Equipment Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Understanding the Asset Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Asset Catalog Classification Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Understanding the Drilldown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Equipment/Location Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Equipment Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Equipment Tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Equipment Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Equipment Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Using the Equipment Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Creating Equipment Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Creating an Equipment Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Understanding Rotating Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Creating Rotating Equipment Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Understanding Equipment Assembly Structures . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Equipment Assembly Structure Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Creating Equipment Assembly Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Viewing Equipment Hierarchies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
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Applying Item Assembly Structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Using Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Locations Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Locations Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Locations Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Locations Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Using the Locations Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Preparing to Create Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Creating a New Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Understanding Location Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Planning Location Hierarchies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Creating Hierarchical Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Building a Location Hierarchy from an Item Assembly
Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Creating Network Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Viewing Location Hierarchies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Disassociating Locations and Deleting Systems . . . . . . . . . 246
Failure Codes Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Failure Codes Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Failure Codes Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Failure Codes Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Using the Failure Codes Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Understanding the Failure Code Hierarchy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Building a Failure Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Creating a Failure Class Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Adding Child Levels to a Failure Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Failure Reporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Failure Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Condition Monitoring Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Condition Monitoring Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Condition Monitoring Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Condition Monitoring Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Using the Condition Monitoring Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Understanding Measurement Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Measurement Point Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Entering a Measurement Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Recording Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Generating a Work Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Chapter 8: Purchasing Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Types of Purchase Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Blankets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Change Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Price Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Blanket Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
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Purchase Requisitions Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Purchase Requisitions Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Purchase Requisition Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Purchase Requisitions Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Using the Purchase Requisitions Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Creating Purchase Requisitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Creating a PR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Entering PR Line Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Requisitioning Spare Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Requisitioning Vendor Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Creating a PO from a PR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Generating POs from Price Agreements and Blankets . . . . . . . 273
Purchase Requisitions Statuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Request for Quotation Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Request for Quotation Tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Request for Quotation Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Request for Quotation Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Using the Request for Quotations Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
The RFQ Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Creating an RFQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Creating an RFQ Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Copying PR Lines to an RFQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Adding Vendors to an RFQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Recording Quotation Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Awarding Quotation Lines to Vendors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Awarding All Quotation Lines to a Single Vendor . . . . . . . 284
Awarding Individual Quotation Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Creating a PO from an RFQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
RFQ Statuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Purchase Orders Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Purchase Orders Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Purchase Orders Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Purchase Orders Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Using the Purchase Orders Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Creating a Purchase Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Adding PO Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Understanding Standard Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Entering PO Lines Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Creating a Price Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Creating a Blanket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Creating a Blanket Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Creating a Change Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Purchase Order Statuses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Receiving Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Receiving Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Receiving Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
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Receiving Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Using the Receiving Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Receiving Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Receiving Materials as Ordered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Receiving Partial Shipments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Receiving Materials with Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Receiving Rotating Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Returning Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Receiving Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Invoices Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Invoices Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Invoices Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Invoices Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Using the Invoices Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Entering an Invoice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Entering Invoice Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Standard Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Copying PO Lines to an Invoice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Entering Invoice Lines Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Invoice Statuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Desktop Requisitions Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Desktop Requisitions Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Using the Desktop Requisitions Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Chapter 9: Plans Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Job Plans Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Job Plans Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Job Plans Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Job Plans Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Using the Job Plans Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Defining Job Plan Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Defining Job Plan Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Defining Job Plan Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Defining Job Plan Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Creating a Job Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Entering Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Entering Labor, Materials, and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Associating Work Assets with a Job Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Routes Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Routes Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Routes Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Routes Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Using the Routes Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Creating a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Applying a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
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Safety Plans Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Safety Plans Tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Safety Plans Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Safety Plans Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Using the Safety Plans Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Preparing to Create a Safety Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Creating a Safety Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Associating Assets with a Safety Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Associating Hazards and Precautions with a Safety Plan . 344
Identifying Hazardous Materials on a Safety Plan . . . . . . . 345
Associating Tag Outs with a Safety Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Applying a Safety Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Safety Hazards Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Safety Hazards Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Safety Hazards Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Safety Hazards Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Using the Safety Hazards Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Defining a Safety Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Associating Precautions with a Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Viewing Tag Outs Associated with a Hazard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Safety Precautions Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Safety Precautions Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Safety Precautions Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Safety Precautions Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Using the Safety Precautions Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Defining a Safety Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Associate a Safety Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Lock Out/Tag Out Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Lock Out/Tag Out Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Lock Out/Tag Out Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Lock Out/Tag Out Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Using the Lock Out/Tag Out Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Defining a Tag Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Adding Lock Out Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Chapter 10: Resources Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Companies Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Companies Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Companies Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Companies Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Using the Companies Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Creating a Company Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Entering a Storeroom as a Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Using Company Branches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Company Branch Hierarchies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Adding Branches to Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
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Disqualifying a Vendor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Deleting Company Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Tools Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Tools Tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Tools Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Tools Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Using the Tools Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Creating a Tool Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Duplicating Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Service Contracts Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Service Contracts Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Service Contracts Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Service Contracts Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Using the Service Contracts Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Creating a Service Contract Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Creating Multiple Service Contract Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Labor Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Labor Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Labor Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Labor Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Using the Labor Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Multisite and Labor Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Creating Labor Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Modifying an Existing Labor Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Associating a Labor Record with a Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Crafts Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Crafts Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Crafts Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Crafts Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Using the Crafts Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Creating a Craft Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Associating Labor Records with a Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Disassociating a Labor Record with a Craft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Labor Groups Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Labor Groups Tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Labor Groups Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Labor Groups Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Using the Labor Groups Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Defining a Labor Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Associating Labor with a Labor Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Defining Alternates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Appendix: Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
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About This Guide
This section briefly summarizes this document and how it can
help you as a MAXIMO user. It also provides information on other
MRO resources available to you, such as additional
documentation and support.
Who Should Read this Guide?
This guide is for users who are new to MAXIMO

and will use


MAXIMO to manage work orders, assets (equipment, inventory,
and materials), and purchasing.
How to Use this Guide
MAXIMO contains extensive Help that provides detailed
instructions on how to use the modules and applications. Use this
guide together with the Help to assist in orienting you with the
applications.
This guide introduces you to the applications. The Help provides
the details. For certain subjects, this guide provides detailed
information to supplement the Help.
This guide includes a brief overview of MAXIMOs database
structure and user interface, an overview of procedures that are
common to more than one application, followed by chapters that
focus on using specific modules and applications. Each chapter
corresponds to a module, as shown in the following list:
Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Chapter 3 Common Procedures
Chapter 4 Work Orders Module
Chapter 5 Preventive Maintenance Module
Chapter 6 Inventory Module
Notation Conventions
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NOTE For information about using reports with MAXIMO, refer to the
MAXIMO Report Administration and Development Guide.
Notation Conventions
The procedures and illustrations in this manual describe the
standard MAXIMO configuration. Because your system
administrator can customize MAXIMO to meet the needs of your
business, they might not match your MAXIMO configuration
exactly. Your system administrator can customize MAXIMO in the
following ways:
! Applications can be displayed or hidden, or assigned to
different modules.
! Custom applications can be created.
! Module and Application names can be changed.
! Field names can be changed, fields can be displayed or hidden,
and custom fields can be added.
This guide uses the following typographical conventions:
Bold type indicates the following elements of the user interface:
! Buttons
! Check boxes
! Field names
! Select Action menu options
Italic type indicates a documentation title, and is used for
emphasis.
Chapter 7 Equipment Module
Chapter 8 Purchasing Module
Chapter 9 Plans Module
Chapter 10 Resources Module
Appendix Keyboard Navigation
Index
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TIP A tip helps you apply the techniques and procedures described in
the text to your specific needs.
NOTE A note provides related information, reminders, recommendations,
and strong suggestions.
CAUTION A caution means that taking or avoiding a specific action could
cause you to lose data.
Related Documentation
The MAXIMO Users Guide is part of the MAXIMO documentation
set. You receive the MAXIMOs documentation set in Adobe


Systems Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Documentation
CD. Depending on the options purchased, your documentation set
can include the following documents:
! MAXIMO Installation Guide specific to your application server
and operating system
! MAXIMO System Administrators Guide
! MAXIMO Multisite Administrators Guide
! MAXIMO Report Administration and Development Guide
! MAXIMO Workflow Designer Implementation Guide
! MAXIMO Project Manager Users Guide
! MAXIMO e-Commerce Adapter Installation Guide
Depending on your database platform and the options you
purchase, you also might receive third-party manuals and online
documentation.
Additional course materials are provided to users who register for
MAXIMO training courses.
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Support
To find the nearest corporate office, visit the company contact page
on the MRO Web site:
mro.com
MRO Software, Inc. users with a valid Annual Customer Support
Plan (ACSP) can obtain product support online at:
support.mro.com
NOTE To use the MRO Software Support Online Web site, you must
provide your contact information and your MRO Software product
serial/license number.
The MRO Software Support Online Web site includes information
on product releases, software patches, and documentation
updates. To find the most current version of a document, refer to
the Support Web sites Knowledge Base.
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Chapter 1: Overview
MAXIMO is a computerized asset maintenance system. It stores
and maintains data about your companys facilities, assets, and
inventory. You can use this information to help you schedule
maintenance work, track equipment status, manage inventory
and resources, and analyze costs.
MAXIMO helps companies to improve the availability and
performance of revenue-generating assets while decreasing
operating costs, without increasing safety issues. MAXIMO lets
you:
! Track work orders and failures to better schedule preventive
maintenance.
! Track inventory use to find optimum stock levels. The goal is
to maximize availability of items for upcoming work, while
also reduce unnecessary inventory and associated carrying
costs.
! Track purchasing of inventory stores and materials for work
orders. To assist in creating budgets, you can use MAXIMO to
track costs for labor, materials, services, equipment, and tools
used to complete work orders.
! Reduce on-the-job injuries and accidents by identifying
hazards in the workplace and precautions needed to increase
safety.
MAXIMO can automate processes that are repetitive or happen
on regular intervals, for example, preventive maintenance,
periodic inspections, or reordering inventory items.
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MAXIMO Modules & Applications
MAXIMOs applications are grouped into modules. The
applications in a module have similar purposes, for example, all
applications related to purchasing are grouped together. Some
applications, such as Work Order Tracking, function individually,
while others, such as Safety Precautions, create records designed
to be used in conjunction with other applications.
Module Application Function
Work Orders Manage work orders and time worked.
Work Order
Tracking
Perform functions related to processing work orders.
Quick Reporting Report work on open work orders, small jobs without
pre-existing work orders: or report equipment downtime
that involves no maintenance work.
Labor Reporting Report hours worked by labor or craft.
Work Requests Reporting any problems that require corrective
maintenance activity.
Assignment
Manager
Dispatch urgent work and schedule future work
requirements.
Preventive
Maintenance
Manage preventive maintenance.
Preventive
Maintenance
Plan and schedule periodic, preventive maintenance, and
inspections for locations and equipment.
Inventory Manage inventory.
Inventory Manage items in inventory., including tracking stock
levels, reordering items, and tracking rotating
equipment.
Item Master Define inventory items and add them to a storerooms
stock lists.
Storerooms Define storeroom locations and view lists of items
stocked at each storeroom.
Issues and
Transfers
Issue stock from inventory; transfer stock from one
storeroom location to another.
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Equipment Manage equipment and locations.
Equipment Record and store equipment numbers and corresponding
information.
Locations Create location records and track equipment that you
might use in multiple locations.
Failure Codes Build and display failure hierarchies that you then can
use to track failure trends for equipment and locations.
Condition
Monitoring
Create and view measurement points; track
measurements taken on equipment to track
performance, use, and wear.
Purchasing Manage purchasing.
Purchase
Requisitions
Process purchase requests for items or services.
Request for
Quotation
Send requests to suppliers for prices and conditions to
allow for comparison before MAXIMO generates a
purchase order for items or services.
Purchase Orders Create and process purchase orders for items or services.
Receiving Receive materials and services into inventory.
Invoices Record invoices; match purchase orders with receipts
and invoices.
Desktop
Requisitions
Create self-service requisitions for items or services.
Plans Plan how to perform a job safely.
Job Plans Create a detailed description of how a job is to be
performed.
Routes List related work assets (equipment and/or locations),
which are "stops" along an inspection or maintenance
route.
Safety Plans Create a detailed plan of how to service equipment or
locations safely.
Safety Hazards Define hazards that exist in the workplace; associate
precautions with those hazards.
Module Application Function
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Chapters that appear later in this guide describe each module and
application.
Safety
Precautions
Define precautions that workers can take against
hazards in the workplace.
Lock Out/Tag
Out
Create a detailed description of how to take equipment
or locations out of service and place them back into
service safely.
Resources Manage internal and external resources.
Companies Manage data on vendors and other companies who do
business with you.
Tools Manage tools owned by your company.
Service Contracts Manage service contracts your company has with
vendors or manufacturers.
Labor Manage employee and contractor records.
Crafts Manage craft records.
Labor Groups Manage labor group records.
Module Application Function
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Understanding Databases
When you enter information into MAXIMO, it stores the data in a
database. Understanding the structure and function of a database
helps you to understand how MAXIMO operates. It also helps you
to retrieve information.
A database is simply a way of storing and organizing large
amounts of information, much like an electronic filing cabinet.
Because of how the information is entered and organized, a
computer program can search and display requested data quickly.
MAXIMO can work with Oracle

and Microsoft SQL Server


databases. The MAXIMO database contains more than 200 tables
and more than 4000 columns.
Database Components
Traditional databases are organized by columns (or fields), rows
(or records), and tables (or files). Which term is used depends on
whether you mean the database program (the "back end") or what
a user sees on the computer screen (the "front end").
A field is a single piece of information (for example, a name). A
record is a complete set of fields (for example, a name, address
and phone number). A file is a collection of records. A telephone
book is a file since it contains a list of records, each consisting of
three fields: name, address, and telephone number.
Columns or Fields
In MAXIMO, each field and check box on the page is a separate
column in the database.
A column or field is the smallest unit of data in a database. A
field might contain a word, a number, or several sentences.
Because you enter information into specific fields and MAXIMO
uses those fields to store information in the database, you can
search for information quickly and easily.
Columns have properties, which include a unique name,
description, data type, whether a field is required, optional, or
calculated, and so on. A required field is one where you must enter
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data. An optional field can be left empty. A calculated field does
not require data entry. MAXIMO uses a formula based on entries
in other fields to calculate the value, for example, a Total Cost
field. Your companys business needs determine the properties of a
field.
Key Fields
In a database, a key is a field that you use to sort data. It also can
be called a key field, sort key, index, or key word. For example, if
you sort records by creation date, the Creation Date field is a
key. Some columns are designated as primary keys. A primary
key is one or more columns that uniquely identify a record and
make it distinct from other records. For example, the work order
applications use the work order number as a key.
The value(s) in a primary key cannot be null (empty), and they
must be unique. MAXIMO automatically numbers the primary
key field in most applications. In applications where you can
create the primary key, MAXIMO alerts you if you choose a value
that has already been used in the data table. For example, when
creating Labor records, a small company might use an employees
last name as the primary key.
Rows or Records
Each row in a database table is a collection of related columns
(fields), called a record. A MAXIMO record contains the data you
enter in fields on the computer screen.
If you used paper instead of a computer to keep track of your data,
you would complete a form with related information, with a
different page for each new record. For this reason, you may see
MAXIMO pages referred to as forms.
MAXIMO records include the following examples:
! a work order
! an equipment record
! a purchase order
! a row in a table window and its corresponding Row Details
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Tables or Files
Databases are structured so that similar data is stored together in
tables, also known as files. A table is a grouping of data arranged
in rows and columns. In general the different MAXIMO page
areas, for example, tabs, subtabs, and table windows, each
correlate to a different table in the database. Because MAXIMO
uses a relational database, data that you enter into one table can
be shared with another related table, or used to calculate a value
in yet another table.
Relational Databases
The records accessed by MAXIMO are stored in a relational
database. In a relational database one table can be connected to
another table if they both contain at least one common field. For
example, the work order table and equipment table are related
because their records both contain equipment numbers. This
relational structure lets you view the same data in many different
ways, from many different applications.
Database Structure in MAXIMO
MAXIMOs database is a relational database. A detailed look at
MAXIMOs database design is beyond the scope of this guide, but
you should be familiar with a few additional database concepts
that are covered in this section.
Structured Query Language
MAXIMO uses Structured Query Language (SQL) to retrieve data
from the database. Requests to find information in a database are
called "queries." SQL is a standard language specifically designed
to let people to create, edit, maintain, and retrieve data from
databases.
You do not need to know SQL to use MAXIMO. All MAXIMO users
can perform a query to the database from the application pages.
For more information about database queries, see Searching the
MAXIMO Database on page 35. However, you should know SQL
if you plan to use MAXIMO to create reports.
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MAXIMO Hierarchies
Some MAXIMO applications group related records using "parent-
child" relationships. A parent-child relationship is a one-way
referral or link from one table to another. A column in the child
table refers to a column in the parent table. The column referred to
in the parent table must be part of the primary key. For example,
in the Equipment application, you can have a "parent" equipment
record that has "child" records for subassemblies. The
subassembly records contain a reference to the parent record that
they "belong to."
MAXIMO uses these parent-child relationships to group related
records such as equipment, operating locations, or work orders
into hierarchies. You can build and use hierarchies of records in
many MAXIMO applications, including Work Order Tracking,
Preventive Maintenance, Equipment, Locations, and Failure
Codes.
With a parent-child relationship, you cannot delete a parent
record without first deleting the children, because if you delete a
record from the parent table, then the child would have an entry
referencing a record that no longer exists.
Data Sharing Between Applications
Because MAXIMOs applications work together, data from a
column in one database table can be shared with other database
tables. Because of this column sharing, a data entry error in a
single field (column) can appear in more than one application.
In many cases you can correct errors, but in some instances after
you enter data, or change a records status, you cannot change the
data in the database. In these cases MAXIMO preserves errors
intentionally, to create records for auditing purposes.
Note that a field that has one name in one application, can have a
different name in another application but contain the same data.
For example, the MANUFACTURER column in the EQUIPMENT
table is the same as the COMPANY column in the COMPANIES
table.
NOTE You can find information about each fields table and column
location in the field Help.
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Multisite Option
Many MAXIMO customers install MAXIMO at several facilities.
These facilities can share common business practices, as well as
having others that are unique to each facility. For example, a
utilities company owns several power plants, two water treatment
plans, and a water distribution system. The business practices
among the power plants are similar, but the water treatment
plant has very different business practices.
Multisite is an implementation of MAXIMO that lets different
company sites share data from a single database, while still
keeping their operations separate. Rather than installing a
separate instance of MAXIMO at each site, a company now can
install MAXIMO once. Using this implementation lets multiple
sites access a shared database via a Web browser while operating
under independent business rules. Multisite lets facilities share
purchase agreements and vendors, while keeping work order and
job plan data separate.
When you use Multisite, you categorize your companys facilities
into sites and organizations. Sites and organizations are logical
divisions of your company determined by which types of operations
are performed at each location, and which data can be shared by
each location.
An organization is a major division of a company that contains
one or more sites. Sites belonging to the same organization use the
same currency and share the same options for work orders,
equipment, labor, and other types of data.
A site is a subdivision of an organization that might track
inventory and other data separately from other sites. Certain site
information is unique to the site and is not visible to other sites,
even though they belong to the same organization and share the
same database.
For more information about the Multisite option, refer to the
MAXIMO Multisite Administrators Guide.
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Chapter 2: Getting Started
MAXIMO 5.2 is a Web based product. This chapter describes what
you must know to use MAXIMO. It also describes the different
elements of the application pages.
System Requirements
To use MAXIMO, you need the following:
! a Web browser. MAXIMO currently supports Microsoft


Internet Explorer version 5.5 SP2 or higher.
! a monitor with resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels per inch.
! a User Name and a Password. These are assigned by your
system administrator.
In addition, your Web browser should have the following settings:
! accept cookies.
! automatically check for newer versions of pages stored in
Temporary Internet files.
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Signing In
While your system administrator can customize the MAXIMO
Sign-In screen, it should include fields to enter your User Name
and Password. If you do not have a User Name and Password, for
example, if you are not a MAXIMO user but must file a
maintenance request, click "register now" to register yourself and
create a User Name and Password.
MAXIMO Sign In
When you access reports, MAXIMO automatically signs you in to
Actuate using your MAXIMO user name and password. For
information about using reports with MAXIMO, refer to the
MAXIMO Report Administration and Development Guide.
CAUTION Your Web browser must be set to accept cookies to allow an
automatic sign-in to Actuate.
Signature Security
Your system administrator uses the Signature Security
application to establish each MAXIMO users access rights to
MAXIMO modules, applications, pages, and menu options. Your
security clearances are tied to your User Name.
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Start Center
After you sign in, MAXIMO displays your Start Center. You have
a Start Center default defined for your User Name in Signature
Security. Your Start Center is a grouping of modules that relate to
your work. It can include all MAXIMO modules, or a selection of
modules. Even if they are not a part of your Start Center, you still
can access all MAXIMO modules that you have permissions for
from the Go To menu.
The Workflow Inbox displays records assigned to you for action.
Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO. For more
information about using Workflow, refer to the Help.
Starting an Application
To start an application, complete the following steps:
1. Move your mouse over a module icon in your Start Center.
MAXIMO displays a pop-up menu, showing available
applications within the module.
2. Click the application name to open it.
NOTE You also can access any application from the Go To menu in the
top right corner of the MAXIMO page.
TIP You can run more than one MAXIMO application at the same
time, as long as the applications are launched in separate browser
sessions. For example, if you were creating a requisition for
materials, you could have the Inventory application running on
one browser session, and the Purchase Requisitions application
running in a second browser session.
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Application Pages
Most MAXIMO applications have a similar look and feel. The
MAXIMO application page starts below your browsers address
bar and contains the following areas:
! MAXIMO Navigation Bar
! MAXIMO Toolbar
! Application Tabs
! Forms
! Table Windows
Browser Menu and Icons
The menu and toolbar icons at the top of the page control your
Web browser. Do not confuse them with the MAXIMO menus and
toolbars.
Browser Toolbar
CAUTION Do not use the browser Forward and Back buttons to navigate
within MAXIMO. These buttons act on the browser, and are not
part of the MAXIMO software.
For more information about this part of your screen, refer to your
browser documentation.
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MAXIMO Navigation Bar
Below the browser menu and toolbar is the Navigation Bar, the
first part of the MAXIMO application page. The following figure
shows the Navigation Bar:
MAXIMO Navigation Bar
MAXIMO uses the Navigation Bar to identify the current
application, display messages, and display links that let you
maneuver among MAXIMO applications. It contains the following
sections:
! Application icon and name shown on the left to identify the
current application. The application icon is also a link to the
first editable field on the page.
! Message area in the center. When appropriate, MAXIMO
displays messages in this area. These messages are only
informational, and need no response, for example, At last
record and Record has been saved.
! Global Navigation Links in the right corner. The available
links vary depending on which page you are currently using.
Possible options include the following links:
! Site Click Select Value to display a list of sites, letting
you to sign into a different site.
! Start Center Return to your Start Center.
! Go To Displays a menu of modules, letting you
maneuver among modules and applications. Also includes
links to your Start Center and Reports.
! Sign Out Sign out of MAXIMO.
! Return Return to the previous application page
without selecting a value. Available after you link to
another application.
! Return with Value Return to the previous application
page with selected value(s). Available after you link to
another application.
! Help Displays Help menu. This link is always
available.
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MAXIMO Toolbar
Immediately below the Navigation Bar is the MAXIMO toolbar.
WorK Order Tracking Toolbar
The toolbar contains four sections:
! Current Query menu
! Quick Key Search field and button (binoculars)
! Select Action menu
! Toolbar Buttons
Current Query Menu
The Current Query menu contains any queries you have saved,
and three additional search options:
! All Records
! All Bookmarks
! Quick Key Search
If you select a query from this menu, MAXIMO executes it
immediately.
If you perform a saved query from the Search tab, the name of the
saved query shows in the menu, but when a search performed
from the Search tab is not a saved query, the menu is empty as no
query name exists.
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Quick Key Search
Use the Quick Key Search to search the application database by
the application key field. For example, in Work Order Tracking,
the search is by work order number. You can use the Quick Key
search from any tab in the application.
To use Quick Key search, complete the following steps:
1. Enter a key in the Quick Key field.
2. Click the Quick Key Search button (binoculars).
For more information about key fields, see Key Fields on page 6.
Select Action Menu
The Select Action menu contains all application-specific actions
that are available to you. Select an action from the menu to
perform it. These actions are listed in chapters that appear later in
this guide.
NOTE Action menu options appear only if your system administrator
gives you security access.
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Toolbar Buttons
The toolbar also contains toolbar buttons that are common to all
MAXIMO applications. You see buttons only for actions your
system administrator has authorized you to perform.
NOTE The tool tip text for some buttons can change based on the
application, but the button works the same. For example, in the
Work Order Tracking application the "Insert New Record" button
is labeled "Insert New Work Order."
The Standard Toolbar Buttons
Button Name and Function
Insert New Record Inserts a new record.
If the application numbers new records automatically, the
button displays a number sign (#).
Save Record Saves a record. MAXIMO displays a
message if a required field is empty.
Clear Changes Clears the page and returns you to the
Find subtab of the Search tab. MAXIMO prompts you to
save if unsaved changes exist.
Previous Record Takes you to the previous record in
the result set. Displays a message in the Navigation bar if
you are at the first record. MAXIMO prompts you to save if
unsaved changes exist.
Next Record Takes you to the next record in the result
set. Displays a message in the Navigation bar if you are at
the last record. MAXIMO prompts to save if unsaved
changes exist.
Go to Results Returns you to the Results subtab of the
Search tab. MAXIMO prompts you to save if unsaved
changes exist.
Attach a New Document Attaches documents to a
MAXIMO record. Appears only on the Attached Documents
tab.
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Some applications include additional toolbar buttons. These
buttons appear on the applications that let you apply a status to
records:
! Work Order Tracking
! Quick Reporting
! Purchase Requisitions
! Request for Quotation
! Purchase Orders
! Invoices
Additional Toolbar Buttons
Button Name and Function
Change Status Displays the Change Status dialog.
Route Routes record in Workflow. This button has two
possible actions:
! Record not in Workflow Takes you to the Start
Workflow page.
! Record in Workflow Takes you to the Route
Workflow page.
Overview Report Activates Reports, creating a List
report for all records in the result set.
Details Report Activates Reports, creates a Details
report for the selected record, then goes directly to the Print
Report page.
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Application Tabs
Most applications display three or more tabs at the top of the
pages working area. Data entry fields are arranged in logical
groupings within each application, and tabs organize and display
the groupings.
The Search tab appears first for all applications. The second tab
contains the main information for that application. Subsequent
tabs contain secondary, related information. The selected tab
appears as a lighter color than the inactive tabs.
To change application pages, select a tab. A message may appear if
you have unsaved changes on the current page.
Tabs in turn can have subtabs that display additional
information. Subtabs contain data pertinent to their parent tab.
For example, the Search tab contains several subtabs related to
searching the database. Subtabs can appear anywhere on the
page. They always have a border surrounding the subtab area.
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Table Windows
MAXIMO applications use table windows to display multiple
records from the database simultaneously. In some cases, for
example the Results subtab of the Search tab, a table window will
display a result set. A result set is the set of records that matches
the criteria specified in a query to the database. See Searching
the MAXIMO Database on page 35 for more information about
queries.
MAXIMO tables generally contain more rows and columns than a
single screen can display. For this reason, MAXIMO table
windows include the following features:
! Navigation buttons that allow users to navigate the table
window
! Table Filter that allows a user to temporarily reduce the
number of records displayed in the table window
! Expandable Row Details that allow editing of all record fields
! Editable table windows that allow quick data entry on selected
fields of some tables.
Equipment Application - Spare Parts Tab Showing Two Table Windows
NOTE Some table windows are read-only; you use them only to view
information.
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Most table windows have a label which is located just above the
table window.The top row of the table window displays column
headings, which are selected field labels, designed to give you an
overview of each row. The rest of the table window displays rows of
data, each row representing one record. MAXIMO highlights the
record in the table after you select it. By default the first row is
highlighted.
Navigating Table Rows (Records)
Several navigation aids appear on each MAXIMO table window.
The top of the table window displays Previous Page and Next
Page buttons. Between these buttons there is a number range
indicating the records currently being displayed and the number
of records in the table or current result set.
NOTE Your system administrator can configure MAXIMO so that the
record count does not automatically display. When record count is
disabled, MAXIMO can be configured to show a Count Results
button in the upper right corner of the table window.
Table Row Navigation Buttons
Click Next Page to show the next page of records; click Previous
Page to show the previous page. If you are at the first set of
records, you cannot use the Previous button. If you are at the last
page of records, you cannot use the Next button.
To the left of the Previous button are two arrows that you use to
move up and down the displayed results set. Click the Next Row
button to move the focus to the next record in the list. Click the
Previous Row button to return the focus back to the previous
record. If you are at the first record, you cannot use the Previous
Row button. If you are at the last record, you cannot use the Next
Row button.
To learn about navigating table rows from the keyboard, see
Keyboard Shortcuts on page 395.
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Table Window Buttons
The following buttons commonly appear on MAXIMO table
windows. Since table windows appear as part of the Search tab,
application screens, value lists, and action menu options, the
buttons that appear on each table window will vary.
Button Name and Function
Previous Row Click to move the focus to the previous
record in the table. Disabled (grey) if you are at the first row
in the table or result set.
Next Row Click to move the focus to the next record in
the table. Disabled (grey) if you are at the last row in the
table or result set.
Previous Page Click to show the previous page of
records. Disabled (grey) if you are at the first page of records,
or if all records in the result set are currently displayed.
Next Page Click to show the next page of records.
Disabled (grey) if you are at the last page of records, or if all
the records in the result set are currently displayed.
Help icon Click to display Table Window Help.
Application Help is available via the Help link in the
Navigation Bar.
Count Results Click to count the records in a table
window. The count appears as a message dialog box.
Note: This button only appears if your system administrator
has disabled the automatic record count.
View Details Click to open the Row Details, displaying
all fields in a record so that you can enter, view, or modify
data.
Close Details When the Row Details are open, the View
Details button changes to the Close Details button. Click to
close the Row Details.
Add to Bookmarks Marks a document or record for later
viewing. You can access bookmarked records from the
Bookmarks subtab of the Search tab.
Mark Row for Delete Marks a record for deletion.
MAXIMO does not delete the row until you click Save.
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Keyboard shortcuts for these buttons are listed in Keyboard
Shortcuts on page 395.
Sorting Columns
You can sort columns with underlined headings. To sort a column,
click the heading.
You can sort only one column at a time, and that column displays
an icon in the column header. If you select a second column to sort,
the sorting on the first column is lost. If no icon appears in the
table, you are not sorting.
Undelete Row Restores a row that you marked for
deletion. This button indicates that you marked the row for
deletion.
New Row Inserts a new row and opens the Row Details if
it is not already open.
Button Name and Function
Click Function
First Sorts the column in ascending order. An arrow
pointing up appears in the column header.
Second Sorts the column in descending order. An arrow
pointing down appears in the column header.
Third Returns the column to the database sort default. No
icon appears.
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Filtering Table Windows
MAXIMO tables may contain a large number of rows. MAXIMO
table windows include a filter to help you locate specific rows in
large tables by reducing the number of rows displayed. In some
cases you may be required to reduce the size of a large result set
before being allowed to perform an action.
The table filter is hidden until you click the Filter icon. When the
filter is open a row of editable fields appears between the column
headers and the first row of the table, as show in the following
figure.
Work Order Tracking - Results Subtab Showing Filter Table and Clear Filter Fields Buttons
To filter a table window, perform the following steps:
1. Click the Filter icon.
The filter opens and the Filter Table button appears.
2. Enter a value in one or more of the filter fields.
TIP Use the equals sign (=) for an exact match. For
example, filtering records with a status of "APPR" will
also return records that are WAPPR unless you type
"=APPR" in the status field.
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3. Click the Filter Table button (binoculars) or press Enter.
MAXIMO filters the table window and the Clear Filter
Fields button appears.
If there are no rows that match your filter criteria, a message
displays in the table window, for example "No work orders
found."
4. To filter using different criteria, click the Clear Filter Fields
button to return to the original result set.
NOTE The Clear Filter Fields button only appears when a
table has been filtered.
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Using the Row Details
The number of columns that you can display in a MAXIMO table
window is limited, and most records contain more fields than you
can display on a page at one time. You access all fields in the
record using the View Details button (triangle) for an existing
record, or the New Row button if adding a record.
Clicking the View Details button (triangle) next to a row opens
the Row Details beneath the rows in the table window. When the
Row Details are open, you can enter, view, or modify any data that
is not read-only.
In the following example from a work order job plan, the Tasks
table window shows an open Row Details. Note the Close Detail
button to the left of the first row.
Row Details
CAUTION MAXIMO does not automatically save changes made in table
windows. You must click Save.
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Row Details Buttons
The action buttons for the Row Details appear at the bottom of the
table window. You have the following options when modifying
records in a table row:
! New Row Inserts a new row and opens the Row Details if
it is not already open. Some fields might show default values.
When you click New Row after adding or modifying a row,
MAXIMO automatically updates the previous row changes to
the table, but does not save them.
! Delete Deletes the row. If you edit an existing row, the Row
Details close, and the row is marked for deletion. If you insert
a new row, click Delete to cancel the new row and close the
Row Details.
! Done Closes the Row Details and adds the information to
the table window. The Done button does not save the row or
the record. It refreshes the page to show the changes. To save
changes click Save.
NOTE You also can use the Close Details button to close the
Row Details.
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Default Table Data
Some pages containing table windows also include a Default Table
Data section at the bottom of the page. If you are entering a series
of similar entries you can speed the data entry process by entering
values in the Default Table Data fields. Values you enter as
default table data are used as field defaults when you insert new
rows into the table. For example, if you are creating a purchase
requisition for materials for a work order, you could enter default
values for the work order number, the equipment, location, and
storeroom.
Default table data for some table windows might contain system
supplied values. For example, in the Receiving application, the
Received By field might default to your user name, and
Received Date might default to the system date. When you
create a new row in the table window, the default values are
copied to the appropriate fields, but remain editable, allowing you
to modify them.
NOTE MAXIMO does not save entries in the default table section when
you close an application.
Editable Table Windows
Most MAXIMO tables contain editable table windows, which allow
you to edit a limited number of columns without opening the Row
Details.
Inventory Reorder Details Showing an Editable Table Window
Clicking anywhere in a row in an editable table will highlight it
and put the row into "edit mode." When in edit mode, each editable
column appears as an editable field, with the appropriate field
buttons. See Field Buttons on page 32 for more information
about the buttons that may appear. If a column is read-only, the
column does not convert to a field in edit mode. When a table
window is in edit mode existing rows may be edited.
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You can navigate an editable table window from the keyboard
using the following keys:
! Press the TAB key to move through the visible fields in a row.
The field focus will move through the visible fields from left to
right, then move the focus to the next row. Press SHIFT + TAB
to move from right to left.
NOTE Click View Details to edit the fields not currently
visible in the table window.
! Press CTRL + " to move down a row in a single column, for
example when editing the Quantity column.
! Press CTRL + # to move up a single column in the table
window.
CAUTION MAXIMO does not automatically save changes made in table
windows. You must click Save.
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MAXIMO Fields
MAXIMO application pages contain multiple fields. As you work
with MAXIMO, you will encounter the following types of fields:
Field Type Description
data entry fields Fields where you can enter, view, or modify
information from the MAXIMO database.
required fields Fields where you must enter a value before
MAXIMO can save the record. These fields are
indicated by an asterisk (*).
read-only fields Fields that you cannot modify. For example,
some default values, or values on a saved record
might be read-only.These fields are indicated by
a grey background.
default values Fields that contain values programmed by your
system administrator. For example, your user
name, or the current date might appear by
default in a field. You might be unable to modify
default values.
calculated
values
Fields that contain values that are calculated
based on data stored in MAXIMO. These values
are read-only. You cannot modify them.
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Field Buttons
Fields can have actions associated with them. A field can have a
long description, a select value lookup, or a menu of actions
attached. In all cases, you access these actions via a field button.
Field Buttons
Button Name and Function
Detail Menu Displays a menu of actions available for the
field. Specific choices vary by field.
Long Description Provides room for entering more data
than can fit in a field.
After a long description entry is created, the button changes
color to indicate that more information is available.
Select Date Displays the Select Date dialog box. Click a
date to return the value to the Date field.
Select Value Displays a page showing available values
for the fields. Select Value pages are often lists of records
created in other applications, for example, item records
created in the Item Master application.
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Field Help
The Help includes detailed information about each MAXIMO field,
including the corresponding database table and column. To access
the Help field information, complete the following steps:
1. Click the Help link in the Global Navigation bar.
The Help menu appears.
2. Select the application Help option, for example Work Order
Tracking Help.
The application Help opens.
3. Click Field Information.
A menu of topics appears.
4. Click the topic for the tab or subtab you are using, for example
"Work Order Tab Fields."
The Help displays a table containing all fields contained on
that tab or subtab.
5. Click a field name for additional information.
MAXIMO displays the field Help.
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Chapter 3: Common Procedures
All MAXIMO applications work together, and look and feel
similar. Several procedures are common to most or all MAXIMO
applications.
Searching the MAXIMO Database
MAXIMO stores entered information in a database. Requests to
find information in the database are called queries. When you
start a MAXIMO application, it opens with the Search tab to let
you make requests for information. The Search tab functions are
divided into five possible subtabs:
! Find
! Advanced
! Saved Queries
! Bookmarks
! Results
NOTE If a subtab is not available with a particular application, it does
not display.
When you enter a search, MAXIMO uses Structured Query
Language (SQL) to retrieve the data from the database. You do
not need to know SQL to conduct basic searches of the MAXIMO
database. The Search subtabs allow for both SQL and non-SQL
based queries.
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Searching All Records
If you do not tell it otherwise when you perform a query, MAXIMO
assumes that you want to see all records in the current
application, for example, all work orders. The implied query
request is "all records."
To search all records, complete the following steps:
1. Open an application from the Start Center or Go To menu.
The Find subtab on the Search tab appears.
2. Click Find.
MAXIMO displays the first 20 results of your query on the
Results subtab. If there are a large number of records, you can
use the table filter to locate a record. You can also navigate a
lengthy results set using the Next Page and Previous Page
buttons at the top of the table window.
3. Click the underlined record ID to open a record. For example,
in Work Order Tracking, click the work order number.
The record opens.
Narrowing a Search Request
MAXIMO lets you narrow your search requests using the Find
subtab. The Find subtab is for querying by example (QBE),
meaning that you provide MAXIMO with an example of what
types of records you are searching for. For example, you might
want to find all work orders with a status of waiting for approval
(WAPPR).
The Find subtab contains any fields your system administrator
has chosen as appropriate for user searches. You can enter values
for each field that you want to have included in your query.
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Using the Find Subtab
Three buttons appear on the Find subtab:
! Find Click to execute a search. If all fields are empty,
MAXIMO searches all records.
! Clear Click to clear changes to the fields on the Find
subtab and reset any default values.
! Save Click to save a named query for later retrieval from
the Current Query menu.
Because all applications open to the Find subtab, you can execute
several actions from the subtab:
! create a new record by clicking the Insert New Record
button on the toolbar.
! execute a saved query from the Current Query menu.
! perform a key field search with Quick Key search.
! enter the key field of an existing record and click Find to view
or modify it.
! execute a query by example by entering values in the available
fields.
! click any other Search subtab.
! click any tab to see the first record in the result set.
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Making a Query by Example
You can give examples of records you want to find by entering
values in one or more fields on the Find subtab. Doing so narrows
your search. If no records match your query, MAXIMO displays a
message.
TIP You can enter more than one value in a field on the Find subtab.
The values must be separated by commas, and cannot exceed the
length allowed for the field. For example, to find work orders that
list either pumps or motors you could enter "pump, motor" in the
Description field.
To query using example field values, complete the following steps:
1. Go to the Find subtab on the Search tab.
2. Enter a value in one or more fields.
3. Click Find.
If there is a single match for your query, MAXIMO displays
the record, otherwise MAXIMO displays the first records that
match your query on the Results subtab. If there are a large
number of records, you can use the table filter to locate a
record. You can also navigate a lengthy results set using the
Next Page and Previous Page buttons at the top of the table
window.
4. Click the record ID on the Results subtab to open a record. For
example, in the Purchase Orders application click the PO
number.
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Searching Using Wildcard Characters
Sometimes you do not know the exact value for a field you want to
use in a query. For example, you remember only part of a work
order number, but not the exact number. When you do not know
the exact value, you can search using the partial value plus a
wildcard character. A wildcard character is a special symbol that
stands for one or more characters. A character is a letter or
number.
MAXIMO Wildcard Characters
MAXIMO uses two wildcards:
! Use the underscore (_) to substitute for a single character.
! Use the percent sign (%) to substitute for a string of characters
A string is any grouping of letters, numbers, or both. A word is an
example of a string of letters.
Placement of Wildcard Characters
When you use a wildcard character in a search field, place the
wildcard character exactly where the unknown character(s) would
occur. You can use more than one wildcard character in a single
search.
Placement Finds Example
%X all instances where X is
the last in the string of
characters
%ing would return all
instances where a word
ended in -ing
X% all instances where X is
the first in a string of
characters
M% would return all
instances where the word
started with the letter M
%X% all instances where X
falls anywhere within
the string of characters
%3% would return all
records with the number 3
anywhere in the field
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Querying with SQL
You use the Advanced subtab on the Search tab to conduct
advanced queries of the MAXIMO database using Structured
Query Language (SQL). To perform advanced queries, you should
be familiar with both SQL and the MAXIMO database.
Constructing SQL queries is more commonly performed by system
administrators and database administrators, and is not within the
scope of this manual.
The Advanced subtab displays the current SQL WHERE clause in
the Current Query field. If you enter values on the Find subtab
and click the Advanced subtab, you see the WHERE clause
MAXIMO created based on your query values. You can modify the
WHERE clause to change your search parameters. You also can
name the WHERE clause and add it to your saved query list.
Searching for Null Values
A null value is the absence of a value in a field. Nulls indicate
missing or unknown data, and are not the same thing as the
number zero (0) or a blank space.
Because a null indicates a lack of data, searching for null values is
different from searching for other values. When using the Find
subtab to search for records containing null values you use the
following syntax:
! To search for records that contain a NULL value for a field
enter:
~null~
! To search for records that do not contain a null value for a field
(known as a NOT NULL value) enter:
!=~null~
When searching for null values using the Advanced subtab you
use the SQL comparison values IS NULL and IS NOT NULL to
select and compare null values.
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Viewing Search Results
The Results subtab displays all records that match the current
query. You can perform the following actions on the Results
subtab:
! Click an underlined column header to sort the column. See see
Sorting Columns on page 24 for more information.
! Click the Next Row or Previous Row buttons to navigate
the rows in your results set.
! Click Filter to filter the results displayed in the table window.
! Click the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to navigate
the pages of your result set.
! Check the Select Row check boxes to select multiple records
to perform batch actions from the Select Action menu.
! Click the Add to Bookmarks to include the record in the list
of bookmarked records on the Bookmarks subtab.
! Click the Count Results button to count the number of
records that match your search request. This button only
appears if your system administrator has disabled the
automatic row count for the application.
Refining Search Results
If the result set for your search is large, you may want to refine
your search to find the specific record(s) you are looking for.
! Use additional field data in your query on the Find subtab to
reduce the number of records in the results set. See Making a
Query by Example on page 38 for more information.
! Use the table filter on the Results subtab to help you locate the
record(s) by reducing the number of rows displayed. See
Filtering Table Windows on page 25 for more information.
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Saving Queries
The Saved Queries subtab holds all queries that you have saved
and named. These queries are also available from the Current
Query menu on the toolbar.
To save a query, type a name and description in the Save Current
Query area on the Find or Advanced subtab and click Save. You
also can create, modify, and delete SQL queries from the Saved
Queries subtab.
Defining a Query Default
You can define a query default to execute every time you launch an
application. For example, if you approve work orders, you might
define a default query to find all work orders with a status of
WAPPR (waiting for approval) when you launch the Work Order
Tracking application. If MAXIMO does not find a match for your
query default, the Find subtab appears instead of the Results
subtab with the message "No records found that match the
specified query."
Query defaults are specific to each application. For example, a
work order query is activated only in the Work Order Tracking
application.
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To save a query as a default, complete the following steps:
1. Use the Find subtab on the Search tab to create a query. For
more information about constructing queries see Making a
Query by Example on page 38.
2. You can give the query a name and description in the Save
Query As and Query Description fields.
NOTE Each saved query must have a unique name.
3. Check the My Default? check box to make the query your
default.
4. Click Save.
The next time you launch the application, MAXIMO will
execute your default query.
Using Bookmarks
The Bookmarks subtab displays all records that you have
"Bookmarked" on the Results subtab. The Bookmarks tab includes
a Select Record button, record number, description, date the
record was bookmarked, and a Delete Row button for each
bookmarked record.
The Bookmarked records are "owned" by the user name and
location that you have signed in under. If you sign in under a
different name, you see a different Bookmarks list.
Adding a Bookmark
You can add a record to your list of Bookmarks in two ways:
! From the Results subtab Click the Add to Bookmarks
button for the record.
! From any application tab Select Add to Bookmarks from
the Select Action menu to add the current record.
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Deleting a Bookmark
To remove a bookmark from the Bookmarks subtab, click the
Delete Row button for the record to delete the bookmark
immediately.
If the record that a bookmark refers to is deleted, the bookmark
still shows in your bookmarks list. However the only information
shown is the record number and the date bookmarked. If you
select the bookmark, MAXIMO tells you that the record no longer
exists.
NOTE If you choose All Bookmarks from the Current Query menu,
MAXIMO does not show a deleted record.
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Attached Documents
The Attached Documents tab is found in most MAXIMO
applications. You can use Attached Documents to attach many
types of relevant information to a record in the form of a file or
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address.These attached
documents can be located on your companys network, on the
Internet, or in a Document Management System (DMS) and might
include text files, spreadsheets, images, or Web pages.
The Attached Documents tab allows you to:
! attach a copy of a document to a record, for example an
owners manual could be attached to a piece of equipment
! attach individual documents to records, for example attaching
a permit to a work order
! attach an image to a record, for example attach a photo to a
work request
! view documents attached to a record, or to related records
! print one or more documents attached to a record
! manage the Library of documents available to be attached to
records
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Attached Documents Tab
The Attached Documents tab displays attached documents in a
three level tree structure.
Attached Documents Tab
First Level Displays the application name and record ID which
are used to identify the document collection. A document collection
contains the document folders for an application.
Second Level Displays the document folders that have been
associated with the application. By default the following document
folders are included with Attached Documents:
! Attachments
! Diagrams
! Images
These three document folders are associated with all MAXIMO
applications. Your company may choose to create additional
document folders. For example, your system administrator might
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set up folders in the Work Order Tracking application for permits,
Material Safety Data Sheets, and procedural steps.
Third Level Displays the attached documents and attachment
properties.
Navigating the Attached Documents Tab
A plus sign (+) next to a level indicates that there is a further level
in the tree. Click the plus sign to open the next level.
A minus sign (-) indicates that the level is open and displaying the
next level of the tree. Click the minus sign to close the level.
A dot (.) next to a level indicates that there is not another level in
the tree.
Attached Document Icons
The Attached Documents contains three different icons, each
associated with a different level of the tree structure. You can click
each icon to perform the following functions:
Icon Level Function
Document
Collection
Associate Existing Document Folders with this Application
Click to associate additional document folders with the current
application.
Document
Folder
Attach Documents from the Library to this Folder Click to
select one or more documents from the Library to attach to a document
folder.
Attached
Documents
Manage this Attachment Click to view the attachment properties,
edit the Version field, Print with Work Pack setting, detach an
attached document, or see where the document is used as an
attachment.
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Types of Attachments
The attached documents tree displays two kinds of attachments:
! Direct Attachments documents that are attached directly
to an application record. For example in the Work Order
Tracking application all of the documents attached to the work
order are direct attachments. When working with Attached
Documents you can attach, view, modify, and print documents
that are part of the current records document collection.
! Referential Attachments documents that are attached to
other application records, which are associated with the
current record. For example a work order record might also
display document collections for the equipment and location
associated with the work order. You can view and print
documents that are referential attachments, but you cannot
add or modify attachments to related document collections.
Attached Documents Actions
There are two Select Action menu options that are available only
from the Attached Documents Tab.
NOTE Your Signature Security permissions determine your access to
these actions. Your system administrator sets these permissions.
Manage All Document Folders Use to create document
folders and set a default file location for storing documents
associated with each folder.
Manage Document Library Use to register new documents
to the Library and manage the document properties of existing
documents in the Library.
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Using Attached Documents
Because creating document folders and associating them with
applications are functions that are often performed by a system
administrator, these procedures are described in the MAXIMO
System Administrators Guide.
Attaching Documents
You can attach documents to MAXIMO records using either of the
following methods:
! First create a document Library using the Manage
Document Library action, then attach these documents to
MAXIMO records using the Attach Documents From the
Library to This Folder button.
! Attach a document in one step using the Attach New
Document button on the toolbar. Documents can also be
added to the Library via this action.
The document attachment page is dynamic. Once you choose to
attach a file or URL the page refreshes to display the fields needed
to attach that type of document.
NOTE Your system administrator can configure MAXIMO to connect to a
Document Management System (DMS). This option is hidden by
default. Once enabled, documents that physically reside in a DMS
can be registered to the Library.
This section contains separate procedures for each type of
attachment, file, URL, and DMS.
Adding a File to the Library
You can attach many types of document files to records, including
text files, images, spreadsheets, and videos.
NOTE Attached files have a default size limit of 10 MB, but this limit can
be changed by your system administrator.
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To add a file to the Library complete the following steps:
1. From the Select Action menu on the Attached Documents tab,
choose Manage Document Library.
The Manage Document Library page appears displaying the
documents in the Library in a table window.
2. Click the Add a Document to the Library button.
The Add a New Document to the Library page appears with
the Attach a file or a URL field displaying File as the
default.
3. Select a Folder for the document. This is the folder that the
document will appear in on the Library.
4. Specify the file that you want to attach by indicating the
path to the document or
a. Click Browse and navigate to the document.
b. Click Open.
The path and document name appear in the Specify the
file field.
5. Name the Document and enter a Description. These fields
will be displayed as part of the Attached Documents tree.
NOTE The document name must be unique.
6. The Print Document with work pack check box is selected
by default. If you do not want the document to be printed as
part of the Print with Attachments action, click the box to
clear it.
7. Select either of the following options:
! Copy document to the default server location set by
your administrator (recommended)
! Reference Document from current location
CAUTION Reference Document from current location
should not be used if the document resides on a
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computer that may be disconnected from the network,
for example a laptop computer, or may not be
accessible to all MAXIMO users.
8. Click OK.
The document is added to the Library.
9. Click either
! OK to close the Manage Document Library page
! Add a Document to the Library to add another
document to the Library.
Adding a Web Page to the Library
You can attach Web pages from either a company intranet or the
World Wide Web to MAXIMO records by using the Uniform
Resource Locator (URL) address of the page. When you attach a
Web page to a record, MAXIMO attaches the address of the page,
it does not copy or store the page content.
NOTE A URL cannot be registered to the Library more than once.
To add a URL to the Library complete the following steps:
1. From the Select Action menu on the Attached Documents tab,
choose Manage Document Library.
The Manage Document Library page appears displaying the
Documents in the Library in a table window.
2. Click the Add a Document to the Library button.
The Add a New Document to the Library page appears with
the Attach a file or a URL field displaying File as the
default.
3. Select URL from the Attach a file or a URL menu.
The page refreshes to display the fields to register a URL.
4. Select a Folder for the URL. This is the folder that the
document will appear in on the Library.
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5. Specify the URL by entering the address of the page on the
World Wide Web or your companys intranet.
6. Name the Document and enter a Description. These fields
will be displayed as part of the document tree on the Attached
Documents tab.
NOTE The document name must be unique.
7. The Print Document with work pack check box is selected
by default. If you do not want the document to be printed as
part of the Print with Attachments action, click the box to
clear it.
8. Click OK.
The URL is added to the Library.
9. Click either
! OK to close the Manage Document Library page
! Add a Document to the Library to register another
document.
Adding a DMS Document to the Library
NOTE The DMS option is hidden by default.Your system administrator
can configure MAXIMO to connect to one or more Document
Management Systems.
To add a document housed in a Document Management System to
the Library complete the following steps:
1. From the Select Action menu on the Attached Documents tab,
choose Manage Document Library.
The Manage Document Library page appears displaying the
documents in the Library in a table window.
2. Click the Add a Document to the Library button.
The Add a New Document to the Library page appears with
the Attach a file, URL, or DMS field displaying File as the
default.
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3. Select DMS from the Attach a file, URL, or DMS menu.
The page refreshes to display the fields to register a DMS
document.
4. Select a Folder for the document. This is the folder that the
document will appear in on the Library.
5. Specify the file that you want to attach by entering the
complete path and file name of the DMS document.
6. Name the Document and enter a Description. These fields
will be displayed as part of the document tree on the Attached
Documents tab.
NOTE The document name must be unique.
7. The Print Document with work pack check box is selected
by default. If you do not want the document to be printed as
part of the Print with Attachments action, click the box to
clear it.
8. Select the DMS Name if your company uses more than one
Document Management System.
9. Enter the DMS Parameters for the document. These
parameters are defined in the Document Management System
and are used to uniquely identify the document.
10. Click OK.
The document is added to the Library.
11. Click either
! OK to close the Manage Document Library page
! Add a Document to the Library to add another
document to the Library.
NOTE After the document is attached to a record, you can specify the
Version by editing the attachment properties.
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Attaching Library Documents to a Record
You can only attach documents to the current application's
document collection. You cannot add or modify referential
attachments.
Note Documents must be registered to the Library before you can link
them using this procedure. To attach a document that does not
exist in the Library, see Creating Attachments on page 55.
To attach a Library document to a record perform the following
steps:
1. Open a MAXIMO record.
2. Click the Attached Documents tab.
The Attached Documents tab appears, with the document
collection for the current application open.
3. Click the Attach Documents from the Library to this
Folder icon for appropriate folder, for example Diagrams.
The Create Attachments from Documents in the Library page
appears. By default this page lists all available Library
documents that have the same Document Folder specified in
their document properties.
TIP To view documents with a different folder type use the
table filter. To view all available Library documents clear
the Doc Folder field in the table filter and click ENTER.
4. To preview a document, click the underlined Document
Name.
5. Select the Select Row check box for each document you wish
to attach. You can select more than one document. If you select
a document in error, click the check box again to clear it.
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO copies the document(s) to the specified folder on the
records Attached Documents tab.
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Creating Attachments
The Attach a New Document button on the toolbar of the
Attached Documents tab allows you to attach a document to a
record in one step, with the option to also add it to the Library.
Your company may choose to have an administrator add
documents to the Library and reserve the Attach a New
Document action for attaching documents that are specific to a
single record and will not be added to the Library.
NOTE Documents that reside in a Document Management System (DMS)
can not be attached using this method.
To attach a document that is not part of the Library, perform the
following steps:
1. Open a MAXIMO record.
2. Click the Attached Documents tab.
3. Click the Attach a New Document button on the toolbar.
The Attach a New Document page appears with the Attach a
file or a URL field displaying File as the default.
4. If attaching a Web page, select URL from the Attach a file or
a URL menu.
5. Select a folder for the document. This is the folder that the
document will appear in on the Attached Documents tree.
6. Specify the file (or URL) that you want to attach by
indicating the path to the document or the address of the Web
page.
7. Name the Document and enter a description. These fields
will be displayed as part of the Attached Documents tree.
NOTE The document name must be unique.
8. The Print Document with work pack check box is selected
by default. If you do not want the document to be printed as
part of the Print with Attachments action, click the box to
clear it.
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9. If the attachment is a file, select either of the following
options:
! Copy document to the default server location set by
your administrator (recommended)
! Reference Document from current location
10. Select the Add document to the document library for
others to use check box if you want the document to appear
as part of the list of Library documents available for the
Attach Documents from the Library to this Folder and
Manage Document Library actions.
11. Click OK.
MAXIMO attaches the document to the specified folder on the
records Attached Documents tab.
Viewing Attachments
The third level of the Attached Documents tree structure displays
the names of attachments.
To view an attachment, perform the following steps:
1. Open a MAXIMO record.
2. Click the Attached Documents tab.
The Attached Documents tab opens. The first level of the tree
structure is open, displaying the document folders associated
with the applications document collection. Any document
folder with a plus sign (+) contains attached documents.
3. If it is not already open, click the plus sign (+) next to the
document collection.
The document collection opens, displaying the document
folders.
4. Click the plus sign (+) next to a document folder.
The document folder opens, displaying attachments.
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5. Click the underlined attachment name to open it.
The document opens in a separate browser session.
NOTE Additional software may be required to view some file
types.
Deleting Attachments
When deleting document attachments you can only delete direct
attachments, that is attachments to the current applications
document collection.
To delete an attachment, perform the following steps:
1. Open a MAXIMO record.
2. Click the Attached Documents tab.
The Attached Documents tab appears, with the document
collection for the current application open.
3. Click the plus sign (+) next to a document folder.
The document folder opens, displaying the attached
documents.
4. Click the Manage this Attachment button for the document.
The Manage this Attachment page appears, displaying the
attachment properties.
5. Click the Detach button.
MAXIMO deletes the association between the document and
the record and returns you to the Attached Documents tab.
NOTE This procedure breaks the association between the document and
the record, it does not remove the record from the document
Library. To delete documents from the Library use the Manage
Document Library action.
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Printing Attachments
You can print all documents attached to a record by selecting
Print with Attachments from the Select Action menu. This
action is available from any tab, not just the Attached Documents
tab. If you select Print with Attachments from the Results
subtab of the Search tab, MAXIMO will print document
attachments for all selected records.
Printing a Single Document
To print a single document attachment, perform the following
steps:
1. Open a MAXIMO record.
2. Click the Attached Documents tab.
3. Navigate to the attachment.
4. Click the underlined document name to open it.
The document opens using the appropriate application.
NOTE Additional software may be required to view some file
types. If you cannot view a document, it cannot be
printed.
5. Print the document from the application window. The specific
print command will vary by application.
Printing a Work Package
You can print all documents included in the current records work
package by selecting Print with Attachments from the Select
Action menu. All attached documents are included in a records
work package by default. To exclude documents from work
package printing, see Disabling Document Printing on page 59.
NOTE Additional software may be required to view some file types. If you
cannot view a document, for example a report, it cannot be
printed.
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To print all documents attached to a single record, perform the
following steps:
1. Open a MAXIMO record.
2. You can click the Attached Documents tab to preview the
attached documents for the record.
3. Select Print with Attachments from the Select Action menu.
MAXIMO displays a confirmation page with a message listing
the number of documents to be printed.
4. Click OK.
MAXIMO opens a separate browser session. Each document is
displayed as it prints. This window closes automatically when
printing is complete.
TIP To print attachments for more than one record at a time, select the
records from the Results subtab of the Search tab, then select
Print with Attachments.
Disabling Document Printing
By default, all documents attached to a record are printed by the
Print with Attachments action. To exclude an attachment from
work package printing, clear the Print with Work Pack check
box for the document. This check box can be accessed in the
following locations:
! all Add a New Document to Library pages
! on the Attach a New Document page
! in the Row Details of the Manage Document Library page
! on the Attachments Properties tab of the Manage this
Attachment page
NOTE The Print with Work Pack check box can only be edited on
direct attachments, that is attachments in the current
applications document collection.
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Creating a Record
The procedure for creating a record is similar for most
applications. The major difference is that some applications
automatically generate a number for each new record, while other
applications let you create the name or number for the record ID.
To create a MAXIMO record, complete the following steps:
1. Open the application.
2. Click the Insert Record button on the toolbar.
NOTE The tool tip text for this button varies by application. For
example, in Work Order Tracking it reads "New Work
Order."
MAXIMO displays a new record.
3. If needed, enter a unique value in the key field, the first field
on the left.
4. Type a description for the record in the Description field.
Click the Long Description button if you need more space.
5. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
6. You can edit default values that are not read-only.
7. Click Save.
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Editing an Existing Record
The ability to edit an existing record varies by application and the
effect modifying that record could have on the maintenance
process. MAXIMO often uses statuses as a means to indicate
where in the process a record is, and which fields you can edit. For
example, MAXIMO does not let you change a purchase order after
it goes to a vendor. In some cases you must maintain records for
auditing purposes, and you cannot edit.
Deleting Records
Much like the ability to edit, the ability to delete records varies by
application, and how the deletion could affect the maintenance
process. In some cases you must maintain records for auditing
purposes, and you cannot delete.
Hierarchy associations affect the ability to delete records. You
cannot delete parent records if children are associated with the
record. You must break the child associations before you can
delete the record.
Refer to the MAXIMO System Administrators Guide for additional
information about record deletion rules.
Entering Values
MAXIMO applications are linked, letting you select values from
lists of existing records when you fill in fields in other applications.
For example, when you fill in the Equipment field on a work
order, you can select from the list of equipment records in the
Equipment application.
MAXIMO contains several options for selecting a value for a field.
These options appear on a separate page that lets you select a
value and return it to the application where you were working.
Your options vary by field. This section describes some common
ways to select a value for a field.
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Using the Select Value Button
Click the Select Value button to display a Select Value list, either
of records created in another MAXIMO application, or created by
your system administrator.
To select field values using the Select Value button, complete the
following steps:
1. Click Select Value next to a field.
The Select Value page appears.
2. You can use the table filter to locate a record.if there is a
lengthy list of values.
3. Click the Select Record button beside the value you want to
use.
MAXIMO returns the value to the field on the application
page.
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Entering Dates
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to enter a date into
any Date field:
You can also click the Select Date button to display the Select
Date dialog box. This dialog displays the current and next month
with the current date highlighted. You can navigate forward and
backward in two-month increments, or search by month and year.
To select dates, complete the following steps:
1. Click Select Date next to a field that requires a date.
The Select Date dialog box appears.
2. If necessary, navigate to the correct date.
TIP You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when using
the Select Date dialog.
3. Click a date to select it.
MAXIMO returns the value to the field on the application
screen.
Function Keyboard Shortcut
Insert todays date CTRL + =
Move back one day CTRL + MINUS SIGN
Move forward one day CTRL + PLUS SIGN
Button Function Keyboard Shortcut
Next Month
CTRL + $
Previous Month
CTRL + %
Next Year
CTRL + "
Previous Year
CTRL + #
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Using the Drilldown
The Equipment/Location Drilldown is a lookup that allows you to
navigate the location and equipment hierarchies through a
graphical tree, much like much like Windows Explorer

lets you
find files on a computer hard drive. The Drilldown is available
from the Detail Menu on the Equipment, Location, and some
Belongs To fields throughout MAXIMO, and from the Select
Action menu in the Equipment and Locations applications.
The location hierarchies displayed in the Drilldown are created in
the Locations application, and the equipment assembly structures
displayed are built in the Equipment application.
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Understanding the Detail Display
The Drilldown contains two tabs, Locations and Equipment. Read-
only fields in the header for each tab display the details of the
location or equipment currently in focus.
Locations Tab Details Fields
Equipment Tab Details Fields
Field Description
Location Location ID
Description Description (including long description) of the location.
Status Status of the location (for example planned or operational).
Equipment Equipment ID of the equipment at the location currently in focus. An
equipment ID is only displayed if there is a single piece of equipment
or a single top-level equipment at the location. A message is displayed
if either no equipment or more than one top-level piece of equipment
exists at the location. A top-level equipment is a piece of equipment
that does not have a parent in the same location.
Description Description (including long description) of the equipment. Displayed
only if an equipment ID is displayed.
System Field indicating all the systems that are associated with the selected
location. The system for the hierarchy tree currently displayed is
highlighted.
Field Description
Equipment Equipment ID
Description Description (including long description) of the equipment.
Up? Check box indicating if the equipment is up and running (checked) or
experiencing downtime (unchecked).
Failure
Class
Failure Class for the equipment.
Location Location of the equipment.
Item Item ID if the equipment is a piece of rotating equipment.
Warranty
Date
Warranty expiration date for the equipment.
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Navigating the Hierarchy
You can switch back and forth between locations and equipment
by selecting the appropriate tab on the Drilldown. You can select a
location, then switch tabs to view the equipment at that location.
Or you can drill down to a piece of equipment, then switch tabs to
see its location, and the system(s) that location belongs to.
A plus sign next to an entry in the Drilldown indicates that
there are further levels in the hierarchy. Click the plus sign to
display the next level of the hierarchy.
A minus sign next to an entry in the Drilldown indicates that
the level is open and displaying the next hierarchy level. Click the
minus sign to close the hierarchy level.
A dot indicates that the location or equipment does not have
any children and there are no further levels in the hierarchy.
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Actions Available from the Drilldown
Both the Locations and Equipment tab of the Drilldown contain
the following buttons:
! Show Path to Top Click to display the direct path from
the selected location or equipment to the top of the current
hierarchy.
NOTE Networked location systems display the Networked
Systems icon next to the Show Path to Top
button, and the button is disabled.
! View Work Orders & PMs Click to display all work
orders, PMs, routes, and service contracts for an equipment or
location.
! Select Record Click the Select Record icon to select a
location or equipment and return the value to the application
page. If the Drilldown is called from an application that
contains both Location and Equipment fields you can call
the Drilldown from either field, select either a location or an
equipment, and the value will be returned to the appropriate
field, regardless of which field the Drilldown was launched
from. If permitted by the business rules of the application,
both the location and equipment values are returned to the
application.
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Searching the Asset Catalog
The Asset Catalog is a structured list of items and equipment
organized by their attributes, such as type, color, or unit of
measure. You build the Asset Catalog using the Specifications tab
of the Item Master, Equipment, and Locations applications. For
more information about the Asset Catalog see Understanding the
Asset Catalog on page 222, or refer to the Help.
To search the Asset Catalog from the Equipment, Location, or
Item field of any application, complete the following steps:
1. Click the Detail Menu button and choose Asset Catalog
Search.
The Asset Catalog Search page appears, displaying all
Classification (Level 1) categories.
2. Select a Classification category.
The Asset Catalog Search page displays the Subclassification
(Level 2) categories.
3. Select a Subclassification category.
The Asset Catalog Search page displays the items, equipment,
or locations that match the specified Classification and
Subclassification.
NOTE Your system administrator can make an additional three
levels of Subclassifications available.
4. Select an asset.
The value is returned to the Equipment or Location field in
the application.
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Searching the Illustrated Parts Catalog
The Illustrated Parts Catalog (IPC) is an application option for
MAXIMO. If your company has not purchased this option and you
try to access the IPC, you receive a message that the IPC is not
installed and cannot be accessed.
The IPC increases maintenance productivity by letting you
identify and verify parts data rapidly and accurately. The IPC is
an electronic reference system for your maintenance
documentation, a visual identification system for parts,
equipment, and locations, and a resource that can return part
related information to MAXIMO. The IPC also lets you load
complete equipment bills-of-material into MAXIMO.
The IPC can provide skilled trades, planners, and storeroom
personnel with instant access to detailed parts illustrations, parts
catalogs, engineering drawings, service documentation,
photographs, maintenance manuals, Material Safety Data Sheets,
and various other technical and service bulletins. This information
can be provided through a variety of customer specific indexes and
visual drilldowns for equipment and locations.
You can access the IPC in several ways:
! From an Attached Documents tab you can search for and
view documentation and to print copies of original
drawings, parts illustrations, and other reference material
associated with parts and equipment.
! From Spare Parts tabs, Materials subtabs, or any table
window that contains the Select Spare Parts button you
can use the IPC to visually identify, select, and return a
list of parts to MAXIMO.
! From the Start Center (if configured). For example, an IPC
button can be configured to go to the IPC selection index
for a particular piece of equipment or part, or to a site
drilldown allowing you to identify a specific piece of
equipment by working through a pictorial hierarchy.
! From a MAXIMO Detail Menu (if configured). For
example, from the Detail Menu of the Location field on an
Equipment screen.
For more information about the IPC, refer to the IPC Help.
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Searching Documentation with the IPC
NOTE You must run the IPCs Attached Document Loader utility to
create links for attached documents. For more information about
this utility, refer to the IPC Control Center System Administrator
Guide.
To search documentation with the IPC, complete the following
steps:
1. Open the Equipment, Locations or Inventory application.
2. Enter the equipment, location, or item whose documentation
you want to view and click Find.
The equipment, location, or item record opens.
3. Click the Attached Documents tab.
The Attached Documents tab appears.
4. Expand the IPC topic (for example, IPCEQ: IPC Equipment
Manuals for equipment). A list of documents related to the
equipment, location, or item appears.
5. Click a document.
For equipment, a new window opens with the IPC displaying
the table of contents for the selected document.
For a location, a new window opens with the IPC displaying an
index of documents related to that location.
For an item, a new window opens with the IPC displaying the
document in the View Documents page.
6. For equipment and locations, click a topic to open a document.
The IPC switches from the Index tab to the View tab and
displays the View Documents page.
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7. On the View Documents page, you can click
! the Document subtab to see an exploded parts diagram
! the BOM (Bill of Materials) tab to see the spare parts list
! the Document & BOM subtab to see both the parts
diagram and the spare parts list
NOTE All items in the BOM have a red flag in the Select
column. This indicates that you cannot select and
return these parts to the MAXIMO application you
came from.
Selecting Parts with the IPC
You can use the Illustrated Parts Catalog to visually identify parts
to be used for maintenance work, create a list of needed parts,
then return the list to MAXIMO.
To select spare parts using the IPC, first you must enter the IPC
from a MAXIMO application that has a Select Space Parts
button. For example:
1. Choose either Equipment > Equipment from the Go To menu.
2. Click the Spare Parts tab.
To select spare parts using the Illustrated Parts Catalog, complete
the following steps:
1. Click Select Spare Parts.
The Select Equipment Spare Parts page appears.The cursor is
in the Equipment field.
2. If you know the equipment number you want to search for,
type it in the Enter Equipment to Search for Spare Parts
field; otherwise, leave the field empty.
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3. Click Search the IPC.
If you entered an equipment number, the Search IPC page
appears with the table of contents for the manual(s) associated
with that equipment.
If you left the Equipment field blank or MAXIMO did not find
the number you entered, the Search IPC page appears at the
selection index.
4. If you are on the Selection subtab, go to the needed manual
and click its name to open it.
The IPC switches from the Selection to the Table of Contents
subtab.
5. If the manual has a Parts section, go to it and click a topic to
open a document.
The IPC switches from the Index tab to the View tab and
displays the View Documents page.
6. In the View Documents page, you can perform the following
tasks:
! Click the Document subtab to view an exploded parts
diagram
! Click the BOM (Bill of Materials) tab to view the spare
parts list
! Click the Document & BOM subtab to view both the parts
diagram and the spare parts list
7. Select spare parts by doing either of the following tasks:
! Click the hotspot for the part on a document.
The TP number appears to indicate selected parts.
! Select the check box next the part in the BOM.
8. Click the Return With Selected Parts link in the upper
right corner of the page.
The IPC returns the selected spare parts to the MAXIMO
application table window.
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Editing Values Returned by the IPC
If you select a part in error, you can mark the row for deletion. If
you must modify values returned by the Illustrated Parts Catalog,
for example, quantity or unit cost, use the Row Details.
To edit values returned by the IPC, complete the following steps:
1. Click View Details (triangle).
The Row Details open.
2. Enter or edit the field data.
3. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
4. Click Save.
NOTE If you receive validation warnings, correct them by editing each
row in the current MAXIMO application.
NOTE You can click Select Spare Parts to return to the IPC, add more
parts, and click Return With Selected Parts to return the
selected parts to the MAXIMO application.
Using the GL Account Navigator
Your company creates General Ledger (GL) accounts to track
expenses. GL accounts can be created for various entities within a
company (locations, equipment, tools, and so on). GL Account
codes identify GL accounts.
Since companies typically charge the cost of a work order to the
location where work is performed, MAXIMO automatically
charges work costs to a location rather than to equipment at that
location. However, if the equipment on a work order has a GL
account specified, MAXIMO overrides the GL account code for a
work order location with the code for equipment entered at that
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location. The assumption is that this equipment has its own GL
account because all work costs for it should be charged directly to
the equipment.
When you enter a location on a work order, the GL account code
that MAXIMO copies to the work order is usually the one
established for that location. If your company has established GL
account codes for equipment, however, and you enter a piece of
equipment that has a GL account specified, MAXIMO uses the
equipment GL account code rather than the location GL account
code.
Understanding General Ledger Account Codes
Many pages and table windows have one or more GL account code
fields. These fields are in place to hold general ledger account
codes, used by the accounting department to track costs. They
specify which account or cost center to charge for work or a service
or equipment, and which account to credit.
GL account fields typically are used only when your system
interacts with a separate accounting system. If that is the case,
your system manager has configured the applications so that
many GL account fields fill in automatically. In other instances,
you can, depending on your editing privileges, enter account codes
manually using the GL Account Navigator.
GL Account Components
Each general ledger account code consists of several distinct
components (also called segments). Each component relates to a
specific part of the accounting system and can be used to tag a
particular transaction, such as the purchase of an item, to a
particular cost center, department, type of account, or anything
else that is created by the financial system and integrated into the
applications by the system administrator.
To simplify identifying account components, separators are often
used between components when account codes appear on the page.
For example, you might use hyphens to separate components:
6100-400-SAF.
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Component Sequences
Account components appear in a sequential format, with the far
left component in the string representing the highest level. For
example, in the DEMO database, four component levels are
defined:
! Component 1 = Cost Center
! Component 2 = Activity
! Component 3 = Resource
! Component 4 = Element
Since account components are connected, with the highest level
component at the left, you read the DEMO database account 6100-
400-SAF in this manner:
The component codes in this example refer to Administration,
Supplies, and Safety, respectively. The fourth component does not
appear as part of the GL Account because it is an optional
component, and it has no values assigned to it in Chart of
Accounts. If you access the fourth component using the GL
Account Navigator, it contains only placeholder characters.
component 1 component 2 component 3 component 4
6100 400 SAF
Cost Center Activity Resource Element
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Mandatory and Optional Components
Within an account, a component can be mandatory or optional.
! A mandatory component requires a value to define the
account fully. When you display an account, any unknown
mandatory components contain the placeholder character set
by the system administrator.
! An optional component does not require a value in order to
define the account fully. When you display an account, no
unknown optional components appear. For example, in the
DEMO database, the fourth component is optional, and so you
often see account codes in that database consisting of just the
first three components.
Fully and Partially Defined Accounts
In establishing rules for the general ledger accounts, the system
administrator specifies whether an account code is acceptable
when partially defined, or only if it is fully defined.
! A fully defined account has no unknown characters in
mandatory components. A fully defined account returns a
direct match of a single instance from the Chart of Accounts
table. For example, the account 6100-200-450 in the DEMO
database is fully defined (the fourth component is optional).
! A partially defined account can contain an undefined
mandatory component, which contains with placeholder
characters. For example, the account 6100-???-450 in the
DEMO database is partially defined. The second component is
mandatory, but placeholder characters are acceptable.
Depending on how the accounts are created and the status of a
record, you might or might not have to define all components in a
GL account field. For example, work orders and purchase orders
require the GL account fields to be fully defined before they can be
approved; these accounts can remain partially defined (or
undefined) until approval.
The system administrator defines account code components in the
Chart of Accounts application. The system administrator also can
restrict the component combinations you can enter. If the system
administrator specifies that only certain component combinations
are valid, then you can enter only combinations that match an
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already existing account in Chart of Accounts. Otherwise, you
could enter a GL account code that does not match any one
account in Chart of Accounts, but whose individual components
are all valid.
Entering GL Account Codes
You use the GL Account Navigator to build or edit an account from
valid components previously established by your system
administrator. To enter or edit an account code in a GL Account
field, complete the following steps:
1. Click the Select Value button next to the GL Account field.
The Select GL Account page appears. The GL Account displays
placeholder values for all components. COST CENTER
appears in the Current Component field.
2. Click the Select Record button to select a value from the
available list. The Search Results list shows all the valid
values available for the account component.
MAXIMO refreshes the page with the Cost Center value
displayed in the GL Account code. The Current Component
field switches to ACTIVITY.
3. Select a value for the ACTIVITY, RESOURCE, and
ELEMENT components of the GL Account code as described in
Step 2.
4. Click OK to return the Account code to the originating
application.
NOTE The number of components required to build a valid account code
varies, depending on how your company implements its
accounting system. Also, your system administrator can restrict
the account codes you can enter to only valid combinations of
componentsand the values displayed in the Search Results table
window are only those values that form valid combinations with
the account codes other defined components.
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Editing GL Account Codes
To edit an account code in a GL Account field, complete the
following steps:
1. Click the Select Value button next to the GL Account field.
The Select GL Account page appears.
2. To edit a component, perform one of the following tasks:
! Click the component in the GL Account display.
! Select the component from the Current Component
menu.
3. Click the Select Record button to select a value from the
available list. The Search Results list shows all the valid
values available for the account component.
MAXIMO refreshes the page with the new value.
4. Select values for the other components you wish to edit as
described in Steps 2 and 3.
5. Click OK to return the Account code to the originating
application.
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Chapter 4: Work Orders Module
Work orders are the core of maintenance management. A work
order specifies a particular task to be accomplished, and the labor,
materials, and tools needed to do the work. When you create a
work order in MAXIMO you initiate the maintenance
management process and create a historical record of work
requested and performed.
The Work Orders Module consists of four applications:
Application Function
Work Order
Tracking
Used to perform every function related to
processing work orders.
Quick Reporting Used to report work on open work orders and
small jobs without pre-existing work orders, or to
report equipment downtime that involves no
maintenance work.
Labor Reporting Used to report hours worked by labor
(employees) or craft (employee groups).
Work Requests Used for reporting any problems that require
corrective maintenance activity.
Assignment
Manager
Use to dispatch urgent work and schedule future
work requirements.
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Types of Work Orders
The MAXIMO applications recognize the following general
categories of work orders:
! Emergency maintenance work orders are problems that must
be corrected immediately, because they are life threatening,
can damage equipment, cause production to stop, or are
urgent. You can enter this type of work order in the Work
Order Tracking, Work Requests, or Quick Reporting
applications.
! Corrective maintenance work is work that needs to be done,
but does not have to be performed immediately. You can
schedule corrective work if necessary. You can enter this type
of work order in the Work Order Tracking, Work Requests, or
Quick Reporting applications.
! Event report work orders represent any unscheduled event
that stops work (production) but does not necessarily require a
maintenance crew to fix. You can enter this type of work order
in the Work Order Tracking, or Work Request applications,
but most likely would use the Quick Reporting application.
! Preventive maintenance masters are used over and over
on a periodic basis to generate preventive maintenance work
orders. You create Preventive Maintenance masters in the
Preventive Maintenance module. However, you process
preventive maintenance work orders in Work Order Tracking
or Quick Reporting.
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Creating Work Orders Using MAXIMO
You can use several applications in MAXIMO to create work
orders:
! Work Order Tracking Use to create and report on high-
volume or complex work orders.
! Work Requests Use to report any problems that require
corrective maintenance activity.
! Quick Reporting Use to create work orders and report
actual work done for simple jobs, unplanned work, or work not
performed by the maintenance department.
! Preventive Maintenance Use to generate scheduled
maintenance work orders.
! Condition Monitoring Use to generate work orders to
correct problem conditions found during monitoring
procedures.
Work Order Priority
MAXIMO uses values between 0 and 999 to indicate priority for
work orders, equipment, and locations. MAXIMO can use these
different priority values to generate a calculated priority to help
schedulers determine the overall priority of a work order among
"competing" work orders for similar equipment or locations.
MAXIMO uses two priority related fields on work orders:
! WO Priority If the work order is created in Work Order
Tracking or Work Requests you can specify the priority of the
work order. Work Orders generated from a PM inherit their
priority from the PM. See Setting Priority for PMs on
page 176 for more information.
! Loc/Eq Priority MAXIMO copies the priority value from
the equipment record. If no priority value is specified on the
equipment record, MAXIMO copies the priority from the
location record.
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Since MAXIMO can use these values to generate a calculated
priority, and the result of a calculation is always a larger number,
MRO Software suggests that customers limit the priority values
assigned to equipment, locations, and work orders to a range of 0
to 10. Your priority scale might be similar to the following:
Priority Assigned
Priority
Comments
Life Safety (any work that
could result in a life
threatening situation if not
completed in a timely manner)
11 + The priority value for life safety work
should be set higher than the maximum
value that can result from the selected
priority calculation.
Urgent work (for example,
equipment will be damaged if
work is not completed.)
10
Urgent work 9
Preventive Maintenance 8 Preventive Maintenance should have a
higher priority than corrective work,
since it is designed to reduce corrective
work orders.
Preventive Maintenance 7
High priority corrective work 6
High priority corrective work 5
Medium priority corrective
work
4
Medium priority corrective
work
3
Low priority corrective work 2
Low priority corrective work 1
Work that is low priority, but
should be completed if time is
available.
0
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Work Order Statuses
Every work order in MAXIMO has a status that indicates its
position in the work order processing cycle. You can create work
orders with different statuses depending on which application you
use to create or generate them.
After you change a work orders status, MAXIMO records the date
and time of the status change, and lets you record a memo.
If the Change Status on Child Work Orders? check box is
selected on the top level work order, MAXIMO changes the status
for the entire hierarchy when the records status is changed.
NOTE Your system administrator sets the signature security
authorizations that let users change work order statuses.
! WAPPR Waiting for Approval; default for work orders
created in Work Order Tracking and Work Requests.
! WSCH Waiting to be Scheduled; default for work orders
generated from Preventive Maintenance.
! APPR Approved. After you approve a work order, MAXIMO
reserves the work plan items in inventory and records cost and
rate data. If rates change in Inventory, Labor, or Tools, the
work plan reflects the rates in effect when the work order was
approved.
! WMATL Waiting for Material. You can use this option for
work orders with a status of WAPPR, APPR, or INPRG.
Indicates that you cannot initiate the work order because you
do not have needed material. After the direct issue items
requisitioned for the work order have been issued in Issues
and Transfers, the work order status changes to approved
(APPR).
! WPCOND Waiting for Plant Conditions. Status for work
orders that require a particular plant condition in order to be
worked on, for example, for a production line to be shut down.
! INPRG In Progress; default for work orders created in
Quick Reporting. This status initiates the work order. If you
do not have sufficient items to complete the work order,
MAXIMO changes the status to WMATL.
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! COMP Completed. Indicates that all physical work is
finished. If the equipment is down, MAXIMO displays a
reminder message.
! CLOSE Closed. Change status to CLOSE after the
electronic "paperwork" on a work order is complete and you
want to finalize the record. MAXIMO removes inventory
reservations for items not issued to the work order. The work
order becomes a history record and cannot be edited.
! CAN Canceled. If you select multiple work orders,
MAXIMO cancels the ones that have not been initiated or for
which no actuals have been reported. If the work order has
been approved, MAXIMO removes inventory item reservations
for the work order. The work order becomes a history record.
! HISTEDIT Edited in History. Indicates that a work order
with a status of CLOSE has been edited. This status does not
appear on a work order record itself, but is displayed in the
Status History to indicate that changes were made after the
work order was closed.
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Work Order Tracking Application
You can use the Work Order Tracking application to plan, review,
and approve work orders for pieces of equipment, locations, or
other work charged to general ledger (GL) accounts.
You can use the Work Order Tracking application to perform every
function related to processing work orders. These tasks include
creating, approving, and initiating work orders, checking their
status history, and closing or reworking them when appropriate.
To access the Work Order Tracking application, select the Work
Orders icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Work
Order Tracking or use the Go To link.
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Work Order Tracking Tabs
The Work Order Tracking application page contains eight tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Work Order Use to enter, view, or modify work orders,
view identifiers for an applied job plan and safety plan, view
PM and scheduling information. If the work order is a follow-
up work order, you can view the identifier of its originating
work order. You also can identify the failure hierarchy for the
work asset.
! Plans Use to enter, view, or modify information on work
orders in a hierarchy as well as lists of estimated job tasks,
labor and crafts, materials, and tools for the work order's work
plan.
! Assignments Use to assign laborers to a work order or task
based on their current availability.
! Actuals Use to enter, view, or modify actual work order
start and finish times, labor hours and costs, material
quantities, locations, and costs, and tool quantities, hours, and
costs.
! Safety Plan Use to enter, view, or modify safety
information on the work order.
! Failure Reporting Use to record and view equipment and
location problems, causes, and remedies in order to identify
trends for equipment and location breakdowns.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
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Work Order Tracking Actions
The following actions are available from the Work Order Tracking
Select Action Menu:
Change Status Use to change the status of a record. If the
action is selected from the Results subtab of the Search tab, you
can change the status of all selected records as a batch action.
Route Work Order Use to start or continue the record routing
process in Workflow, or to reassign the record to another user.
Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO.
Stop Workflow Use to stop the Workflow approval process and
remove the document from Workflow. Workflow is an optional
component of MAXIMO.
View Status/Workflow History Use to view the status
change history and Workflow information for a work order.
Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO.
View Workflow Help Use to view a Help topic for the
Workflow In Box.
Generate Follow-up Work Use to create a new work order
after you complete a job but find that additional work is needed on
the same equipment or location, beyond the work described in the
original work order.
Apply Route Use to apply a route to a work order. Route stops
appear on the Plans tab as child work orders.
Assign to New Parent Use to assign the work order to a new
parent work order.
Move Equipment Use to move a piece of equipment to a new
location within the same site or to another site in the organization,
or associate a new parent.
Remove Work Plan Use to delete work plan tasks, labor,
materials, and tools from the work order record, and clear the Job
Plan field if it contains a value. The Job Plan field becomes
editable after the work plan is removed.
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Select Safety Hazards Use to select hazards from the lists
defined for individual assets on a Safety Plan.
Remove Safety Plan Use to remove an existing Safety Plan on
a work order before inserting a new Safety Plan.
Report Downtime Use to change the up/down status of a piece
of equipment, or to report equipment downtime.
View Follow-up Work Use to view a list of follow-up work
orders for the originating work order.
View PO Information Use to view a read-only list of purchase
orders that MAXIMO generated for work order items and services
received against the work order.
View Costs Use to view estimated and actual cost totals for the
selected work order.
View Entire Plan View the work plan for the entire hierarchy
(children and tasks) below the current work order. Levels of the
hierarchy above the current work order are not included in this
action.
Edit History Work Order Use to modify a work order with a
status of CLOSE. Limited fields are available for editing with this
action.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Work Order Details Report Use to activate Reports and
create and print a Details report for the selected record.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Work Order Use to copy the current record with
the same settings or values, which you then can modify and save
as a new record. Duplicating a parent work order duplicates the
entire hierarchy.
Delete Work Order Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
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Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Work Order Tracking Reports
The following reports are available for the Work Order Tracking
application:
Work Order Material Shortage Report Calculates the item
availability expected at the time the work order starts using
reservations and expected receipts. Determines if the items
expected balance will be sufficient for the planned materials for
the current work order.
Work Order Pick Report Lists items to be picked for selected
work order.
Work Order Details Report Lists details of the selected
record(s).
Work Assignment Report Lists work order assignments for
Labor by Supervisor or by Locations.
Work Order List Report Lists work order, description, and
status for selected records. Links are available via work order
number to the Work Order Details report for individual work
orders.
Estimated vs. Actual Work Order Costs Lists a cost
summary of work orders. The report displays estimated and actual
costs for each work order by labor, material, and tools, and
provides totals for these costs.
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Using the Work Order Tracking Application
Work Order Tracking is intended for maintenance supervisors,
planners, and schedulers to plan, review, and approve work
orders. Work orders are essential elements of maintenance
management. Work orders track both events that have occurred
and work that has been performed.
! Event tracking consists of recording occurrences of problems
and reporting the downtime resulting from the problem.
! Work tracking includes specifying the tasks to be
accomplished, the labor, items, and tools needed to do the
work, and the equipment or location to be worked on.
Creating a Work Order
You create a work order on the Work Order tab of the Work Order
Tracking Application.
NOTE Work orders can also be created in the Quick Reporting and Work
Requests applications, or generated from the Preventive
Maintenance or Condition Monitoring applications.
To create a work order, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Work Order tracking application.
2. Click the New Work Order button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Work Order tab, displaying a new
work order record.
3. Enter a description for the work order.
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4. You can charge the work order to either a location, a piece of
equipment, or a GL account by performing one of the following
tasks:
! Location Click Detail Menu to access the Drilldown
and select a location.
! Equipment Click Detail Menu to access the
Drilldown and select a piece equipment.
! GL account Click Select Value to access the Account
Navigator and select a GL Account code.
5. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
TIP Indicating a Failure Class and Problem Code on a work
order can help limit the number of duplicate work orders
that are entered in the system. MAXIMO displays a
message if the same problem code has already been
entered for the equipment/location.
6. Click Save.
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Creating a Work Plan
A work plan describes the tasks, labor, materials, and tools needed
to complete a work order. You can create a work plan in two ways:
! Associate a job plan with the work order. After you select a job
plan, MAXIMO copies it to the work order. The copy becomes
the work plan. You can change the work plan without affecting
the original job plan it was copied from.
NOTE MAXIMO also can add a safety plan to the work order
if one is associated with the job plan.
! Create a custom work plan using the Plans tab. Defining a
Work Plan consists of four steps:
! Defining the tasks by breaking the job down into steps in
the Tasks table window.
! Defining the labor skills and hours on the Labor subtab.
! Defining the materials needed on the Materials subtab.
! Defining the tools needed on the Tools subtab.
Applying a Job Plan
Job plans are templates created in the Job Plans application.
NOTE A job plan cannot be applied to a work order if there is an existing
job plan. You must remove the job plan using the Remove Work
Plan action before you can apply a new job plan.
To add a job plan to a work order, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a work order record.
2. Click the Detail Menu button on the Job Plan field and
choose Select Value.
The Select Job Plan page appears, displaying the available job
plans for the equipment/ location combination.
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3. Click Select Record for the job plan.
MAXIMO copies the job plan to the work order. The work plan
can be viewed on the Plans tab.
4. Click Save.
Editing a Work Plan
After MAXIMO copies a job plan to a work order, the job plan
becomes a work plan that you can edit. Changing a work plan does
not affect the original job plan.
To edit a work plan on a work order, complete the following steps:
1. Apply a job plan as described in Applying a Job Plan on
page 92.
2. Click the Plans tab.
The Tasks table window displays the steps in the work plan.
3. Click a Task to select it.
4. Click View Details (triangle) to open the Row Details for the
task.
a. Edit the fields as needed.
b. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
5. Click the Labor, Materials, or Tools subtab to select it.
6. Click a Labor, Materials, or Tool record to select it.
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7. Click View Details (triangle) to open the Row Details for the
record.
a. Edit the fields as needed.
b. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each additional subtab that needs
editing.
9. Repeat steps 3 through 7 for each additional task that needs
editing.
10. Click Save.
Defining Work Plan Tasks
If no job plan exists that meets your needs, you can create one in
the Tasks table window on the Plans tab. You can also use the
Tasks table window to add measurement point data for the work
asset.
Task numbers must be unique within each work plan. MAXIMO
sorts tasks by Sequence, then by Task ID. If a work plan does not
have a Sequence indicated, the system sorts tasks in numerically
ascending order by Task ID, making the task with the lowest
number is the first step of your work plan. By default, MAXIMO
increments task numbers by 10, for example, 10, 20, 30 and so on.
This gives you the flexibility to add new tasks between existing
ones.
To define work plan tasks on a work order, complete the following
steps:
1. Open or create a work order.
2. Click the Plans tab.
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3. Click New Row in the Tasks table window.
The Row Details open.
4. Enter a Description for the task.
5. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
6. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
7. Click Save.
Defining Work Plan Labor Needs
You use the Labor subtab on the Plans tab to enter, view, or
modify planned labor for a work order.
To define work plan labor on a work order, complete the following
steps:
1. Open a work order.
2. Click the Plans tab.
3. If necessary, click the Labor subtab.
4. Click New Row on the Labor subtab.
The Row Details open.
5. You can enter a Task ID in the Task ID field. If this task has
an Hours value, MAXIMO copies it to the Hours field.
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6. Enter a Labor Code by either of the following methods:
! Type a Labor or Craft code.
! Click Detail Menu to select a code.
7. Enter or modify data as required in the Quantity, Hours, and
Rate fields. MAXIMO calculates the value in the Line Cost
field.
8. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
9. Click Save.
Defining Work Plan Materials Needs
You use the Materials subtab on the Plans tab to enter, view, or
modify planned materials for a work order. The Materials subtab
contains four buttons:
! Select Materials Lets you select items in local inventory.
! Search Catalogs Displays a menu, which lets you search
for items in vendors online catalogs.
NOTE Your system administrator must configure MAXIMO for
e-commerce before you can search online catalogs.
! Select Spare Parts Lets you enter an equipment number
to view the list of spare parts defined in the equipment record.
! New Row Opens the Row Details, letting you manually
enter material needs for the work plan.
To define work plan materials, complete the following steps:
1. Open a work order.
2. Click the Plans tab.
3. Click the Materials subtab.
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4. Click New Row on the Materials subtab.
The Row Details open.
5. You can enter a Task ID in the Task ID field.
6. Click the Detail Menu button to select an Item.
7. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
8. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
9. Click Save.
Materials Interactions
When you plan materials for a work plan, MAXIMO uses the data
to do the following tasks:
! Copy hazard information to the Safety Plan tab for items
identified in the Item Master application as a hazardous
material.
! Reserve planned materials in the Inventory application when
the work order status changes to approved (APPR). If the work
order status is then unapproved or canceled, MAXIMO
removes the reservations.
! Copy material reservations to the Materials subtab on the
Actuals tab after the materials are issued to the work order.
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Defining Work Plan Tool Needs
You use the Tools subtab on the Plans tab to enter, view, or modify
any specialized tool needs for a work order. The tools listed can
range from hand tools to heavy machinery such as cranes. You
also can include tools that your company does not own and might
need to rent to complete the work order.
The procedure for adding Tools data is the same as described in
Defining Work Plan Materials Needs on page 96, except that you
are working on the Tools subtab.
Selecting Multiple Records on Plans and Actuals
You have the option to select multiple records when defining work
plan labor, material, and tool needs, or recording actuals. The
following buttons appear on both the Plans and Actuals tabs:
! Select Labor Appears on the Labor subtab. Click to select
from a list of both Labor and Craft records.
! Select Materials Appears on the Materials subtab. Click
to select from a list of all Item records.
! Select Tools Appears on the Tools subtab. Click to select
from a list of all Tool records.
To select multiple Labor records, complete the following steps:
1. If necessary, click the Labor subtab.
2. Click Select Labor.
The Select Labor page appears.
3. Select a Labor or Craft by checking the Select Row check box
next to the row. You can select more than one record. If you
select a record in error, click it again to clear the check box.
4. Click OK.
MAXIMO copies the selected records to the Labor subtab,
inserting a row for each record. The default Quantity is 1.
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5. If necessary, edit the values for the new rows. You can click
View Details to open the Row Details to edit fields not visible
in the table window.
TIP Click CTRL + " to navigate down a single column of the
table widow, for example the Hours column.
6. Click Save.
NOTE The procedure for adding Materials and Tools data is similar to
the procedure for adding Labor data described above, except that
you are working on either the Materials or the Tools subtab.
Removing a Work Plan
There may be instances where a work plan must be removed from
a work order, for example
! A job plan was applied to a work order in error.
! Work plan information is incorrect and must be replaced with
different information.
If the work order has not been approved, you can use the Remove
Work Plan action to clear the Job Plan field and remove
! all planned tasks
! all planned labor
! all planned materials and associated hazards
! all planned tools
NOTE You must have authorization through Signature Security to
perform this action.
CAUTION This action removes the work plan immediately.
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Work Order Hierarchies
A work order hierarchy is a group of work orders arranged in
parent-child relationships. A work order hierarchy is often used
when you have a large maintenance project that might need to be
broken down into smaller jobs to be completed. Hierarchies let
each smaller job be handled as an individual work order, while
having a relationship to the larger project.
At the highest level of a work order hierarchy, one work order is
the parent. This top-level work order can have one or more child
work orders. Each child work order can have one or more children,
and so on. A child work order can have only one parent. The lowest
level of any branch of the hierarchy is usually the task level
containing the steps that are defined in a work plan or job plan.
Hierarchies let you view work order costs individually and as part
of the project totals. You can view the actuals for the parent, as
well as the combined totals of the parent and all its child work
orders via the View Costs action.
After work orders are grouped into hierarchies, you can easily
change all statuses, view all estimated and actual costs, and put
work orders into a sequence so that workers can perform tasks in a
defined order. You also can move a work order to another
hierarchy.
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Understanding Work Order Hierarchy Terms
The table below lists common terms used when discussing work
order hierarchies.
Work Order Application indicators Database indicators
Top Level The work order at the top of a
multi-level hierarchy.
Parent WO field is blank. PARENT column
is null.
Parent Any work order that has
children or tasks associated with it.
NOTE: A work order can be both a parent
and a child in a multi-level hierarchy.
Rows in the Child or Task
table window on the Plans
tab.
HASCHILDREN
= Y
Child A work order that has a parent. Parent WO field contains
a value.
When you move to the
parent work order, work
order appears in the
Children table window.
Has value in the
PARENT column
Task A step to be performed as part of a
work orders work plan. The lowest branch
of the hierarchy structure. Tasks are also
child work orders.
NOTE: In previous MAXIMO releases Task
work orders have been referred to as
"operations" or "detail" work orders.
Parent WO field contains
a value
When you move to the
parent work order, work
order appears in the Tasks
table window.
Has value in the
PARENT column
ISTASK = Y
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Viewing Work Order Hierarchies
You use the Plans tab to entire, view, and modify work order
hierarchies when creating work plans. The Actuals tab contains a
duplicate of the work order hierarchy for recording actuals.
Work Order Tracking - Plans Tab
! The Parent WO field displays the parent work order. If the
work order is a top-level work order, or is not part of a
hierarchy, this field will be blank.
! The Children table window displays any child work orders
associated with the work order. This table is collapsed by
default.
! To open the Children table window click Show Table .
! To collapse the table window click Hide Table .
The Tasks table window displays any task work orders associated
with the current work order.
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Navigating Work Order Hierarchies
You view and navigate a work order hierarchy on the Plans and
Actuals tabs. The Parent WO field displays the parent work
order. You can view child work orders in the Children table
window and tasks in the Tasks table window.
To move from a parent to a child work order:
1. If necessary click Show Table to expand the Children table
window.
2. Click a row in the table to select a child work order.
MAXIMO highlights the row and the Move To icon appears in
the WO column.
3. Click Move To.
The page refreshes to display the child work order.
To move from a parent to a task work order:
1. Click View Details (triangle) for the task.
The Row Details opens.
2. Click the Detail Menu button for the Reference WO field
and select Move to:<work order number>.
The page refreshes to display the task work order.
To move from a child to a parent work order:
1. Click the Detail Menu button for the Parent WO field and
select Move to:<work order number>
The page refreshes to display the parent work order.
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Building a Work Order Hierarchy
To build a hierarchy you create the top level work order, then
create or associate child work orders. For example, your company
has decided to change to more energy efficient lighting, which
requires replacing the lighting fixtures for the entire plant. You
might create a work order for the entire project, and a child work
order for each building location. Each child work order could have
a work plan (tasks) detailing the steps at each location.This lets
you track the costs of the work done at each building location and
also keep a running total of costs for the entire project.
Work order hierarchy are created in a number of different ways.
You can create a work order hierarchy using any of the following
methods:
! creating children on the Plans tab via the New Row button on
the Children table window
! associating existing work orders with a parent via the Select
Work Orders button
! associating existing work orders with a parent via the Assign
to New Parent action
! applying a route to a work order
! generating a work order hierarchy from a PM hierarchy
! adding tasks to a work order on the Plans tab via the New
Row button on the Tasks table window
! applying a job plan to a work order
Adding Children
The Children table window on the Plans tab contains a subset of
the work order fields, allowing you to create child work orders.
Once created and saved, you can open each child work order
individually to enter or modify values for work order fields not
contained in the Children table window. See Navigating Work
Order Hierarchies on page 103.
NOTE If there is a Priority assigned to the parent work order, it is copied
to child work orders created using this method.
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To create Child work orders on the Plans tab, complete the
following steps:
1. Open or create a work order record.
2. Click the Plans tab.
3. Click Show Table to display the Child table window.
4. Click New Row on the Child table.
The Row Details opens.
5. Enter a Description for the child work order.
6. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for MAXIMO
to save the record. For more information about any field, refer to
the Help.
7. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
Associating Existing Work Orders with a Hierarchy
You may want to build a hierarchy from existing work orders, for
example to track costs on a project.
NOTE If there is a Priority assigned to the parent work order, it is not
copied to child work orders created using this method.
To associate existing work orders with a parent work order,
complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a work order record.
2. Click the Plans tab.
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3. Click Show Table to display the Children table window.
4. Click Select Work Orders.
MAXIMO displays a list of all non-task work orders. Work
orders that are already associated with the current work order
do not appear on this list.
5. If necessary, use the table filter to locate records.
6. Select work orders by checking the Select Row check box next
to the row. You can select more than one record. If you select a
record in error, click it again to clear the check box.
NOTE If you select a work order that already has a parent it
will be reassigned to the current work order.
7. Click OK.
MAXIMO copies the work orders to the Children table
window.
8. Click Save.
Assigning a New Parent to an Existing Work Order
You can associate existing work orders with a hierarchy, or change
the hierarchy association of a child or task work order using the
Assign to New Parent action.
NOTE If there is a Priority assigned to the parent work order, it is not
copied to child work orders created using this method.
TIP The Assign to New Parent action is available from the Results
subtab, allowing you to select multiple work orders to be assigned
to a parent.
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To enter or modify a work orders hierarchy associations, complete
the following steps:
1. Open or create a work order record.
2. Choose Assign to New Parent from the Select Action menu.
The Assign To New Parent page appears. If there are a large
number of records, you can use the table filter to locate a
record.
3. Click Select Record for the new parent.
MAXIMO displays a message in the Navigation bar, and the
Parent WO field displays the new parent work order.
4. Click Save.
Applying a Route to a Work Order
You can apply a route to a work order or you can specify one on a
PM. When you apply a route, the original work order is the parent,
and the route stops are child work orders, which can have job plan
tasks associated with them.
To apply a route to a work order, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a work order record.
2. Choose Apply Route from the Select Action menu.
The Apply Route page appears.
3. Click Select Record to select a route. If there are a large
number of records, you can use the table filter to locate a
record.
MAXIMO copies the route to the Plans tab of the work order.
Each of the route stops appears as a child work order.
4. Click Save.
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Generating a WO Hierarchy From a PM Hierarchy
PM hierarchies group equipment or locations with the same PM
schedules in parent-child relationships. When you generate work
orders from a PM that is the part of a hierarchy, work orders are
generated for the entire hierarchy. You generate PM work orders
in the Preventive Maintenance application and can view the work
orders in Work Order Tracking.
Changing Status for Hierarchy Records
Status changes for a work order hierarchy can be configured to
meet the needs of your company. If the Change Status on Child
Work Orders? check box is selected on a work order, MAXIMO
changes the status for that records children and tasks when the
records status is changed. If the Change Status on Child Work
Orders? check box on the parent work order is empty, you will
have to change the status of each child work order individually. If
there are multiple levels to the hierarchy and you want status
changes to be applied to the entire hierarchy, Change Status on
Child Work Orders? needs to be selected for all parent work
orders at each level of the hierarchy.
To change the status of a child work order when viewing the
parent work order, complete the following steps:
1. Click the Plans tab.
2. Click Show Table to display the Children table window.
3. Click the Change Status icon for the child work order.
The Change Status dialog box appears.
4. Select a New Status from the menu.
5. Click OK.
MAXIMO changes the status of the child work order.
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Deleting a Work Order
If changes have been made to planned work you may find that you
need to delete a work order, either because the work is no longer
required, or because a child or task work order is not necessary for
the project. Work orders can be deleted if they meet the following
criteria:
! status is waiting approval (WAPPR) and the work order has
never been approved (APPR)
! work order does not have child or task work orders
! work order does not have equipment moved against it
! work order is not a follow-up work order
! work order is not the top-level of a PM work order hierarchy
! work order was not generated from the Purchasing module, for
example a Receiving inspection work order
! work order is not listed on any material requisitions, purchase
requisitions, or requests for quotation
! work order is not in Workflow and has never been in Workflow
Work orders that do not meet the deletion criteria can still have
their status changed to cancelled (CAN).
To delete a task work order when viewing the parent work order,
click the Mark Row for Delete icon in the Task table window for
the task(s) you want to delete.
To delete a child work order when viewing the parent work order,
Move To the child work order, then select Delete Work Order
from the Select Action menu.
To delete a work order, select Delete Work Order from the Select
Action menu.
CAUTION The Delete Work Order action deletes the work order
immediately.
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Adding Tasks
You use the Task table window on the Plans tab to add Tasks to a
work order. Each task also can be a child work order, and
MAXIMO assigns each task its own work order number. You can
view the work order number for a task in the Reference WO field.
You build a work order hierarchy when you add Tasks to a work
order on the Plans tab as described in Creating a Work Plan on
page 92.
Assigning Labor to Work Orders
When a work order has planned labor on the Plans tab, usually
the planned labor appears there as a result of using a job plan or a
work plan. Typically, the planned labor calls for a particular craft,
like a mechanic or an electrician, rather than an individual. To
enable you to assign a specific laborers to tasks, MAXIMO copies
the craft requirements to the Assignments tab and creates a
separate row for each craft requirement. For example, if you need
two electricians for a task, MAXIMO creates two rows.
When assigning labor, MAXIMO selects the Available From and
To dates based on the work order's Status and Scheduled Start
date:
! If the work order's start date has already gone by, MAXIMO
looks for labor available from now until the end of the
following day.
! If the work order is not scheduled to start until a later date,
MAXIMO uses the work order's start date and looks for labor
available until the end of the following day.
To assign labor to a work order, complete the following steps:
1. Open a work order record using the Search tab.
2. Click the Assignments tab.
If the work order contains labor requirements, they appear in
the Assignments table window.
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3. Click View Details (triangle) to view details for an existing
row.
The Row Details open.
4. Click Available Labor.
The Available Labor page appears.
5. Use the filters at the top of the page to locate available
laborers.
a. If necessary, select a different date range by clicking
Select Date next to the Available From and To fields.
Selecting a date range lets you look at the labor
availability within that time frame.
b. If necessary, change the Location or Shift by clicking
Select Value.
c. If you want to view labor already assigned to other work
orders, select the Include Assigned Labor check box.
d. Click Refresh.
MAXIMO displays the records that meet your criteria in
the Labor table window.
NOTE When assigning labor, you can select a laborer from a
different Craft category if you consider the laborer a good
match for the task; for example, you can select a machinist
to satisfy the need for a mechanic. You can use the table
filter to locate other labor records.
6. Select a record by clicking the Select Record button to the
left of the record.
MAXIMO returns the value to the Labor field on the
Assignments tab, and changes the Status from WAITASGN to
ASSIGNED.
7. Click Done to close the Row Details.
8. Click Save.
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Completing a Labor Assignment
You can mark a labor assignment complete in one of two ways:
! change the work orders status to COMPLETE after all the
work is completed on the work order
! mark the labor assignment complete before all work on the
work order is finished
To mark the labor assignment complete before the work order is
done, follow these steps:
1. Open a work order record using the Search tab.
2. Click the Assignments tab.
3. Click View Details (triangle) to open the row.
The Row Details open.
4. Click Complete.
MAXIMO changes the assignment status to COMPLETE.
5. Choose one of the following options:
! Click View Details (triangle) to change the status of
another row
! Click Done to close the Row Details
6. Click Save.
Removing a Labor Assignment
If you previously assigned a laborer to a task and you need to
remove that assignment, complete the following steps:
1. Open a work order record using the Search tab.
2. Click the Assignments tab.
3. Click View Details (triangle) to edit the row.
The Row Details open.
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4. Delete the previously assigned laborer from the Labor field.
MAXIMO changes the Status for the row to WAITASGN.
5. Click Done to close the Row Details.
6. Click Save.
CAUTION If you select Mark Row for Delete, the entire labor assignment
row is deleted.
Downtime Reporting
The Report Downtime action allows you to report equipment
downtime in two ways:
! Change Status Use to record a single status change for a
piece of equipment. You would select this option when
equipment up/down status changes are being reported at the
time that they occur.
! Report Downtime Use to record two status changes for a
piece of equipment. You would select this option after the
equipment repair has been completed to record 1) when the
equipment came down for repairs and 2) when it was returned
to service.
When a piece of equipment is not running, the downtime is
generally one of the following two types:
! planned downtime the equipment is scheduled to be
down and available for maintenance work to take place.
! unplanned downtime the equipment goes down
unexpectedly.
MAXIMO lets you report both planned and unplanned downtime.
Reducing unplanned downtime saves you money. To reduce costs
caused by unplanned downtime, you can use Work Order Tracking
to report downtime, then analyze downtime trends and take action
to reduce unplanned downtime in the future, for example, by
increasing your preventive maintenance schedule.
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Types of Downtime
MAXIMO recognizes two types of downtime:
! Operational occurs during a time when the equipment
normally would be in use and stops work or production.
! Non-operational occurs during a time that does not stop
work or production, even though the equipment is down. For
example, if a production line is down during the night shift,
but the line does not normally run during that shift.
Changing Equipment Up/Down Status
If you need to report downtime as it occurs, you change the
equipments operational status from Up to Down, or vice versa.
To change an equipments up/down status, complete the following
steps:
1. Open a work order record using the Search tab.
2. Choose Report Downtime from the Select Action menu.
The Report Downtime screen appears.
3. Select the Change Status option.
The Change Date and Downtime Code fields become
editable.
4. Enter a Change Date and time. The default is the current
date and time.
5. Select a Downtime Code.
6. Select a Downtime Type.
7. Click OK.
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Reporting Downtime
In order to report downtime, an equipment number must be
specified on the work order. MAXIMO records downtime after the
fact, after the work order has been completed.
To report equipment downtime, complete the following steps:
1. Open a work order record using the Search tab.
2. Choose Report Downtime from the Select Action menu.
The Report Downtime page appears.
3. Select the Report Downtime option.
The Start Date, End Date, Hours, and Downtime Code
fields become editable.
4. Enter a Start Date and time.
5. Enter an End Date and time. The default is the current date
and time.
MAXIMO calculates the Hours field value.
6. Select a Downtime Code.
7. Select a Downtime Type.
8. Click OK.
Recording Actuals
You use the Actuals tab to enter, view, and modify the actual work
order job tasks, and usage of labor, materials, services, and tools.
The work order must be approved before you can report actuals.
To report Actuals for labor, material, and tool usage, click the
appropriate subtab. You can use the Planned Labor, Reserved
Items, and Planned Tools button on the subtabs to copy the
work plan data to the actuals tab, or enter the actuals for Labor,
Materials, and Tools manually.
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Copying Labor From a Work Plan
You can copy the planned labor from the work plan to the Actuals
tab, then edit the fields to reflect the actual hours required to
complete the work order.
To copy planned labor to the Actuals tab, complete the following
steps:
1. Open an approved work order using the Search tab.
2. Click the Actuals tab.
3. Click the Labor subtab.
4. Click Planned Labor.
The Select Planned Labor page appears.
5. Select labor by checking the Select Row check box next to the
row. You can select more than one record. If you select a record
in error, click it again to clear the check box.
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO returns the values to the Labor subtab.
7. To edit the values for a row, complete the following steps:
a. Click View Details (triangle).
The Row Details open.
b. Edit the fields as necessary.
c. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Repeat step 7 for each row that needs editing.
9. Click Save.
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Recording Unplanned Labor Actuals
If the work plan did not estimate Labor hours, or there were
additional Labor needs on the work order, you can add additional
rows to the Labor subtabs table window to record the Labor hours
used.
To record labor actuals, complete the following steps:
1. Open an approved work order using the Search tab.
2. Click the Actuals tab.
3. Click the Labor subtab.
4. Click New Row.
The Row Details open.
5. Fill in the fields as dictated by your companys business rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
6. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
7. Click Save.
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Copying Materials From a Work Plan
You can copy the planned materials from the work plan to the
Actuals tab, then edit the fields to reflect the actual materials
required to complete the work order.
CAUTION If planned materials exist, they should be copied when recording
actuals to ensure that material reservations in the Inventory
application are reconciled.
To copy planned materials to the Actuals tab, complete the
following steps:
1. Open an approved work order using the Search tab.
2. Click the Actuals tab.
3. Click the Materials subtab.
4. Click Reserved Items.
The Select Reserved Items page appears.
5. Select items by checking the Select Row check box next to the
row. You can select more than one record. If you select a record
in error, click it again to clear the check box.
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO returns the values to the Materials subtab.
7. To edit the values for a row, complete the following steps:
a. Click View Details (triangle).
The Row Details open.
b. Edit the fields as necessary.
c. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
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8. Repeat step 7 for each row that needs editing.
9. Click Save.
Copying Tools From a Work Plan
You can copy the planned tools from the work plan to the Actuals
tab and then edit the fields to reflect the actual tools required to
complete the work order.
To copy planned tools to the Actuals tab, complete the following
steps:
1. Open an approved work order using the Search tab.
2. Click the Actuals tab.
3. Click the Tools subtab.
4. Click Planned Tools.
The Select Planned Tools page appears.
5. Select tools by checking the Select Row check box next to the
row. You can select more than one record. If you select a record
in error, click it again to clear the check box.
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO returns the values to the Tools subtab.
7. To edit the values for a row complete the following steps:
a. Click View Details (triangle).
The Row Details open.
b. Edit the fields as necessary.
c. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
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8. Repeat step 7 for each row that needs editing.
9. Click Save.
Adding a Safety Plan to a Work Order
After you apply a job plan to a work order, or generate a work
order from a Condition Monitoring or PM record with an
associated job plan, MAXIMO copies safety information from the
job plan to the work order. This safety information can be viewed
on the Safety Plan tab.
You add a safety plan to a work order to help ensure that the work
is performed safely. Safety Plans are one way to provide workers
with information about identified hazards and precautions they
can take against those hazards.
NOTE The ability to add safety information after a work orders status
has changed from WAPPR is set by your system administrator.
There are three ways to insert a safety plan on a work order:
! Applying an existing safety plan to a work order.
! Select Select Safety Hazards from the Select Action menu
! Create a safety plan in the Safety Plans tab.
For more information on Safety Plans, see Creating a Safety
Plan on page 342.
Applying an Existing Safety Plan to a Work Order
You can apply an existing Safety Plan to a work order. Safety
Plans are defined in the Safety Plan application.
NOTE If a safety plan is already applied to the work order, you must use
the Remove Safety Plan action to remove it before you can apply
a new one.
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To apply a safety plan to a work order, complete the following
steps:
1. Open or create a work order record.
2. Click Detail Menu for the Safety Plan field and choose
Select Value.
The Select Safety Plans page appears.
3. You can use the filter at the top of the page to locate a safety
plan.
4. Click Select Record to select a plan.
MAXIMO copies the plan to the work order.
5. Click Save.
Editing Safety Information
Safety Plans created in the Safety Plans application are similar to
Job Plans. They are templates that can be copied to work orders.
After the Safety Plan has been applied, you can add, edit, or delete
plan information on the work order without affecting the original
Safety Plan.
Your system administrator determines which work order statuses
allow editing of Safety Plan information.
Selecting Safety Hazards
You can use the Select Safety Hazards action to view and select
hazards for related assets of the equipment and location listed on
a work order. Related assets are defined in the Equipment and
Location records. Selecting safety hazards lets you provide
workers with additional information about hazards that can be in
the surrounding area.
To record safety hazards as part of a work order, complete the
following steps:
1. Open or create a work order record.
2. Click the Safety Plan tab.
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3. Select Select Safety Hazards from the Select Action menu.
The Select Safety Hazards page appears displaying the
equipment and/or location, safety related assets, and their
associated hazards.
4. Click a table row in the Safety Related Assets table to select it.
MAXIMO displays the Hazards associated with the asset in
the Hazards table window.
5. Select Hazards by checking the box next to the row. You can
select more than one Hazard. If you select a Hazard in error,
click it again to clear the check box.
6. Click Apply to Work Order.
7. You can select another Related Asset and repeat steps 5 and 6.
8. Click Done.
MAXIMO copies selected Hazards, Precautions, and Tag Outs
to the Safety Plan tab.
Creating a Safety Plan in Work Order Tracking
You can use the Safety Plan tab to apply Safety Hazards, Safety
Precautions, and Lock Out/Tag Outs to your work order. This
safety information is defined in applications in the Plans module.
To create a safety plan using the Work Order Tracking
application, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a work order.
2. Click the Safety Plan tab.
3. Select a subtab.
4. Click New Row.
The Row Details open.
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5. Fill in the fields as dictated by your companys business rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
6. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
7. Click Save.
Failure Reporting
Failure reporting is a long-term process where you gather data
about failures so that you can analyze trends and take steps to
avoid problems in the future. For example, in looking back over
the failure reports for a pump, you might notice that the pump
often breaks down about one week before its monthly preventative
maintenance check is scheduled. You might decide to change the
frequency of the PM checks to every other week, rather than every
four weeks.
Failure data for equipment and locations is recorded on their work
orders. This failure data must belong to one or more failure
hierarchies, which you create in the Failure Codes application.
A failure hierarchy is an organized set of problems, causes, and
remedies related to equipment and location failures. The failure
hierarchy is identified by its top-level component, called a failure
class. There must be an associated failure class for each
equipment or location that you want to report failures for. This
association is made in the Equipment and Locations applications.
TIP Indicating a Failure Class and Problem Code on a work order
can help limit the number of duplicate work orders that are
entered in the system. MAXIMO displays a message if the same
problem code has already been entered for the equipment/location.
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Recording Failure Data
You report failures on the Failure Reporting tab, using failure
hierarchies that were created in the Failure Codes application.
You build the failure report by entering codes for a Problem,
Cause, and Remedy for the failure.
NOTE You also can enter and view a Failure Class and Problem Code
on the Work Order tab.
NOTE If you encounter a Problem, Cause, or Remedy that are not listed
in MAXIMO, use the Failure Codes application to add the data to
the failure hierarchy, then return to Work Order Tracking to
complete your failure reporting.
To report failure data, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a work order record.
2. Click the Failure Reporting tab.
3. Click Detail Menu to select a Failure Class if MAXIMO has
not copied one from the Equipment or Location record.
4. Click Select Failure Codes.
The Select PROBLEM Code page appears.
5. Click a row in the Select PROBLEM Code table window to
highlight it.
6. Choose one of the following options:
! Select to select the problem code and move on to the
next level of the failure hierarchy. If you are at the last
level of the hierarchy, you will be returned to the Failure
Reporting tab.
! Select and Return to select a failure code and return
to the work order.
! Close to return without a selection from the current
page, but retain selections (if any) from previous pages.
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7. If necessary, repeat steps 5 and 6 to select a CAUSE and a
REMEDY.
8. Click Save.
Conducting Failure Analysis
Failure analysis is how you examine equipment failure history,
reported over a significant period of time. Use any equipment or
location failure reports to look for breakdown trends, average time
between failures, and so on.
By correlating this failure information with other data available to
you, for instance, preventive maintenance schedules for a piece of
equipment or location, you can develop ways to reduce or limit
equipment failures in the future. For example, you might want to
review your preventive maintenance schedule, or you might be
able to identify a branch of faulty inventory items.
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Quick Reporting Application
You can use the MAXIMO Quick Reporting application to create or
report on open work orders or small jobs. You can enter actual
labor and material usage information, or report events, such as
equipment failures or downtime, that do not involve maintenance
department work.
Quick Reporting lets personnel report on open work orders, or
small jobs that might not have had a pre-existing work order. The
Quick Reporting application contains a portion of the fields
available in Work Order Tracking, simplifying the creation of
work orders. You can quickly enter actual labor, materials, or tool
usage, or report events, such as equipment failures or downtime,
in which no maintenance department work is involved.
To access the Quick Reporting application, select the Work Orders
icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Quick Reporting
or use the Go To link.
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Quick Reporting Tabs
The Quick Reporting application page contains three tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Quick Reporting Use to enter, view, or modify work
orders, record actuals for labor, materials, and tools, record
meter readings, and perform failure reporting.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Quick Reporting Actions
The following actions are available from the Quick Reporting
Select Action Menu:
Change Status Use to change the status of a record. If the
action is selected from the Results subtab of the Search tab, you
can change the status of all selected records as a batch action.
Route Work Order Use to start or continue the record routing
process in Workflow, or to reassign the record to another user.
Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO.
Stop Workflow Use to stop the Workflow approval process and
remove the document from Workflow. Workflow is an optional
component of MAXIMO.
View Status/Workflow History Use to view the status
change history and Workflow information for a work order.
Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO.
View Workflow Help Use to view a Help topic for the
Workflow In Box.
Generate Follow-up Work Use to create a new work order
after you complete a job but find additional work is needed on the
same equipment or location, beyond the work described in the
original work order.
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Apply Route Use to apply a route to a work order. Route stops
are displayed on the Plans tab.
Assign to New Parent Use to assign the work order to a new
parent work order.
Move Equipment Use to move a piece of equipment to a new
location within the same site or to another site in the organization,
or associate a new parent.
Report Downtime Use to report equipment downtime.
View Follow-up Work Use to view a list of follow-up work
orders for the originating work order.
View PO Information Use to view a read-only list of all
purchase orders that were generated for work order items, and
services received against the work order.
View Costs Use to view estimated and actual cost totals for the
selected work order.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Work Order Details Report Use to activate Reports and
create and print a Details report for the selected record.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Work Order Use to create a copy of the current
record with the same settings or values, which can then be
modified and saved as a new record.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Quick Reporting Reports
The following reports are available for the Quick Reporting
application:
Quick Reporting List Report Lists work order, description,
and status for selected records. Links are available via work order
number to the Work Order Details report for individual work
orders.
Work Order Details Report Lists details of the selected
record(s).
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Using the Quick Reporting Application
Quick Reporting contains a portion of the fields available in Work
Order Tracking, and can be configured by your system
administrator to meet the needs of your site. It is designed to let
you report the work done on an open work order or a small job that
might not have had a pre-existing work order, or to report
equipment failures/downtime in which no maintenance
department work is involved.
You can create a work order with Quick Reporting when
unplanned maintenance work is required immediately on a shop
floor or other work area. For creating work orders that require
planning or scheduling, or for adding additional data to a work
order created through Quick Reporting, use the more detailed
Work Order Tracking application.
Creating a Work Order
To create a work order using the Quick Reporting application,
complete the following steps:
1. Open the Quick Reporting application.
2. Click New Work Order.
MAXIMO switches to the Quick Reporting tab, displaying a
new work order.
3. Enter a description for the work order.
4. Fill in at least one the following required fields:
! Equipment
! Location
! GL Account
5. The Reported Date field displays the current date, but you
can edit it.
6. You can enter a work plan in the Tasks table window. For
more information about work plans, see Creating a Work
Plan on page 92.
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7. You can enter actuals for labor, materials, or tools on the
appropriate subtabs. For more information about actuals, see
Reporting Actuals on page 132.
8. You can enter meter readings on the Meters subtab if the work
order is for a piece of equipment. For more information about
meter readings, see Entering Meter Readings on page 131.
9. You can enter failure data on the Failure Reporting subtab.
For more information about failure reporting, see Recording
Failure Data on page 124.
10. Click Save.
NOTE After you save a work order in Quick Reporting, it also can be
accessed via the Work Order Tracking application.
Entering Meter Readings
If the work order is for a piece of equipment, you can enter meter
readings on the Meters subtab.
To enter meter readings, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a work order in Quick Reporting.
2. Click the Meters subtab.
3. Enter or edit the measurement data.
4. Click Save.
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Reporting Actuals
Quick Reporting work orders are created with a status of WAPPR,
which changes to INPRG after the work order is saved. If you
create a work order after the job has been completed, you must
save the work order before you can report Actuals for labor,
materials, or tools.
You also can use Quick Reporting to record actuals for any
approved work order, regardless of where it was created.
To report actuals, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a work order in Quick Reporting.
2. Select a subtab (Labor, Materials or Tools).
3. Click New Row on the subtab.
The Row Details open.
4. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
5. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
6. Click Save.
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Labor Reporting Application
The Labor Reporting application is used to report the type and
total numbers of hours of work performed. This application is
designed to report labor hours by worker or craft instead of by
work order. You can use the Labor Reporting tab for "timecard"
reporting.
To access the Labor Reporting application, select the Work Orders
icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Labor Reporting
or use the Go To link.
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Labor Reporting Tabs
The Labor Reporting application page contains two tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Labor Reporting Use to report actual labor usage.
Labor Reporting Actions
The following actions are available from the Labor Reporting
Select Action Menu:
Create Service Receipts Use to create a service receipt for
contract labor hours. This action is an alternate to recording
service receipts in the Receiving application.
Approve Labor Use to approve the selected row in the Daily
Time table window.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Using the Labor Reporting Application
The Labor Reporting application is used to report labor actuals for
Labor and Crafts. The labor usage you report here is included
when calculating totals for labor actuals in the Work Order
Tracking application.
Two functional differences exist between this application and the
Actuals tab in the Work Order Tracking application:
! Labor Reporting is used to report labor hours by worker or
craft instead of by work order. So, if a worker or group of
workers (craft) has worked on 10 work orders in a day, you can
report the work on one tab, rather than individually by work
order.
! Reported labor with the types WORK (actual work time),
TRAV (travel time), or WMATL (waiting materials) must have
a charge value. The labor can be charged against a work order,
equipment, location, or GL Account code. Any other work type
does not require a charge value.
You can search by either Labor or Craft in the Labor/Craft field
on the Search tab. Enter the code for the person or craft
performing the work.
NOTE Your system administrator can restrict user access to certain labor
or craft records in Signature Security.
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Reporting Work Order Hours by Labor or Craft
The Daily Time table window is used to report labor hours by
worker or craft instead of by work order. This streamlines the
reporting process when more than one work order has been
worked in a day.
To report labor hours, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Labor Reporting application.
2. Open a Labor or Craft record using the Search tab.
3. Click New Row in the Daily Time table window.
The Row Details open.
4. Click Detail Menu to select a Work Order.
MAXIMO copies work order data to the Row Details.
5. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules. You can edit values that are not read-only.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
6. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
7. Click Save.
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Recording Daily Attendance
Daily Attendance is an optional table window that can be used to
track employees attendance records. Unlike the Daily Time table
window, which is used to track time spent on specific tasks, Daily
Attendance simply tracks time spent on the job for the current
craft or labor record.
You can use the Daily Attendance table window for "timecard"
reporting.
NOTE You cannot enter Daily Attendance records for Crafts.
To record daily attendance, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Labor Reporting application.
2. Open a Labor record using the Search tab.
3. Click New Row in the Daily Attendance table window.
The Row Details open.
4. Enter the following required data:
! Start Date The date when the employee started the
days work. The default is the current system date.
! Start Time The time when the employee punched in or
began work for the day.
! Finish Time The time when the employee punched out
or finished work for the day.
MAXIMO calculates the Hours, based on the Start Time and
Finish Time.
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5. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
6. Click Save.
Approving Labor
Your system administrator can set MAXIMO to automatically
approve labor actuals. Your company may choose to require a
supervisor to approve either internal or external labor actuals.
NOTE You must save a Daily Time record before you can change its
Approved status.
To find and approve unapproved labor transactions, complete the
following steps:
1. Open a labor record using the Search tab.
2. Click the Filter icon in the Daily Time table window.
The table filter appears.
3. Type the letter N in the Approved field.
4. Click Filter Table.
MAXIMO finds all unapproved labor transactions for the labor
record.
5. Click a row in the Daily Time table to select it.
6. Choose Approve Labor from the Select Action menu.
A check mark appears in the Approved field for the selected
row.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each row you wish to approve.
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Work Requests Application
The Work Requests application is a greatly simplified version of
the Work Order Tracking application, and provides another way
for you to request maintenance work.
Work Requests is a self-service application, designed to be used by
both experienced and novice users who must log work requests.
The application includes instructions to guide you through each
process.
To access the Work Requests application, select the Work Orders
icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Work Requests or
use the Go To link.
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Work Requests and Other Applications
Information entered in the Work Requests application is used to
generate work orders, which can then be accessed from the Work
Order Tracking, Quick Reporting, and Labor Reporting
applications.
Work Requests Reports
The following reports are available for the Work Requests
application:
Work Order Details Report Lists details of the selected
record(s).
Work Request List Report Lists work order, description, and
status for selected records. Links are available via work order
number to the Work Order Details report for individual work
orders.
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Using the Work Requests Application
The Work Requests application is designed primarily for
maintenance department customers anywhere in a facility who
might need to report problems that require corrective
maintenance activity. Work Requests contains:
! a search page to search for your own and others work requests
! a single, simplified page where you can enter new work
requests
Searching Requests
When you open Work Requests, MAXIMO displays the Search
page with a results set showing the work requests you have
entered. You can use this Search page to perform a query for your
own and others work requests.
To search work requests, complete the following steps:
1. Enter a value or values in the available fields.
2. Click Find.
MAXIMO displays the results of your search.
Creating a Work Request
When a person places a work request, a work order number is
automatically assigned in the Request # field, and the work order
is automatically assigned a status of WAPPR (waiting for
approval). Planners, dispatchers, and maintenance personnel can
then review all work orders that are WAPPR and act accordingly.
To create a work request, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Work Requests application.
2. Click New Work Request.
MAXIMO switches to the Work Requests page.
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3. Enter information about the problem or work needed in the
fields provided. You must list either a location or a piece of
equipment.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
4. You can use the Attach a Document button to attach
documents from outside the MAXIMO database to the record,
for example to include an image with the work request. See
Creating Attachments on page 55 for more information.
5. Click one of the following options:
! Submit to submit your completed work request
! Reset to clear your entries
! Cancel to cancel the work request without sending it
NOTE After you have saved a work order in Work Requests, it also can be
accessed via the Work Order Tracking application.
Viewing Work Requests
To view a work request from the search results click the
underlined Request link for the record.
MAXIMO displays a new page with four tabs:
! Details Shows the request details, including scheduling
information and costs.
! History Shows the status history and Workflow history of
the request.
! Map Shows the progress of the request in Workflow.
! Attachments Lists any documents attached to the record.
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Editing Work Requests
In general, any field that is not read-only can be edited.
The following fields on the Details tab can be edited only under
certain conditions:
! Problem Code If the equipment has a problem code
associated with it, you can edit that value until the work order
is approved.
! Work Order Status After a work order with a WAPPR
status is changed, the work order status cannot be changed
back to WAPPR.
The work order status cannot not be edited if the status
changes are under the control of the Workflow application.
! Equipment/Location The Equipment and Location
fields can only be edited if the work order status is WAPPR.
You can also add or delete document attachments using the
Attachments tab.
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Assignment Manager Application
You use the Assignment Manager application to match laborers to
work order requirements. You can use Assignment Manager for
planning future work over a seven day period, or to dispatch
available labor to requirements for the current days work.
Workers can also use Assignment Manager to assign themselves
to work.
To access the Assignment Manager application, select the Work
Orders icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose
Assignment Manager or use the Go To link.
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Assignment Manager Application Tabs
The Assignment Manger application screen contains two tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Assignment Manager Use to match labor to work, plan
future work, and dispatch work for the current date.
Assignment Manager Actions
The following actions are available from the Assignment Manager
Select Action Menu:
Set Preferences Use to set preferences for work priority
calculation, Work Priority Response Times, and work order status
upon completion of all assignments.
Filter Work to Match Labor Use to filter the Work List to
only show work order requirements that require the selected
labor/crafts.
Filter Labor to Match Work Use to filter the Labor List to
only show laborers that match the labor/craft requirements of the
selected work requirement(s).
Select Work Date Use to modify the dates displayed in the
Labor List calendar grid.
Assign Labor Use to assign one or more work requirements to
a laborer.
Start Assignment Use to indicate that work has started on an
assignment. By default, MAXIMO starts recording labor actuals.
Interrupt Assignment Use to indicate that work on an
assignment has been interrupted. MAXIMO modifies the
assignment, assigning a status of INTERPT to the unfinished
work.
Finish Assignment Use to indicate that work on an
assignment has been completed. By default MAXIMO completes
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the recording of labor actuals, and if all requirements on the work
order are complete, will change the work order status to COMP.
Select Labor Query Use to change the labor query being used
to generate the Labor List, modify a saved labor query, or create a
new saved query. These labor queries are available in both the
Assignment Manager and Labor applications.
Show All Labor Use to refresh the Labor List to show all
Labor and Craft records.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Assignment Manager Reports
The following report is available for the Assignment Manager
application:
Work Assignment Report Lists work order assignments for
Labor by Supervisor or by Locations.
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Using Assignment Manager
The Assignment Manager application can be used by a variety of
workers to assign labor to work orders. Using Assignment
Manager
! Planners can plan future assignments by labor availability
over any seven day period.
! Dispatchers can dispatch currently available workers to
incoming work requests.
! Workers can use Assignment Manager to assign themselves to
open work requirements.
Using Assignment Manager, you can
! assign or schedule work to laborers over any seven day period
! reassign or reschedule which laborers or crafts will perform
scheduled work
! filter the table windows to match work to labor, or match labor
to work
! start, interrupt, and finish dispatched assignments, and track
the resulting labor transactions
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Assignment Manager and Other Applications
In order to most effectively use Assignment Manager to prioritize
and assign work to laborers there are a number of record fields in
other applications that should contain values.
The following table lists fields that should contain values. Fields
that are required for Assignment Manager functions are listed in
bold text.
See Searching for Null Values on page 40 for information on how
to search the database for records that do not have a value
specified for a field.
Module and Application Record Field
MRO Software Control Center > Calendar Calendar ! Shift
Work Orders > Work Order Tracking Work Order ! WO Priority
! Loc/EQ Priority
PM > Preventive Maintenance Preventive
Maintenance
! WO Priority
Equipment >Equipment Equipment ! Location
! Priority
Equipment > Locations Location ! Priority
Resource > Labor Labor ! Craft
! Calendar
! Shift
! Primary Work Location
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Querying and Assignment Manager
The Assignment Manager application is different from other
applications in that its Search tab does not contain a Results
subtab. When you conduct a query in Assignment Manager,
MAXIMO takes you directly to the Assignment Manager tab.
The Assignment Manager tab contains two table windows:
! Work List displays work requirements that match the
criteria you entered on the Search page. If no criteria were
specified, the Work List displays all work requirements for
work orders with work plans, plus any "unplanned" work
orders. Saved queries for the Work List are available via the
Saved Queries subtab of the Search tab.
TIP Specific queries can generate a smaller Work List.
Consider querying by craft requirement or priority to
generate a more manageable Work List.
! Labor List displays labor and craft records that match
your default saved query in the Labor application. If you do
not have a default saved query in the Labor application, the
Labor List displays all labor and craft records. Saved queries
for the Labor List are available via the Select Labor Query
action.
NOTE If you have a default query defined for Assignment Manager, when
you launch the application you bypass the Search tab and go
directly to the Assignment Manager tab.
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Assignment Manager Icons
The following table lists icons that appear in the Assignment
Manager application.
Icon Function Location
Filter Labor to Match Work Click to filter
the Labor List to display records that match the
selected work requirements.
! Work List
! Select Action menu
Filter Work to Match Labor Click to filter
the Work List to display records that match the
selected labor records.
! Labor List
! Select Action menu
Refresh Click to refresh the rows displayed in
table window. MAXIMO will update the rows
displayed to match the current queries.
! Work List
! Labor List
Select Work Date Click to change the dates
displayed in the Labor List calendar grid.
! Toolbar
! Select Action menu
Assign Labor Click to assign the selected
work requirements to the selected laborer.
! Toolbar
! Select Action menu
Start Assignment Click to start an
assignment.
! Toolbar
! Select Action menu
Interrupt Assignment Click to interrupt an
assignment. MAXIMO modifies the assignment,
assigning a status of INTERPT to the unfinished
work.
! Toolbar
! Select Action menu
Finish Assignment Click to finish an
assignment. When all assignments on a work
order are finished, MAXIMO either completes or
closes the work order.
! Toolbar
! Select Action menu
Go To Work Order Tracking Click to view
the selected work order in the Work Order
Tracking application.
! Work List
Show Assignments Click to view a laborers
assignments during the selected seven day
period. Use to reassign, reschedule, or remove
assignments from a labor record.
! Labor List
Modify Availability Click to modify a
laborers availability to have work assigned to
them on a given day or shift.
! Labor List
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Understanding the Work List
The top half of the Assignment Manager page displays the Work
List. This contains all the work requirements that meet your
search criteria.
Understanding Work Orders, Requirements, and Assignments
A work order is a request for work to be performed. The work
may require that different tasks be performed, and may require
the services of different laborers or crafts. MAXIMO creates a
separate requirement for each task/labor combination listed on a
work orders work plan. If two mechanics are required for a task,
two requirements are created. Similarly, if two different crafts are
required for a task, MAXIMO creates a requirement for each craft.
If a work order does not have a defined work plan, MAXIMO still
creates a requirement. You can then assign the requirement to an
appropriate laborer using Assignment Manager. When the
requirement is assigned MAXIMO enters a default duration of one
hour, which can then be modified as needed.
Once a requirement has been assigned to a laborer, it is considered
an assignment.
Understanding Work Priority
MAXIMO allows values between 0 and 999 to indicate priority for
work orders, equipment, and locations. MAXIMO can use these
different priority values to generate a calculated work priority to
help schedulers determine the overall priority of a work order
among "competing" work orders for similar equipment or
locations.
NOTE Since MAXIMO is designed to allow a calculated work priority, by
default a larger priority value is considered to be more urgent.
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The calculated work priority can be the work order priority, or a
combination of the work order priority and the location/equipment
priority. MAXIMO can be set to use any of the following formulas
to determine work priority:
! none
! WO Priority (the default)
! Loc/Eq Priority
! WO Priority + Loc/Eq Priority
! 2 * WO Priority + Loc/Eq Priority
! WO Priority + 2 * Loc/Eq Priority
The formula MAXIMO uses to calculate work priority is defined
using the Set Preferences action.
Selecting a Formula for Work Priority Calculation
To select the formula MAXIMO uses for calculating work priority,
complete the following steps:
NOTE You may need signature security permissions to change work
priority settings.
1. Open the Assignment Manager application.
2. Select Set Preferences from the Select Action menu.
The Set Preferences page appears.
3. Click a row in the Work Priority Calculation table to highlight
it.
4. Click the Selected check box for the row.
5. Click OK.
MAXIMO updates the formula used for calculated priority.
Understanding Work List Colors
To facilitate dispatching the Work List is color coded to display
work requirements by priority. By default MAXIMO uses a range
of five priorities when color coding work requirements.
NOTE Your system administrator can tailor the color choices and priority
ranges to fit your business needs.
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Filtering the Work List
You have several options for filtering the requirements that are
displayed in the Work List. You can:
! Return to the Search page to define a new query
! Sort one table column at a time. See Sorting Columns on
page 24 for more information.
! Filter the Work List using the table window filter. See
Filtering Table Windows on page 25 for more information.
! Select one or more laborers in the Labor List, then click the
Filter Work to Match Labor button to display only
requirements that match the selected labor.
! Click the Refresh Work List button to refresh the Work List.
Understanding the Labor List
The bottom half of the Assignment Manager page displays the
Labor List and calendar grid. The Labor List displays all labor and
craft records that meet your search criteria.
Modifying your Default Labor Query
The Labor List displays labor and craft records that match your
default saved query in the Labor application. If you do not have a
default saved query, the Labor List displays all labor and craft
records.
You can change the labor query being used to generate the Labor
List using the Select Labor Query action in the select action
menu. For example, if you are in charge of scheduling, you might
create different queries for different crafts, or for different shifts.
See Saving Queries on page 42 for information about creating a
saved query.
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Understanding Labor Availability
The right side of the Labor List contains a calendar grid,
displaying workers available hours over a seven day period
starting with the current date.
! If the laborer is available to be scheduled for work that day,
there will be a numeric value displayed. A value of 0:00
indicates that the worker has no available hours in the shift,
for example if they have already been assigned enough work
hours to fill their shift.
! Empty fields indicate days that are designated as non-work
days for the labor codes calendar, for example weekends or
holidays.
Initially the available hours displayed are based on the following
calculation:
labor shift - calendar exceptions - personalized labor
exceptions
where
labor shift = the calendar defined on the labor record, for
example "day" or "night."
calendar exceptions = any standard calendar exceptions, for
example national holidays.
personalized labor exceptions = any personal calendar
exceptions, for example vacations. See Modifying Labor
Availability on page 161 for instructions on entering
personalized labor exceptions.
MAXIMO recalculates available labor hours as assignments are
made.
TIP You can change the dates displayed in the calendar grid using the
Select Work Date action.
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Understanding Labor List Colors
MAXIMO calculates what percentage of a workers available hours
have been scheduled and displays this value in the % Allocated
field. The value in the % Allocated field is calculated based on the
following formula:
total assigned hours for the 7 day range / total
available hours for the 7 day range
To facilitate assigning work to labor the Labor List is color coded
using the following colors to indicate how a laborers time has been
scheduled:
NOTE Your system administrator can tailor the color choices to fit your
business needs.
Changing the Calendar Date Range
You can change the date range displayed in the calendar grid by
choosing Select Work Date from the select action menu.
Color Labor Hour Utilization
red less than 50% utilized
yellow from 50-80% utilized
green more than 80% utilized
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Filtering the Labor List
You have several options for filtering the laborers that are
displayed in the Labor List. You can:
! Use the Select Labor Query action to select a different labor
query or define a new query
! Sort one table column at a time. See Sorting Columns on
page 24 for more information.
! Filter the Labor List using the table window filter. See
Filtering Table Windows on page 25 for more information.
! Select one or more requirements in the Work List, then click
the Filter Labor to Match Work button to display only
laborers and crafts that match the selected work
requirements.
! Click the Refresh Labor List button to refresh the Labor
List.
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Planning Work
The calendar grid allows you to plan labor assignments over a
seven day range. By default, the first date displayed is the current
date.
TIP If you want to plan for work more than a week in advance, you can
use the Select Work Date action to change the date range
displayed in the calendar grid.
Scheduling Future Work
Once you have selected one or more requirements from the Work
List, there are three ways to assign the work to a laborer:
! Click a date with available hours in the laborers calendar in
the Labor List
! Click a labor code, then click Assign Labor in the toolbar
! Click a labor code, then select Assign Labor from the Select
Action menu
Click calendar grid To assign a requirement to a laborer using the calendar grid,
complete the following steps:
1. If necessary, you can filter either the Work List, the Labor
List, or both.
2. Select a requirement by selecting the Select Row check box
next to the row in the Work List. You can select more than one
requirement. If you select a requirement in error, click it again
to clear the check box.
3. Click a cell in the laborers calendar grid.
If the Required Hours for the requirement are less than the
available hours for the labor code and the laborers craft
matches the requirement, MAXIMO makes the assignment
and recalculates the available hours.
If the Required Hours for the requirement are greater than
the available hours or the craft requirements do not match,
MAXIMO displays the Assign Labor page. MAXIMO
automatically splits the requirement and assigns the
remaining hours to the laborers next available work shift(s).
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a. You can edit the Labor, Scheduled Date, and Required
Hours fields for each assignment. For example, if a split
assignment must be completed on the next shift, it can be
assigned to another laborer.
b. Click OK.
MAXIMO assigns the requirement(s) to the labor and
! refreshes the Work List and the Labor List
! changes the requirements status to ASSIGNED
! updates the scheduled start date for the work order(s)
! recalculates the labors available hours for the selected
date(s)
! recalculates the % Allocated value for the labor
Assign Labor icon
or action
The Assign Labor button and action perform the same function.
To assign a requirement to a laborer using the Assign Labor
button or action, complete the following steps:
1. If necessary, you can filter either the Work List, the Labor
List, or both.
2. Select a requirement by selecting the Select Row check box
next to the row in the Work List. You can select more than one
requirement. If you select a requirement in error, click it again
to clear the check box.
3. Select a labor code by selecting the Select Row check box next
to the row in the Labor List.
4. Click the Assign Labor button, or choose Assign Labor from
the select action menu.
If the Required Hours for the requirement are less than the
available hours for the labor code and the laborers craft
matches the requirement, MAXIMO makes the assignment
and recalculates the available hours.
If the Required Hours for the requirement are greater than
the available hours or the craft requirements do not match,
MAXIMO displays the Assign Labor page. MAXIMO
automatically splits the requirement and assigns the
remaining hours to the laborers next available work shift(s).
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5. You can edit the Labor, Scheduled Date, and Required
Hours fields for each assignment.
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO assigns the requirement(s) to the labor and
! refreshes the Work List and the Labor List
! changes the requirements status to ASSIGNED
! updates the scheduled start date for the work order(s)
! recalculates the labors available hours for the selected
date(s)
! recalculates the % Allocated value for the labor
Assigning Work to Another Craft
Assignment Manager allows you to assign work to a different craft
than the one indicated on a requirement. For example, if you have
more than one grade of mechanic you may choose to assign work to
any available mechanic, regardless of the grade indicated on the
requirement.
To assign a requirement to a different craft than the one specified
complete the following steps:
1. Select a requirement by selecting the Select Row check box
next to the row in the Work List. You can select more than one
requirement. If you select a requirement in error, click it again
to clear the check box.
2. Assign the requirement to a labor code by doing one of the
following:
! Click a cell in the laborers calendar grid.
! Click a labor code, then click the Assign Labor button.
! Click a labor code, then choose Assign Labor from the
select action menu.
MAXIMO displays the Assign Labor page.
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3. You can edit the Labor, Scheduled Date, and Required
Hours fields for each assignment.
4. Click OK.
MAXIMO assigns the requirement(s) to the labor and
! refreshes the Work List and the Labor List
! changes the requirements status to ASSIGNED
! updates the scheduled start date for the work order(s)
! recalculates the labors available hours for the selected
date(s)
! recalculates the% Allocated value for the labor
Viewing Assignments for a Worker
You can view work assigned to a laborer by clicking the Show
Assignments button for the Labor Code. The Show Assignments
page displays work assigned to the laborer over the seven day
range currently displayed in the Labor List calendar grid.
From the Show Assignments page you can:
! reschedule an assignment by changing the Scheduled Date
! reassign an assignment by changing the Labor Code
! un-assign the assignment by clearing the Labor Code
! delete the assignment from the laborer using the Mark For
Delete button
CAUTION Deleting the assignment deletes the requirement from
the work order.
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Modifying Labor Availability
Assignment Manager allows you to note when laborers are
unavailable to be assigned to work, for example when they are in
training, or on vacation. You can also add hours to a laborers
availability, for example if a laborer is covering another workers
shift.
To modify the hours a laborer is available to be scheduled for
work, complete the following steps:
1. If the date to be modified is not shown in the Labor List
calendar grid you can modify the dates shown by doing the
following:
a. Click Select Work Date or select it from the action menu.
The Select Work Date dialog box appears.
b. Select the date you wish to modify. For example, if the
laborer is taking a week of vacation, click the first day in
that week.
MAXIMO refreshes the Labor List so that the first date in
the calendar grid is the selected date.
2. Click the Modify Availability button for the labor record.
The Modify Availability page appears displaying the same
seven days as the Labor List calendar grid.
3. Click the date to put it in focus.
4. You can edit the Start Time, End Time, and Total Hours
fields.
5. You must include a Reason for the change, for example "sick"
or "vacation."
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO creates an exception for the labor code, and updates
the available hours displayed in the calendar grid.
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Reassigning or Rescheduling Work
Sometimes planned work that was assigned to a laborer needs to
be reassigned to another worker, or rescheduled for another date.
To reassign or reschedule planned work, complete the following
steps:
1. If necessary, filter the Labor List to locate the labor record.
2. Click Show Assignments for the labor record.
MAXIMO displays the Show Assignments page.
3. Click the assignment that needs to be rescheduled.
4. Change the Labor Code for the assignment to reassign it to
another laborer.
5. Change the Scheduled Date for the assignment to reschedule
it for another date.
6. Repeat steps Step 4. and Step 5. for any additional
assignments that need to be reassigned or rescheduled for this
laborer.
7. Click OK.
Un-assigning Work
Sometimes work that has been scheduled needs to be removed
from a laborers assignments.
To un-assign work that has been assigned to a laborer, complete
the following steps:
1. If necessary, filter the Labor List to locate the labor record.
2. Click Show Assignments for the labor record.
MAXIMO displays the Show Assignments page.
3. Click the assignment that needs to be re-assigned.
4. Delete the Labor Code for the assignment.
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5. Repeat Step 3. and Step 4. for any additional assignments that
need to be unassigned.
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO removes the assignment from the labor code, adjusts
their available hours, and changes the status of the
assignment to WAITASGN.
Deleting Assignments
Deleting an assignment is different from un-assigning in that the
action removes the work requirement from both the work order
record and the database. You should only delete assignments
when the task or labor code is not required for the work order, for
example if an error was made when the work plan was created.
1. If necessary, filter the Labor List to locate the labor record.
2. Click Show Assignments for the labor record.
MAXIMO displays the Show Assignments page.
3. Click Mark Row for Delete for each assignment that needs
to be deleted. If you mark a row in error, click Undelete Row.
4. Click OK.
MAXIMO deletes the requirement from the work order.
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Dispatching Work
Dispatchers schedule urgent work, that is requirements that
should be carried out during the current days shift. The
procedures for dispatching work are similar to those for planning
future work, but the work is assigned to the current shift (by
default the first date in the calendar grid) rather than to future
shifts.
TIP By default new work orders created in the Work Order Tracking
and Work Request applications do not have a Target Start or
Scheduled Start date indicated. To find new work requests you
should search by the Reported Date field.
Once a requirement has been assigned to a laborer, you can use
the dispatch functions to indicate when work on the assignment
has started, been interrupted, and has been finished.
Starting an Assignment
You can use the Start Assignment action to indicate that work
has been started on an assignment. By default MAXIMO will
begin recording labor actuals for an assignment once its status has
been changed to STARTED.
To start work on an assignment, complete the following steps:
1. Select a requirement with a status of ASSIGNED by selecting
the Select Row check box next to the row.
2. Click the Start Assignment button, or choose Start
Assignment from the select action menu.
The Start Assignment page appears.
3. You can click the Start Date field to change the start time if
necessary.
4. Click OK.
MAXIMO changes the assignment status to STARTED and
begins recording labor actuals. MAXIMO also changes the
work order status to INPRG.
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Interrupting an Assignment
If work on an assignment with a status of STARTED needs to be
stopped for any reason, you can use the Interrupt Assignment
action to create a record of the work stoppage. When you interrupt
an assignment MAXIMO logs a labor transaction for the
completed portion of the work, then modifies the assignment,
assigning a status of INTERPT to the remaining work hours.
To indicate that work on a started assignment has been
interrupted, complete the following steps:
1. Select a requirement by selecting the Select Row check box
next to the row.
2. Click the Interrupt Assignment button, or choose
Interrupt Assignment from the select action menu.
The Interrupt Assignment page appears.
3. You can click the Interrupt Date field to change the date or
time if necessary.
4. Click OK.
MAXIMO logs a labor transaction for the completed portion of
the work, and assigns a status of INTERPT to the remaining
work.
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Finishing an Assignment
Assignment statuses are linked to the work order that contains
the work requirement. When the last assignment for a work order
has been completed, MAXIMO changes the status of the work
order to COMP.
MAXIMO can be set to CLOSE work orders once all assignments
have been finished using the Set Preferences action. Note that
once a work order has been closed it becomes a history record and
can only be modified using the Edit History action.
To finish work on an assignment, complete the following steps:
1. Select a requirement by selecting the Select Row check box
next to the row.
2. Click the Finish Assignment button, or choose Finish
Assignment from the select action menu.
The Finish Assignment page appears.
3. You can click the Finish Date field to change the finish date
or time if necessary.
4. Click OK.
MAXIMO changes the assignment status to COMPLETE and
uses the finish time to calculate labor actuals for the
assignment.
NOTE When a work orders status is changed to COMP in the Work
Order Tracking application, MAXIMO changes the status of all
assignments on the work order to COMPLETE. When a work
orders status is changed to CLOSE and the work order becomes a
history record, MAXIMO deletes all of the assignments for that
work order.
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Assignment Statuses
WAITASGN Waiting for assignment. When work requirements
are created they have an initial status of waiting for assignment.
ASSIGNED Assigned. When a work assignment has been
assigned to a laborer, the assignment status changes to
ASSIGNED. If the labor code is deleted from an assignment, the
assignment status reverts back to WAITASGN.
STARTED Started. When you click Start Assignment
MAXIMO changes the assignment status to STARTED.
INTERPT synonym to WAITASGN. If an assignment with a
status of STARTED is interrupted, MAXIMO logs a labor
transaction to the database for the completed portion of the work,
then modifies the assignment, assigning a status of INTERPT to
the remaining work hours.
COMPLETE Complete. When you click Finish Assignment,
MAXIMO changes the assignment status to COMPLETE. When a
work orders status is changed to COMP, MAXIMO changes the
status of all assignments on the work order to COMPLETE. When
a work orders status is changed to CLOSE, MAXIMO deletes all of
the assignments for that work order.
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Chapter 5: Preventive Maintenance
Module
The Preventive Maintenance module consists of a single
application: Preventive Maintenance.
Preventive maintenance (PM) work is often repetitive work
performed to keep equipment running efficiently. Using PMs can
help you to plan for regular maintenance work by planning the
labor, material, and tool needs of your regularly scheduled
maintenance and inspection work orders.
PM records can serve as templates for work orders and other PM
records. You can identify work assets, add job plan and scheduling
information to a PM, then generate work orders or other PMs that
contain the same information. You can build PM hierarchies to
generate work order hierarchies for complex jobs.
You can streamline the PM process further by using master PMs.
Updates to a master PM can be copied automatically to all PMs
associated with the master PM.
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Many locations and pieces of equipment require periodic
maintenance to ensure uninterrupted efficiency and to guard
against breakdowns. You can use the Preventive Maintenance
(PM) application to create PM records and generate work orders
from them. A PM record specifies work to be performed regularly
based on elapsed time or on meter readings.
To access the Preventive Maintenance application, select the PM
icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Preventive
Maintenance or use the Go To link.
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Preventive Maintenance Tabs
The PM application page contains seven tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! PM Use to enter, view, or modify Preventive Maintenance
records and associate them with equipment, locations, or GL
accounts.
! Frequency Use to enter, view, or modify scheduling
criteria to use when generating work orders. Also use to enter
meter readings.
! Job Plan Sequence Use to enter, view, or modify
sequences of job plans and associate them with PM records.
! PM Hierarchy Use to enter, view, or modify PM
hierarchies to generate scheduled work order hierarchies.
! Master PM Use to enter, view, or modify PM scheduling
templates and insert and update associated PM records.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Preventive Maintenance Actions
The following actions are available from the Preventive
Maintenance Select Action Menu:
View Sequence Use to view a projected list of job plans that
will be used on generated work orders.
Generate Work Orders Use to generate work orders from
selected PM record(s)
Set PM Counter Use to set or reset the Counter field on the
Frequency tab.
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Set Reading at Last WO Use to manually set the value of the
Reading at Last WO field for Meters 1 and/or 2.
Create Associated PMs Use to create associate PMs from a
Master PM.
Update Associated PMs Use to update information on
associate PMs if changes have been made to the Master PM.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate PM Use to create a copy of the current record with
the same settings or values, which can then be modified and saved
as a new record.
Delete PM Use to delete the current record from the MAXIMO
database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Preventive Maintenance Reports
The following reports are available for the Preventive
Maintenance application:
Preventive Maintenance List Report Lists PM number and
description for selected records.
The following additional reports are available for the Preventive
Maintenance application on the KPIs tab on the reports page:
PM WOs Overdue by Priority Displays overdue PM work
orders by WO priority. WOs must have targeted start and
completion dates to be included in this calculation. A work order is
considered overdue if the work order has not had an actual
recorded for the finish date and the current date is after its
targeted completion date.
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PM WOs Overdue by Supervisor Displays overdue PM work
orders by the responsible supervisor. WOs must have targeted
start and completion dates to be included in this calculation. A
work order is considered overdue if the work order has not had an
actual recorded for the finish date and the current date is after its
targeted completion date.
Using the Preventive Maintenance Application
PM records are templates that contain job plan and scheduling
information for your work assets. You copy this information to
other PM records or to work orders you generate from the PM
records.
You can use PM records to plan the labor, materials, and tools
needed for any preventive maintenance, periodic maintenance, or
periodic inspections or certifications. PM records also can be
generated on a seasonal basis, for equipment that is not used year
round.
Master PM records are templates for other PM records, called
associated PM records. A master PM does not generate work
orders. You use non-master and associated PM records to generate
work orders. You also can organize non-master PM records into
PM hierarchies, from which you generate corresponding work
order hierarchies.
You can use PMs to track non-preventive maintenance that you
still must figure into your maintenance schedule, for example,
periodic inspections.
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Creating a PM
A PM specifies the job plan that defines the work to be performed,
and the frequency criteria according to which it is to be performed.
Creating a PM Record
NOTE You can set up a PM record for either a piece of equipment or a
location, but not both.
To create a new PM record, complete the following steps:
1. Open the PM application.
2. Click the New PM button on the toolbar.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the PM field and a description.
Click the Long Description button if you need more space.
4. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
5. Click Save.
CAUTION You must set a frequency for a PM before MAXIMO can generate
work orders from it.
Setting PM Frequency
Frequency is the number of days or meter units that should elapse
between generating preventive maintenance work orders from a
master PM. You can create a PM schedule to generate work orders
based on elapsed time between work orders or changes to
equipment meter readings over time, or both.
Usually, a PM schedule for a location measures only elapsed time
between work orders. For time based PMs you specify the number
of days between generating PM work orders using the following
fields:
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! Frequency Number of time units (days, weeks, months, or
years) to elapse between work orders you generate from this
PM. The count begins at Last Target Start Date or Last
Completion Date. This field must contain a value for
MAXIMO to calculate the value for the Next Due Date field.
! Frequency Units Defines the time units (days, weeks,
months, or years) for the Frequency field.
! Next Due Date Date the next work order is scheduled to be
generated from the PM.
A typical PM schedule for equipment measures both elapsed time
between work orders and changes to meter readings. The Base
work order generation on meter reading only (do not
estimate)? check box allows you the option to generate work
orders based on either an estimated next due date, or on the actual
meter reading.
! checked (Yes) This option does not allow MAXIMO to
generate work orders until the specified meter reading has
been reached. This is useful when the equipment use schedule
fluctuates, for example seasonal equipment or fleet vehicles.
! empty (No) This option allows MAXIMO to use an
estimated due date to generate work orders. This estimate is
based on elapsed time and average changes in meter readings.
This option allows work orders to be generated even if meter
readings are not entered as often as they should be. This is
useful if the equipment is in continuous operation, for example
manufacturing plants.
To set the PM frequency, complete the following steps:
1. Create a PM as described in Creating a PM on page 174.
2. Click the Frequency tab.
3. Enter the appropriate frequency data for the equipment or
location.
CAUTION The First Start Date field must be filled in to activate
the PM.
4. Click Save.
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Setting Priority for PMs
MAXIMO uses values between 0 and 999 to indicate priority for
work orders, equipment, and locations. Since preventive
maintenance is designed to reduce corrective work orders, the
priority values set for PM records should be higher than the values
used for corrective maintenance. See Work Order Priority on
page 81 for information on recommended priority values.
Priority values specified for PMs are copied to the work orders
that are generated from the PM in the following manner:
! When there is a PM hierarchy and the child PMs have
priorities, the priority of the parent PM is copied to the parent
work order, and the priorities of the child PMs are copied to
the child work orders.
! When a PM has a job plan the PM priority is copied to the
work order, and the job plan priority is copied to the work
order tasks.
! If the PM does not have a priority, the job plan priority
will be copied to the work order as well as the tasks.
! If the job plan does not have a priority, the PM priority
will be copied to the tasks as well as the work order.
When a PM has a route with priorities from a job plan, the PM
priority will be copied to the work order, and the job plan priorities
will be copied to the child work orders created for each route stop.
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Master PMs
Master PM records are templates for other PM records, called
associated PM records. You can create associated PM records from
master PM records, or make associations between existing PM
records and a master PM. You can use the scheduling information
on a master PM record to update its associated PM records.
A Master PM does not generate work orders like a regular PM.
Instead, it controls certain aspects of its associated PMs.
Creating a Master PM
To create a master PM, follow the procedure described in
Creating a PM on page 174 and select the Master PM? check
box next to the Description field. After you create a master PM,
you can create associated PM records.
Creating Associated PMs
Associate PM records are records for individual pieces of
equipment or locations covered by the job plan of a master PM. For
example, you create a master PM for regular oil changes for a
certain model truck. Using that master PM, you then would create
one associate PM for each truck of that model in your fleet.
Associate PMs can be created in two ways:
! Create associate PMs from a master PM using the Create
Associated PMs action.
! Associate existing PMs with a master PM by entering an
identifier in the records Master PM field.
After being associated with a master PM, updated scheduling
information can be passed from the master PM to the associate
PMs using the Update Associated PMs action.
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Generating a PM Work Order
A master PM record specifies work to be performed regularly
based on elapsed time or on meter readings that can indicate
service hours or mileage. A master PM does not generate work
orders.
You use non-master and associated PM records to generate work
orders. After being generated, a PM work order is processed in
Work Order Tracking and Quick Reporting.
NOTE Frequency of a PM must be set before a PM work order can be
generated from the PM.
To generate work orders from a single PM complete the following
steps:
1. Open a PM record using the Search tab.
2. Choose Generate Work Orders from the Select Action menu.
3. Enter a number in the Generate WOs Due Today Plus
Next _ Days field. For example, to generate work orders for
the next week, enter " 7."
4. You can run the work order generation process in the
background and have MAXIMO e-mail you a notification when
the process is complete.
5. Click OK.
MAXIMO either displays a message with the work order
numbers of the work orders that have been generated, or e-
mails notification if the process is being run in the
background.
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NOTE By default the Select Records feature allows selection from a
maximum of 200 records. In order to use the following procedure,
your search should result in less than 200 records. Your system
administrator can change this global setting.
To generate work orders from multiple PM records, complete the
following steps:
1. Search for PM records using the Search tab.
2. Select the Select Records check box on the Results subtab.
The page refreshes to display Select Row check boxes for
each record.
3. Select multiple PMs by selecting the Select Row check box
next to the row. If you select a PM in error, click it again to
clear the check box.
4. Choose Generate Work Orders from the Select Action menu.
5. Enter a number in the Generate WOs Due Today Plus
Next_ Days field. For example, to generate work orders for
the next week, enter " 7."
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO either displays a message with the work order
numbers of the work orders that have been generated, or e-
mails notification if the process is being run in the
background.
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PM Hierarchies
A PM hierarchy is a group of PMs arranged in parent-child
relationships, much like a work order hierarchy. You use PM
hierarchies to generate hierarchies of scheduled work orders. At
the highest level of a PM hierarchy, one PM that is the parent.
This top-level PM can have one or more child PMs. Each child PM
can have one or more children, and so on. A child PM can have
only one parent PM.
You use PM hierarchies to generate work order hierarchies.
Because you cannot generate work orders from a master PM,
master PM records are never part of a PM hierarchy. You can add
a sequence number to each PM in a PM hierarchy; the sequence
number is copied to work orders you generate from the PM.
You cannot delete a PM record that is part of a hierarchy. PM
records that have a parent or child PMs must be removed from
their hierarchies before you can delete them.
Seasonal PMs
A seasonal PM is a master PM record that is shut down for a
period of time to accommodate changing equipment or location
needs. After the work is completed for the season, you can reset
the master to be dormant until the season returns.
You might use seasonal PMs related to seasonal work such as air
conditioning maintenance, or servicing snow removal equipment.
To reset a master PM for seasonal work, change the First Start
Date field to the date you want to begin generating work orders
again. The system resets the Counter field to 0 after you enter
the current date or a future date in the First Start Date field.
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Chapter 6: Inventory Module
Managing inventory is an important part of maintaining any
facility. The Inventory module in MAXIMO tracks materials
needed for maintenance. MAXIMO keeps track of items in stock,
indicates when stock falls below user-defined reorder points,
creates purchase requisitions and purchase orders to restock
needed items, and tallies items received.
Inventory is a central module in MAXIMO. It functions in a
dynamic relationship with the Preventive Maintenance, Work
Orders, Purchasing, and Equipment modules, and with the
Companies application in the Resources module. These other
modules affect the quantity of items in inventory, identify where
those items are used, as well as who sells them to your company.
The MAXIMO Inventory module works to balance two opposing
objectives:
! maximizing the availability of items for upcoming work tasks
! reducing the outstanding inventory balances and related
carrying costs
The goal is to find a balance of inventory stock that lets
maintenance work be performed with minimum delays due to
unavailable materials, without keeping unnecessary or seldom
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The Inventory Module contains the following applications:
When using the Inventory applications you first define your
storerooms and define items to be stocked there using the
Storerooms and Item Master applications. You then create a
master list of items that are stocked in each storeroom using the
Item Master application.
You use the Inventory application to manage stock levels and
reorder items. You track the movement of items into and out of
inventory with the Issues and Transfers application, the Work
Order Tracking application in the Work Order module, and the
Receiving application in the Purchasing module.
Application Function
Inventory Used to manage items in inventory, including
tracking stock levels, reordering items, and
tracking rotating equipment.
Item Master Used to define inventory items, and add them to
storerooms.
Storerooms Used to define storeroom locations, and view a
read-only list of items stocked at each storeroom
location.
Issues and
Transfers
Used to issue stock from inventory (with or
without a work order), and to transfer stock from
one storeroom location to another.
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Inventory Application
An important part of maintenance management is tracking
inventory. The Inventory application tracks items (stocked,
nonstocked, and special order items) and indicates when stock
falls below a specified reorder point so you know when to reorder.
To access the Inventory application, select the Inventory icon on
the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Inventory or use the Go
To link.
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Inventory Tabs
The Inventory application page contains six tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Inventory Use to enter, view, or modify item balances,
costs, balances, bins and lots, and to view storeroom locations
where the item is stocked.
! Reorder Details Use to enter, view, or modify reorder
details, such as the reorder point, lead time, and issue units of
an item. In addition, you can enter or view information about
one or more vendors for a item, as well as information about
multiple manufacturers or models for each vendor.
! Rotating Equipment Use to identify and track rotating
equipment associated with a rotating item record.
! Where Used Use to list all pieces of equipment on which an
item is listed as a subassembly or spare part.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Inventory Actions
The following actions are available from the Inventory Select
Action Menu:
Reorder Items Use to reorder stocked items, direct issue
items, or both.
Reorder Direct Issue Items Use to reorder direct issue items.
Clear Reorder Locks Use to clear a reorder lock for your user
name.
Issue Current Item Use to issue the current item directly to a
work order, against equipment, a location, or a general ledger
account.
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Transfer Current Item Use to transfer items from one
storeroom to another, or from one bin or lot to another.
View Item Availability Use to view item balances at all
storeroom locations that stock the item.
Add/Modify Order Unit Values Use to modify the unit that is
used when ordering an item, for example, case, feet, roll, and so
on.
Zero Year to Date Quantities Used to reset the Year-To-Date
issue history, usually at the beginning of the fiscal year.
View Vendor Analysis Use to view information about the
vendors for the selected item, allowing you to analyze price,
quality of goods, and delivery time.
View Inventory Transactions Use to display inventory
transactions (receipts, transfers, issues, returns, and adjustments)
related to the current inventory record.
Reconcile Balances Use to adjust current balances based on a
physical count.
Standard Cost Adjustment Use to change the standard cost
for an item at the location named in the Storeroom field.
Average Cost Adjustment Use to update the average cost at
the specified storeroom.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Inventory Reports
The following reports are available for the Inventory application:
Inventory List Report Lists item number and description for
selected item(s) by storeroom location.
Inventory ABC Analysis Report Displays the ABC category
of inventory items both before and after running the report. The
"after " ABC calculation is based on the number of parts issued
YTD and the parts last cost average for the storeroom. This report
can also update the database with the new ABC classifications.
Inventory Balance Report Lists all items in the storeroom of
the selected record, including current balance, available balance,
quantity reserved, cost, and last transaction.
Economic Order Quantity Report Displays the optimum
economic ordering quantity for selected items in the selected
storeroom location.
Inventory ROP Calculates the reorder point (ROP) or
optimum minimum level of an item to have in stock based on
demand, lead delivery time, and a reserve safety stock. Includes
the option to update the database with new ROP values.
Storeroom Pick Report Lists items to be picked for Selected
Storeroom.
Inventory Transactions Report Lists selected transaction
information (receipts, issues, transfers, returns, or adjustments)
for the selected storeroom location, between the specified dates.
Item Availability Report Lists all site and storeroom
locations for the selected item(s). For each item at the selected
storeroom the report shows the current balance, reserved
quantity, available quantity, standard cost, and average cost.
Items with current balances of zero are not included in this report.
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Using the Inventory Application
Use this application to enter, display, and update information on
each inventory item. Special order and nonstocked items as well as
stocked items can be tracked. You can view information about an
item at a specific storeroom location. You can track vendors that
supply an item, and item balances down to the bin and lot level for
each storeroom location
Most fields on the Inventory tab refer to item/location records.
Current Balance, for example, means the current balance of the
item at the storeroom in the Storeroom field. Like Current
Balance, the fields in the Balance Summary, Issue History, and
Balances areas all apply to the item in a specific storeroom.
If an item is stored in more than one storeroom location, you can
use the View Item Availability action in the Select Action menu
to view balances for all storeroom locations on one page.
Stocked, Nonstocked, and Special Order Items
MAXIMO recognizes three categories of inventory items:
Category Item is needed: Record is needed:
Stocked at all times permanently, for regular,
ongoing reordering
Nonstocked on a predictable or
scheduled basis (for
example, every year),
rather than at all times
permanently, for
occasional reordering
Special
Order
for just a single event or
occasion; you do not
expect to need this item
again
just for the duration of
the project; then the
record should be deleted
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Stocked Items
Stocked items are those that you always need to have on hand
because they have a regular turnover rate and are frequently
needed. Stocked items have reorder criteria (for example, a
reorder point and an economic order quantity) specific to each
storeroom location. Bearings, gaskets, valves, and belts are
examples of stocked items.
To keep a supply in stock, these items are periodically reordered.
This can be done automatically, based on the MAXIMO reorder
logic, which uses the following formula:
(current balance + quantity on current purchase requisitions
and purchase orders) (quantity reserved on work orders and
internal purchase orders + quantity expired) < = ROP
"Current Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders" are any
PRs and POs with a status of waiting for approval (WAPPR),
approved (APPR), or in progress (INPRG). MAXIMO checks to see
how many units of this item are listed on current PRs and POs,
adds this number to the current balance, then subtracts any items
on approved work orders, internal POs, and any expired items. If
the resulting number does not exceed the reorder point (ROP),
MAXIMO reorders.
Nonstocked Items
Nonstocked items are items you need only occasionally and do
not want to maintain in inventory throughout the year.
Nonstocked items are not automatically reordered. However, you
do want to keep records for nonstocked items in the database
because you are likely to order these items again at some point.
These records are useful both for cost tracking purposes and for
future reference (for example, the vendor's name, the price, and so
on).
For example, you replace twelve air filters each spring, but do not
reorder them immediately after using them because you do not
want to purchase them just to sit in storage for months. Since you
intend to order these air filters again each year, you want to keep
the record for the item in your database for reference next spring.
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Special Order Items
Special order items are typically items that are ordered only
once, often for unexpected needs or for a one-time work order.
These items are not kept in stock, and you do not need a
permanent record of them in your database. In most cases, after
the project ends, you want to remove these records to avoid
cluttering your database.
Viewing Item Availability
The Inventory application displays separate item records for each
storeroom location.
To view all storerooms that stock an item, open an item record and
use the View Item Availability action.
Reordering Items
Many companies are moving to a just-in-time system to reduce
their inventory levels and associated carrying costs. When using a
just-in-time system for maintenance, you base your purchasing
and stock levels on upcoming work, rather than on past usage.
Because parts and equipment can become obsolete and your
companys process can change, looking back might not be as useful
as looking forward when considering your inventory needs.
MAXIMO can accommodate a just-in-time system by letting you
set reorder quantities. Using the Preventive Maintenance
application to plan upcoming maintenance and inspection work
also can help to determine which items will be needed in the
future.
Your system administrator can set a cron task for the inventory
reorder function. A cron task is a software command to execute a
task at a particular time. For more information about configuring
the reorder cron task, refer to the MAXIMO System
Administrators Guide.
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Determining the Reorder Point
The Reorder Point (ROP) is the point when items should be
reordered so that their number does not fall below the number
designated as safety stock during the lead time for the order.
Ideally the calculation of the ROP is based on the following
variables:
! Safety stock is the minimum number of the item that you
must have on hand at all times.
! Lead time is the amount of time it takes between placing an
order and receiving it.
! Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) is the number of an item
that should be reordered at one time, usually based on the
vendors price for a particular quantity ordered. For example,
buying a case of an item can cost less per item than buying the
item individually.
Reordering All Items in a Storeroom
You can set the reorder process to run in the background and
notify you by e-mail after the process ends. This lets you do other
work while running a lengthy reorder process.
You can repeat the reorder process for additional storerooms
without exiting the Reorder Items page.
To reorder all items in a storeroom, complete the following steps:
1. Open an item record.
2. Choose Reorder Items from the Select Action menu.
The Reorder Items page appears.
3. You can enter the number of days you want in the Additional
Lead Time in Days field.
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4. Check All Items in Storerooms.
MAXIMO overrides any item selections. This also makes the
Storeroom field editable.
5. Select the other Reorder Options that apply.
! Ignore Reorder Point the item(s) are ordered even if
the available balance is more than the reorder point.
! Reorder Direct Issue Items include direct issue items
on approved work orders in reorder calculations.
! Consider Agreement Purchase Orders release
purchase orders are created from existing blanket
purchase orders. Prices and details from the price
agreements are included when PRs and POs are created.
! Run in Background Mode runs the reorder process in
background mode and sends notification via e-mail when
the process is complete.
6. Click either:
! Run Reorder to initiate the reorder process
automatically.
! Preview Reorder (recommended) to preview the items
and amounts to be ordered. Order amounts can be edited
from this page.
On the Preview Reorder page click either
! Run Reorder to initiate the reorder process.
! Reorder Report to generate a report listing the
reordered items and quantities ordered.
! Cancel to cancel the reorder process
7. You can click Select Value to change the Storeroom location.
8. Repeat steps 3 through 6 to repeat the reorder process for the
new storeroom.
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Reordering Selected Items
You can choose selected inventory items to reorder using the
following procedure. All items selected must be from the same
storeroom location.
You can set the reorder process to run in the background and
notify you by e-mail after the process ends. This lets you do other
work while running a lengthy reorder process.
NOTE By default the Select Records feature allows selection from a
maximum of 200 records. In order to use the following procedure,
your search should result in less than 200 records. Your system
administrator can change this global setting.
To reorder selected items, complete the following steps:
1. Use the Search tab to generate a results set for a storeroom
location.
2. Click the Select Records check box.
MAXIMO refreshes the page to display Select Row check
boxes.
3. Select items by checking the Select Row check box next to the
row. If you select an item in error, click it again to clear the
check box.
4. Choose Reorder Items from the Select Action menu.
The Reorder Items page appears.
5. You can enter the number of days you want in the Additional
Lead Time in Days field.
6. Select the Reorder Options that apply:
! Ignore Reorder Point the item(s) are ordered even if
the available balance is more than the reorder point.
! Reorder Direct Issue Items include direct issue items
on approved work orders in reorder calculations.
! Consider Agreement Purchase Orders release
purchase orders are created from existing blanket
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purchase orders. Prices and details from the price
agreements are included when PRs and POs are created.
! All Items in Storerooms overrides any item selections.
Also makes the Storeroom field editable.
! Run in Background Mode runs the reorder process in
background mode and sends notification via e-mail when
the reorder process is complete.
7. Click either
! Run Reorder to initiate the reorder process
automatically.
! Preview Reorder (recommended) to preview the items
and amounts to be ordered. Order amounts can be edited
from this page using the Row Details.
After viewing the preview, select one of the following
actions:
! Run Reorder to initiate the reorder process.
! Reorder Report to generate a report listing the
reordered items and quantities ordered.
! Cancel to cancel the reorder process
! Cancel to cancel the reorder process
Reordering a Single Item
To reorder a single inventory item, complete the following steps:
1. Open an item record using the Search tab.
2. Choose Reorder Items from the Select Action menu.
The Reorder Items page appears.
3. You can enter the number of days you want in the Additional
Lead Time in Days field.
4. Select the Reorder Options that apply.
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! Ignore Reorder Point the item(s) are ordered even if
the available balance is more than the reorder point.
! Consider Agreement Purchase Orders release
purchase orders are created from existing blanket
purchase orders. Prices and details from the price
agreements are included when PRs and POs are created.
5. Click either
! Run Reorder to initiate the reorder process
automatically.
! Preview Reorder (recommended) to preview the items
and amounts to be ordered. Order amounts can be edited
from this page using the Row Details.
After viewing the preview, select one of the following
actions:
! Run Reorder to initiate the reorder process.
! Reorder Report to generate a report listing the
reordered items and quantities ordered.
! Cancel to cancel the reorder process
! Cancel to cancel the reorder process
Reordering Direct Issue Items
Use the Reorder Direct Issue Items action to reorder items
listed on approved work orders and issued without being received
into inventory.
To reorder direct issue items, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Inventory application.
2. Click the Inventory tab.
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3. Choose Reorder Direct Issue Items from the Select Action
menu.
The Reorder Direct Issue Items page appears.
4. You can select the Consider Agreement Purchase Orders
check box to create release purchase orders from existing
blanket purchase orders.
5. You can enter the number of days you want in the Lead Time
in Days field.
6. You can select the Run in Background Mode check box to
run the reorder process in background mode and send
notification via e-mail when the reorder process is complete.
7. Click either:
! Run Reorder to initiate the reorder process
automatically.
! Preview Reorder (recommended) to preview the items
and amounts to be ordered. Order amounts can be edited
from this page.
Choose either
! Run Reorder to initiate the reorder process.
! Reorder Report to print generate a report listing
the reordered items and quantities ordered.
! Cancel to cancel the reorder process
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Clearing Reorder Locks
When a user runs the reorder process (even if preview mode).
MAXIMO places a lock on the process against the storeroom being
reordered. This is to prevent other users from running reorder
against the same storeroom at the same time.
Occasionally, users running the reorder process in preview mode
may inadvertently lock the reorder process and prevent
themselves and others from running reorder against a certain
storeroom.
If there is a reorder lock against your user name, you can use the
Clear Reorder Locks action in the Select Action menu to remove
it.
NOTE This action only clears Preview Mode reorder locks, created by the
current user. Users running the full reorder process are not
affected.
Managing Inventory Item Counts
Using MAXIMO, you can adjust the balances for each item in
inventory to accommodate a variety of circumstances. For
example:
! after a routine physical count
! at the end of the year
! when items have entered or left a storeroom without a
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Adjusting Current Balances
The Current Balance field on the Inventory tab is read-only
(except when you are inserting and duplicating an item). You must
use the Current Balance Adjustment button to change the
current balance of an item at the location named in the
Storeroom field.
MAXIMO automatically makes most adjustments to the current
balances, and the physical count is the usual way of making up for
other discrepancies. However, you can use this action if you are
aware of a change in the current balance that has not been
reflected in any other inventory transaction.
To adjust the current balance for an item, complete the following
steps:
1. Open an item record.
2. If necessary, select a bin in the Balances table window.
3. Click Current Balance Adjustment.
The Adjust Current Balance page appears.
4. Enter the adjusted balance value in the New Balance field.
5. You can enter account code information for the account(s) in
the Control Account and Shrinkage Account fields.
6. Click OK to update the Current Balance field on the
Inventory tab.
MAXIMO records the current balance adjustment in the
Inventory Transactions table.
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Adjusting Physical Counts
Use the Physical Count Adjustment button to change the
physical count figure for the current item, at the specified location,
bin, and/or lot.
To adjust the physical count for an item, complete the following
steps:
1. Open an item record.
2. If necessary, select a bin in the Balances table window.
3. Click Physical Count Adjustment.
The Adjust Physical Count page appears.
4. Enter the new count in the New Physical Count field.
5. You can enter the date in the Count Date field. The default is
the current date and time.
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO updates the Physical Count field on the Inventory
tab.
You now must reconcile balances to update the items balance
information based on the physical count.
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Reconciling Balances
You use the Reconcile Balances action to adjust the current
balance based on a physical count. This action updates only the
selected item in the selected storeroom.
To reconcile balances for an item, complete the following steps:
1. Record a physical count as described in Adjusting Physical
Counts on page 198.
2. With the item record still open, select Reconcile Balances
from the Select Action menu.
The Reconcile Balances page appears.
3. Enter general ledger account information in the Control
Account and/or Shrinkage GL Account fields.
4. Click OK.
MAXIMO reconciles the item balances.
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Item Master Application
You use the Item Master application to define items that are
stocked in your storerooms. When you create an item record you
can define the type of stock the item is, whether it is lotted or
nonlotted, associate Hazards and Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS) with the item, define the item as rotating equipment, and
identify alternate items that can be used as substitutes for the
item.
You also can define other information related to items, such as the
storeroom locations that stock the item, Item Specification, Item
Assembly Structures, and documents outside of MAXIMO that
relate to the item record.
To access the Item Master application, select the Inventory icon on
the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Item Master, or use the
Go To link.
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Item Master Tabs
The Item Master application page contains seven tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Item Use to enter, view, or modify items, and to specify
alternate items.
! Storerooms Use to view a read-only list of information
about storerooms that stock the item.
! Vendors Use to enter, view, or modify information about
one or more vendors for an item, as well as information about
multiple manufacturers or models for each vendor.
! Specifications Use to enter, view, or modify Specification
Templates containing detailed information specific to a type of
inventory item.
! Item Assembly Structure Use to enter, view, or modify
Item Assembly Structures.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Item Master Actions
The following actions are available from the Item Master Select
Action Menu:
Change Capitalized Status Use to change the Capitalized?
field setting for an item.
Copy Item Assembly Structure Use to copy an existing Item
Assembly Structure to an item record.
Add Item to Storeroom Use to add the item record to a
storeroom locations stock list.
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Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Item Use to create a copy of the current record with
the same settings or values, which can then be modified and saved
as a new record.
Delete Item Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Item Master Reports
The following report is available for the Item Master application:
Item List Report Displays item and description for selected
records.
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Using the Item Master Application
You use the Item Master application to create item records for
items, materials, supplies, and rotating equipment that are
stocked and stored in your companys storerooms.
Creating an Item Record
NOTE The initial record creation process is one of the few times you
make an entry in the Current Balance field. Usually, this field is
either calculated by MAXIMO or updated after inventory is
received in the Receiving application. Rotating item balances are
zero until an equipment record is created for the rotating item
number.
To create a new item record, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Item Master application.
2. Click the New Item button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Item tab, displaying a new Item
record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Item field and a description.
Click the Long Description button if you need more space.
4. Fill in the other required fields.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
5. Click Save.
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Understanding Rotating Items
Rotating items are items such as pumps and motors that can be
stocked in inventory and rotated in and out of use in different
locations.
After you create an item record, the Rotating? field becomes read-
only and cannot be edited, and the Current Balance field
becomes read-only. If an item is defined as rotating, the values in
the Balances fields are controlled by the movement of the
rotating equipment in and out of the storeroom.
NOTE An item cannot be both a spare part and a rotating item.
The term rotating equipment refers to pieces of equipment that
can be used interchangeably. Rotating equipment consists of
multiple pieces of interchangeable equipment, with each piece
having the same item number and a different equipment number.
These items are tracked both by their item numbers in the
Inventory module and by their individual equipment numbers in
the Equipment module.
Designating Alternate Items
Alternate items are items that can be used interchangeably with
other inventory items, for example, two different brands of motor
oil. In many cases, one item can be an alternate for another, but
the oppose relationship might not be desired. As a result,
MAXIMO does not automatically created matching alternate item
records for both items. If you want two items to be alternates for
each other, you must assign each as an alternate for the other.
To designate alternate items for an inventory item, complete the
following steps:
1. Open or create a item record.
2. Select either of the following in the Alternate Items table
window:
! New Row to add an alternate
! View Details (triangle) to view details for an existing
alternate
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3. Click the Detail Menu button on the Item field to select an
alternate from the Select Value page.
4. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
5. Click Save.
Understanding Item Assembly Structures
An Item Assembly Structure (IAS) is a list of individual items and
subassemblies that are required to build a piece of equipment or
define the requirements of a location. Rather than specify its
components each time you enter an individual piece of equipment
or a location, you create an Item Assembly Structure as a
template. You can use an IAS as a template when building
multiple equipment assembly structures (EAS) and their related
location systems.
The IAS is built onto an item record, and the IAS is then identified
by the item number at the top of the hierarchy. You can apply an
Item Assembly Structure to a piece of equipment or to a location
by specifying the top-level item number in the Item field on an
equipment or location record, then choosing the Apply Item
Assembly Structure action.
For example, a five-horsepower motor and its constituent spare
parts can be used in 10 equipment assembly structures in a plant.
Rather than entering 10 equipment records and specifying the
spare parts for each one, you enter the equipment records and
apply (copy) the five-horsepower motor IAS to the records. The
entire IAS is applied to the equipment assembly structure.
Similarly, you could apply the same IAS to the 10 operating
locations in the plant that require the motor and its spare parts.
NOTE Note that while you can use any item as the top level of an IAS,
you can only apply an IAS to equipment or operating locations if
the top level is a rotating item.
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Creating an Item Assembly Structure
To create Item Assembly Structures, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create an item record.
2. Click the Item Assembly Structure tab.
3. Click Create IAS.
The Children table window appears.
4. Click New Row.
The Row Details open.
5. Click the Detail Menu button on the Item field to select an
item record to add to the IAS.
6. You can change the number in the Quantity field, if needed.
7. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
Using Item Assembly Structures
Item Assembly Structures are applied in the Equipment and
Locations applications. An Item Assembly Structure can also be
applied to a new piece of equipment when it is received in the
Receiving application.
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Linking Items to the Asset Catalog
MAXIMO includes a feature called the Asset Catalog to help
companies keep track of their increasingly complex list of assets.
The Asset Catalog is a structured list of items and equipment
organized by their attributes, such as type, color, or unit of
measure.
After item records are associated with specification templates, you
can use the Asset Catalog Search page to search through
MAXIMO to find the item you are looking for. You use the
Specifications tab to associate inventory items, such as motors or
bearings, with an asset Specification Template.
To enter Asset Catalog specifications for an item, complete the
following steps:
1. Open an item record using the Search tab.
2. Click the Specifications tab.
3. Click Associate Specification Template.
The Associate Specification Template page appears.
4. Click Select Value to select a Classification.
5. Click Select Value to select a Subclassification.
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO displays the Classification, Subclassification, and
attributes associated with the Specification Template on the
Specifications tab.
7. Click View Details (triangle) for the first attribute.
The Row Details open.
8. Enter or edit the field data. Use the field buttons to select
values.
9. Click View Details (triangle) for the next attribute.
10. Repeat steps 8 and 9 for each attribute.
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11. Click Done to close the Row Details.
12. Click Save.
Adding Items to Storerooms
You use the Add Item to Storeroom action to add an item record
to a storeroom locations stock list.
To add an item to a storeroom, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create an item record.
2. Click the Storerooms tab.
MAXIMO displays the storerooms that stock the item.
3. Select Add Item to Storeroom from the Select Action menu.
The Add Item to Storeroom page appears.
4. Click the Detail Menu for the Storeroom field and choose
Select Value.
The Select Location page appears.
5. Click Select Record to select a storeroom. If there are a large
number of records, you can use the table filter to locate a
record.
MAXIMO copies the storeroom location to the Add Item to
Storeroom page.
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO displays the storeroom information on the Add
Items to Storeroom page.
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7. You can use the View Details (triangle) button to edit
Storeroom Information, for example, to assign the item to a
bin.
8. Click OK.
MAXIMO adds the item to the storeroom and displays the
storeroom on the Storerooms tab.
Deleting Items from Storerooms
You delete items from storerooms on the Storerooms tab.
NOTE In order to delete an item from a storeroom, there cannot be a
balance for the item in that storeroom.
To delete an item from a storeroom, complete the following steps:
1. Open an item record using the Search tab.
2. Click the Storerooms tab.
The Storeroom Information table window displays the
storerooms that stock the item.
3. Click Mark Row for Delete for the storeroom.
The button changes to Undelete Row and a line is drawn
through the storeroom.
4. Click Save.
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Storerooms Application
You use the Storerooms application to create new Storeroom
records, define the GL Account codes to be associated with the
storeroom, and view a read-only list of items stocked at that
storeroom location.
To access the Storerooms application, select the Inventory icon on
the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Storerooms or use the Go
To link.
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Storerooms Tabs
The Storerooms application page contains three tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Storeroom Use to define storeroom locations and provide
default GL account code information.
! Items Use to view a read-only list of items associated with
the storeroom.
Storerooms Actions
The following actions are available from the Storerooms Select
Action Menu:
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
Add Storeroom as Company Use to designate a storeroom
location as a company for internal purchase orders.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Storerooms Reports
The following report is available for the Storerooms application:
Storeroom Overview Report Displays storeroom and
description.
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Using the Storerooms Application
The Storerooms application lets you add new storeroom location
records. Storeroom locations are the names of your inventory
storerooms, the places inventory items are stored in and issued
from.
This application is used to set the general ledger accounts to be
associated with each new storeroom location. You can indicate
which GL Account code is to be charged for each field associated
with the location. Check with your accounting department if you
need information on providing the proper GL account codes.
Creating a Storeroom Location
Depending on your companys business practices, you might need
to have signature authority to create storeroom locations and/or to
provide GL account code information for storeroom locations.
To create a storeroom record, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Storeroom application.
2. Click the New Storeroom button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Storerooms tab, displaying a new
Storerooms record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Storeroom field and a
description.
4. If you have Signature Authority you can indicate GL account
codes.
5. Click Save.
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Adding Items to Storerooms
After a storeroom has been created you can create a master stock
list by associating items with the storeroom in the Item Master
application.
Deleting Items from Storerooms
Items are deleted from a storerooms master stock list in the Item
Master application.
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Issues and Transfers Application
The Issues and Transfers application is used to issue or transfer
items from existing locations. You can issue directly to a work
order, against a general ledger account code, or to a location or
equipment. You also can transfer stock from one storeroom
location to another, either within the same site or to a location at
another site within your organization; balances are adjusted
accordingly. In addition, you can trace the transfer of stock from
one storeroom to another by transferring to and from transit
locations (for example, COURIER, or LABOR).
To access the Issues and Transfers application, select the
Inventory icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Issues
and Transfers or use the Go To link.
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Issues and Transfers Tabs
The Issues and Transfers application page contains four tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Issue Use to issue items directly to a work order,
equipment, location, or against a general ledger account. Also
used for returning items to the storeroom.
! Transfer Out Use to transfer items out of your storeroom
to another storeroom, courier, or labor code.
! Transfer In Use to transfer items from another storeroom,
a courier, or labor code into your storeroom.
Issues and Transfers Actions
The following actions are available from the Issues and Transfers
Select Action Menu:
Select Equipment Spare Parts Use to view and select the
spare parts for a piece of equipment.
Add/Modify Reservations Use to add or modify items
reserved in inventory for work orders.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Issues and Transfers Reports
The following report is available for the Issues and Transfers
application:
Inventory Transactions Report Lists selected transaction
information (receipts, issues, transfers, returns, or adjustments)
for the selected storeroom location, between the specified dates.
Using the Issues and Transfers Application
To issue items from the Issues and Transfers application there
must be a storeroom specified, and you must be authorized to issue
items from that storeroom.
Although items are generally specified in a job plan and issued in
conjunction with specific work orders, it is also sometimes
necessary to issue them directly to a location, or against a piece or
equipment, or against a General Ledger account, without a work
order number. For example, you might want to charge the cost of
items such as soap, grease, or rags to a location or GL account
rather than to a work order or specific piece of equipment.
To allow MAXIMO to track inventory costs, you must make an
entry in at least one of the following fields when issuing items:
! Work Order
! Location
! Equipment
! Debit GL Account
In general, after you make an entry in one field, one or more other
fields are filled in with default values associated with the first
specified field. For example, if you specify a work order, the
equipment and/or location and/or GL account named on the work
order are also filled in.
NOTE You also can record physical counts for items when issuing or
transferring.
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Issuing an Item
If you issue items to a specific work order (or location, equipment,
or GL account) via this application, do not record their usage in
the Work Orders module, and vice versa. If you record item use in
two places the item is subtracted from inventory twice, thereby
causing inaccurate item count. To protect your inventory records,
establish a policy for your site regarding whether item use will be
recorded in the Issues and Transfers application or in the Work
Orders module.
No matter where the materials issues/usage are originally
recorded, the information is copied to the Materials subtab on the
Actuals tab in Work Order Tracking.
Issuing a Reserved Item
After you create a job plan for a work order, the materials needed
for the work order are reserved in inventory. After the work order
is approved, you can issue the reserved items.
To issue a reserved item, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Issues and Transfers application.
2. Open a storeroom record using the Search tab.
3. Click the Issue tab.
4. Click Select Reserved Items.
The Select Reserved Items page appears.
5. Enter a work order in the Work Order field of the table filter
and click Filter Table.
6. Select reserved items by checking the Select Row check box
next to the row.You can select more than one item. If you
select an item in error, click it again to clear the check box.
7. Click OK.
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8. You can click View Details (triangle) if you need to edit any
field, for example, to change the quantity issued.
9. Click Save.
Issuing an Unreserved Item
Sometimes you must issue items directly to a location, or against a
piece or equipment, or against a General Ledger account, or issue
items that are not included in a work order.
To issue an item, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Issues and Transfers application.
2. Open a storeroom record using the Search tab.
3. Click New Row on the Issue tab.
The Row Details open.
4. Click the Detail Menu button in the Item field to select an
item. Choose one of the following options:
! Select Value to choose an item from the Select Item page
showing the master item list
! Asset Catalog Search to use the Category Drilldown to
select an item
! Go to Item Master to define a new item record or select
an existing record
! Go to Inventory to select an existing record
5. Enter the Quantity of the item and the Work Order number,
Equipment, Location, or GL Account code the item will be
charged to.
6. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules. Edit any of the other fields as appropriate.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
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7. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
Issuing Metered Materials
MAXIMO lets you issue metered materials and record meter
readings as you issue the material. One example of this kind of
transaction is issuing fuel to a truck and recording the reading on
the trucks odometer each time it is refueled. You then can
generate a report to examine the trucks fuel efficiency.
To track metered materials, first set up the Meters for the
equipment on the Meters tab on the Equipment application. Then,
when issuing materials, enter the Meter readings on the Row
Details on the Issue tab.
Transferring Items
Items can be transferred from one storeroom location to another
inventory location using the Transfer Out and Transfer In tabs.
Transfers can be made within a site, or to another site within your
organization. You also can transfer items from a storeroom to a
labor or courier location.
Transferring items to another storeroom is done on the Transfer
Out tab. You have three options for selecting items for transfer out
to another storeroom:
! Select PO Items allows several options to filter your
search when you transfer items on an internal PO to another
company storeroom
! Select Items for Transfer allows you to filter your search
by Item, Bin, and Lot
! New Row to enter items to be transferred individually
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Receiving the transfer into a storeroom is done on the Transfer In
tab. The same three options are available when transferring items
into a storeroom.
For more information on transferring items, refer to the Help.
Returning Items
You use the Issues tab to return previously issued items and
materials, for example, if some parts on a work order were not
needed.
NOTE You cannot return rotating equipment that has been modified
(moved or worked on) since its original issue.
To return an item to a storeroom, complete the following steps:
1. Use the Search tab to select a storeroom.
2. Click the Issue tab.
3. Click Select Items for Return.
4. Use the table filter to locate the items you wish to return. For
example, unused items on a work order.
5. Select items to return by checking the Select Row check box
next to the row. You can select more than one item. If you
select an item in error, click it again to clear the check box.
NOTE An item can have been issued multiple times. Be careful to
select the correct issue for return.
6. Click OK.
7. You can click View Details (triangle) to edit the Quantity
returned for each returned item.
8. Click Save.
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Chapter 7: Equipment Module
MAXIMO lets you track equipment from purchase to salvage
from the beginning to the end of its life cycle. You can track
equipment at a temporary location, or even in transit between
locations. The Equipment module contains applications designed
to track equipment and locations used by your company.
The Equipment Module consists of four applications:
Application Function
Equipment Used to create equipment records and store
equipment numbers and corresponding
information.
Locations Used to create location records and track
equipment that might be used in multiple
locations. Also used to build hierarchical or
networked systems.
Failure Codes Used to define failure codes and define the
Problem, Cause, Remedy hierarchy.
Condition
Monitoring
Used to define unlimited measurement points for
equipment, and to specify alarm limits and
associated work to be performed after reaching
those limits.
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Understanding the Asset Catalog
MAXIMO includes a feature called the Asset Catalog to help
companies track their increasingly complex list of assets. The
Asset Catalog is a structured list of items and equipment
organized by their attributes, such as type, color, or unit of
measure.
The Asset Catalog lets you structure your assets in organized
hierarchies so that:
! items, locations, and equipment can be easily located.
! item, location, and equipment records are not duplicated
unintentionally.
! your companys asset lists are consistent with vendors lists.
You build the Asset Catalog using the Specifications tab on the
Item Master, Equipment, and Locations applications. After assets
are associated with specification templates, you can use the Asset
Catalog Search page to search through MAXIMO to find the asset
you are looking for. For information about how to find assets
through the Asset Catalog, see Searching the Asset Catalog on
page 68.
Asset Catalog Classification Levels
The Asset Catalog uses classifications and attributes to define
specification templates. Each unique combination of classification
levels becomes a separate Specification Template.
Level Definition Example
Classification Level 1 A general category used
to represent a collection of assets
that share certain attributes.
Pump
Subclassification Level 2 Used to create subsets of
items that fit into the same
classification, but can be divided
into smaller groups based on their
attributes. Your system
administrator can create up to four
levels of subclassification.
Centrifugal
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You can define specification templates to include up to five
classification levels and as many attributes as necessary to
describe each asset.
NOTE Asset Classification set up is described in the MAXIMO System
Administrators Manual.
Understanding the Drilldown
The Drilldown is a graphical tool available from the Equipment
or Location fields of an application. You use it to view and
navigate equipment and location hierarchies, and to select a
record to be returned as a value to the field. See Using the
Drilldown on page 64 for more information.
The Locations tab on the Drilldown is built by creating location
hierarchies in the Locations application. The Equipment tab on
the Drilldown is built by creating Equipment Assembly Structures
in the Equipment application.
Attribute(s) Characteristics that assets have in
common and can be applied to all
classifications in the Asset
Catalog. They are defined by the
following criteria:
! Name
! Description
! Type (numeric or
alphanumeric)
! Measure Unit
! Domain (possible values)
Size
Capacity
Speed
Level Definition Example
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Equipment/Location Priority
MAXIMO uses values between 0 and 999 to indicate priority for
work orders, equipment, and locations. MAXIMO can use these
different priority values to generate a calculated priority to help
schedulers determine the overall priority of a work order among
"competing" work orders for similar equipment or locations.
You should assign a higher priority value to equipment and
locations you can least afford to have down. Assign a lower priority
value to those pieces of equipment or locations whose repairs can
wait until more important work is finished.
When assigning priorities to equipment that may move between
different locations ("rotating equipment") note that in MAXIMO
equipment priority supersedes location priority. The Loc/Eq
Priority value that MAXIMO uses when calculating work priority
uses the location priority only if there is no value specified for
equipment priority.
See Work Order Priority on page 81 for more information on
recommended priority values.
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Equipment Application
The Equipment application stores equipment numbers and
corresponding information, such as equipment location, vendor,
up/down status, and maintenance costs for each piece of
equipment.
Tabs in the Equipment application let you build the equipment
hierarchy, an arrangement of equipment, subassemblies, and
spare parts. The equipment hierarchy provides a convenient way
to rollup maintenance costs so that you can check accumulated
costs at any level, at any time. It also makes it easy to find a
particular equipment number.
To access the Equipment application, select the Equipment icon on
the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Equipment or use the Go
To link.
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Equipment Tabs
The Equipment application page contains eight tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Equipment Use to enter, view, or modify the main record
for a piece of equipment.
! Spare Parts Use to create the equipment hierarchy and
view the subassemblies and spare parts of a piece of
equipment.
! Measurement Use to view the monitoring points for a
piece of equipment.
! Safety Use to enter, view, or modify safety records for a
piece of equipment.
! Meters Use to enter, view, or modify metering information
for a piece of equipment.
! Specifications Use to enter, view, or modify the
specification for the equipment as recorded in the Asset
Catalog.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
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Equipment Actions
The following actions are available from the Equipment Select
Action Menu:
View Status History Use to view the status change history of
a piece of equipment.
Open Drilldown Use to view the equipment hierarchy
graphically via the Drilldown.
Apply Item Assembly Structure Use to build Equipment
Assembly Structures and spare parts lists using an Item Assembly
Structure as a template.
View Work Orders and PMs Use to view all work orders,
PMs, routes, and service contracts for a piece of equipment.
Reset Meter Readings Use to zero meter readings for a piece
of equipment.
Update Average Units Per Day Use to update the average
units per day you expect for meters.
Move Equipment Use to move a piece of equipment to a new
location within the same site or to another site in the organization,
or associate a new parent.
View Equipment Move History Use to view the history of a
piece of equipments movements.
Zero Equipment Costs Use to zero year-to-date and/or total
equipment costs. This action operates on all equipment records
and is typically used only at the end of the fiscal year.
Change Item Number Use to change the item number of a
rotating equipment that is not in a storeroom location.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
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Duplicate Equipment Use to create a copy of the current
record with the same settings or values, which can then be
modified and saved as a new record.
Delete Equipment Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Equipment Reports
The following reports are available for the Equipment application:
Details of an Equipments Failures Summarizes the
failures, by problem code, for the equipment between the specified
dates. Links are available to view these failures graphically.
Problem codes are linked to the Drilldown into Equipments
Failures report.
Drilldown into Equipments Failures Displays problem
causes and remedies for selected problem code.
Equipment Maintenance Cost Report Lists transaction
costs for selected equipment between the specified dates. If a piece
of equipment record has children, you can drill down into their
costs.
Equipment List Report Displays equipment number,
description, and location for selected records.
Equipment Cost Rollup Report Displays an update of the
Year-To-Date costs and equipment total costs. The list includes
the option to update the database with the new equipment cost
values.
Summary of Equipment Failures by Location Displays the
total number of failures reported against the selected equipment
during the specified time period.
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Using the Equipment Application
The Equipment application lets you create and maintain records
for the equipment at your site. You can specify the location of
equipment, its vendor, and its manufacturer. You also can connect
the equipment to an equipment hierarchy.
Creating Equipment Records
MAXIMO recognizes two types of equipment records:
! Standard equipment pieces of equipment that you want
to keep a repair history for, but that will not be stored in
inventory.
! Rotating equipment pieces of equipment that are
interchangeable, for example, motors or pumps. Rotating
equipment has both an equipment number and an inventory
item number. This lets you track it as it moves from an
operating location to a storeroom and vice versa.
Creating an Equipment Record
To create an equipment record for a piece of equipment that will
not be rotating equipment, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Equipment application.
2. Click the New Equipment button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Equipment tab, displaying a new
Equipment record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Equipment field and a
description. Click the Long Description button if you need
more space.
NOTE If you want to move a piece of equipment from one site to
another, the equipment's identifier must be unique at the
organization level to perform the move. If there is already
a piece of equipment with the same equipment number at
the site to which you want to move the selected piece of
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equipment, MAXIMO will not allow the equipment to be
moved.
4. If this equipment has a parent, you can click the Detail Menu
button on the Belongs To field and select the parent
equipment.
If the parent equipment is associated with a location,
MAXIMO copies the location into the Location field. You can
modify the field.
5. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
6. Click Save.
Understanding Rotating Equipment
Rotating equipment are interchangeable pieces of equipment
that are moved in and out of service as needed. The term is
generally applied to equipment that can be repaired or refurbished
rather than replaced, and can be used interchangeably at different
locations or on different pieces of equipment. Pumps, motors, and
fire extinguishers are examples of rotating equipment.
Other terms for this kind of equipment include "rotating assets,"
"rotating parts," "stocked equipment," "serialized equipment,"
"serialized assets," "rotables," and "rotatable spares."
Rotating equipment records also have a rotating item number to
track the equipment as it moves from the storeroom to a piece of
equipment or location, to repair, and so forth. Having both an
equipment and item number lets you track identical pieces of
equipment both individually, via their unique equipment
numbers, and as a group, via their shared item number.
For example, a company might have four identical centrifugal
pumps (same make, same model), so all four pumps have the same
item number. However, each pump has a unique history of use and
repair, so each pump has a unique equipment number to let you
track each pump individually.
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Creating Rotating Equipment Records
NOTE Before creating rotating equipment records, the rotating item first
must be defined in the Item Master application.
To create a rotating equipment record, complete the following
steps:
1. Open the Equipment application.
2. Click the New Equipment button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Equipment tab, displaying a new
Equipment record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Equipment field and a
description. Click the Long Description button if you need
more space.
NOTE If you want to move a piece of equipment from one site to
another, the equipment's identifier must be unique at the
organization level to perform the move. If there is already
a piece of equipment with the same equipment number at
the site to which you want to move the selected piece of
equipment, MAXIMO will not allow the equipment to be
moved.
4. If this equipment has a parent, you can click the Detail Menu
button on the Belongs To field and select the parent
equipment.
If the parent equipment is associated with a location,
MAXIMO copies the location into the Location field.
5. Enter a rotating Item identifier in the Item field.
6. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
7. Click Save.
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Understanding Equipment Assembly Structures
An Equipment Assembly Structure (EAS) is a hierarchical
listing of equipment records. An EAS is the logical organization of
pieces of equipment into a unit that reflects their physical
connection. You also can add spare parts and inventory items to an
EAS.
The EAS serves two functions:
! It lets you track maintenance costs. Costs get "rolled up" the
EAS to the equipment responsible for assuming the
maintenance cost.
! It builds the Equipment/Location hierarchy, letting you to
visually navigate the hierarchy to locate a specific piece of
equipment in the Drilldown.
Equipment Assembly Structure Elements
Three kinds of possible elements exist in an Equipment Assembly
Structure:
! Top EAS Elements A single element is at the top level of
each EAS. Any equipment record entered in the Equipment
database and not specified as belonging to any other
equipment is a top-level EAS element.
! Subassemblies Subassemblies are entities that belong to
another piece of equipment. A subassembly can have one or
more other subassemblies belonging to it. This type of
relationship is referred to as a parent-child relationship. A
parent piece of equipment can have one or more subassemblies
(children) belonging to it, but a subassembly belongs to only
one parent.
! Spare Parts An inventory item can belong to any piece of
equipment the top EAS element or a subassembly, or both.
Unlike individual pieces of equipment, spare parts can be
entered multiple times in an EAS. For example, both a motor
and the motor housing might require two half-inch nuts as
parts.
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Simple Equipment Assembly Structure
Creating Equipment Assembly Structures
Equipment Assembly Structures can be built on either the
Equipment tab or the Spare Parts tab in the Equipment
application.
! Equipment Tab Use the Detail Menu button to specify a
piece of equipment in the Belongs To field. This makes the
equipment shown in the Equipment field a child of
equipment in the Belongs To field, thereby building a
hierarchy.
! Spare Parts Tab Use the New Row button in the
Subassemblies or Spare Parts table window to add existing
equipment or item records to the Equipment Assembly
Structure.
Top EAS Element
Spare Part Subassembly
Spare Part
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Viewing Equipment Hierarchies
Using the Spare Parts tab on the Equipment application you can
see the parents and all the children of the current record. You can
also see the spare parts that have been defined for the equipment.
Instead of viewing the current equipment record, you might want
to view the record for its parent or for one of the subassemblies.
! To view the parent record, click the Detail Menu button in
the Belongs To field (if that field has an entry) and select
Move To. MAXIMO moves up the hierarchy to the parent
record.
! To view the record for a subassembly, click the View Details
button (triangle) for the subassembly. Click the Detail Menu
button in the Equipment field and select Move To. MAXIMO
moves down the hierarchy to the subassembly record.
Applying Item Assembly Structures
Item Assembly Structures (IAS) are created in the Item Master
application and can be used as templates for creating Equipment
Assembly Structures. After you apply an IAS to an equipment
record, the rotating and non-rotating items are copied into the
equipments EAS, and the non-rotating items appear as spare
parts.
You typically apply an Item Assembly Structure to equipment
when you first create the equipment record. You can apply an IAS
to a piece of equipment by specifying the top-level item number in
the Item field, then choosing the Apply Item Assembly
Structure action. The rotating item at the top level of the IAS
becomes a piece of rotating equipment after the IAS is applied to
an equipment record.
To view the: Look in the:
Current equipment Equipment field
Parent of the equipment Belongs To field
Subassemblies Subassemblies table window
Spare Parts Spare Parts table window
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Any lower-level elements in the IAS that are themselves rotating
items must be given equipment identifiers after the IAS is applied.
Any children of nonrotating items in the IAS are treated in the
equipment hierarchy as belonging to the closest rotating
equipment above the item in the IAS.
NOTE While the IAS can have multiple levels of nonrotating items, the
Equipment Assembly Structure can have only one level of
nonrotating items below an equipment number.
To apply an Item Assembly Structure to a piece of equipment,
complete the following steps:
1. Open or create an equipment record.
2. Enter a rotating item number in the Item field.
3. Select Apply Item Assembly Structure from the Select
Action menu.
The Apply Item Assembly Structure page appears.
4. Choose either of the following:
! Click Autonumber All to have MAXIMO create
equipment numbers for every rotating item displayed in
the Equipment Hierarchy table window.
! Enter an equipment ID in the Equipment field for each
equipment in the item assembly structure.
TIP Click CTRL + " to move down a column in the table.
5. You can also enter GL Account code and Rotating
Suspense Account code information for each equipment.
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO copies the IAS to the Spare Parts tab.
7. Click Save.
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Using Meters
MAXIMO uses equipment meters as one criteria to generate PM
work orders. PM frequency is based on elapsed time in days or in
meter units used since the last work order was completed or
targeted to start.
The Meters tab lets you enter meter readings for two meters per
equipment record.
NOTE Enter only meter readings (which always increase), rather than
gauge readings (which fluctuate).
For more information about creating meters and entering meter
readings, refer to the Help.
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Locations Application
The Locations application lets you enter and track locations for
equipment and organize these locations into logical hierarchical or
network systems. Using systems of locations and specifying the
location for equipment on the equipment record provides the
groundwork for gathering and tracking valuable information on
the history of equipment, including its performance at specific
sites, as it is moved from location to location. With locations
organized into systems, you quickly can find a location in the
Drilldown and identify the equipment at a specific location.
You also can use the Locations application to create repair
locations, courier locations, salvage locations, vendor locations,
and define labor as locations.
To access the Locations application, select the Equipment icon on
the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Locations or use the Go To
link.
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Locations Tabs
The Locations application page contains seven tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Location Use to enter, view, or modify detailed
information specific to a location.
! Equipment Use to view equipment at the location.
! History Use to view the history of move transactions into
and out of the location.
! Safety Use to enter, view, or modify safety records
associated with the location.
! Specifications Use to enter, view, or modify the
specification for the location as recorded in the Asset Catalog.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Locations Actions
The following actions are available from the Locations Select
Action Menu:
Change Status Use to change the status of the Location, for
example, from planned to active.
View Status History Use to view the status change history of
a location.
Open Drilldown Use to view the location hierarchy
graphically via the Drilldown.
Associate Systems with Location Use to associate or
disassociate the location with systems.
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Manage Systems Use the Manage Systems page to
! Add a new system
! Change a hierarchical system to a network system
! Select a system to be the primary system
Apply Item Assembly Structure Use to apply an Item
Assembly Structure to a location.
View/Modify Parents Use to view or modify parents for the
location across systems.
View Work Orders and PMs Use to view all work orders,
PMs, and routes for a location.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Location Use to create a copy of the current record
with the same settings or values, which can then be modified and
saved as a new record.
Delete Location Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Locations Reports
The following report is available for the Locations application:
Location List Report Displays location name and
descriptions for selected records.
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Using the Locations Application
Locations are typically the places where equipment operates, but
include any place that contains equipment, or where maintenance
work might need to be performed. For example, a hallway might
include lighting fixtures and a fire extinguisher, and would need to
be painted periodically. Work order costs are typically charged to
the location itself or to the equipment at a location.
In addition to operating locations, equipment can be located in
other "equipment type" locations. Other equipment type locations
are vendor locations, salvage locations, and repair locations. You
can track equipment not only as it moves from one location to
another, but also as it moves to a vendor or repair location, and
eventually, to salvage.
Along with "equipment type" locations, there are "inventory type"
locations such as labor and courier. Like a storeroom, these
"locations" can maintain a balance of items issued from a
storeroom. For example, if a courier is holding a number of parts,
he is responsible for them until they are received into another
location.
Preparing to Create Locations
Carefully review all topics on locations and systems in this guide
before creating locations. Inserting location records and specifying
parents and systems for the new locations creates relationships
that are not easily undone after you establish them.
The time and thought you invest in planning your locations and
systems simplifies creating them, and makes it easier for users to
navigate the Drilldown.
CAUTION The first location you create in a hierarchical system becomes the
top level location. You cannot change this.
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Creating a New Location
Operating locations are most useful when organized into systems.
A location can be in more than one system at the same time. If you
have selected a system you can specify a parent for the location. If
you are specifying both a system and a parent, the parent must
belong to the system.
NOTE Carefully review all topics on locations and systems in this guide
before creating locations.
To create a new location record, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Locations application.
2. Click the New Location button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Location tab, displaying a new
Location record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Location field and a
description. Click the Long Description button if you need
more space.
4. Choose a Type.
5. You can select a System. If the location is part of more than
one system, you can add additional systems later using the
Associate Systems with Location action.
6. You can specify a parent in the Belongs To field. A parent is
required unless the system is a network. This field is read-only
until a System is selected.
7. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
8. Click Save.
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Understanding Location Systems
Location hierarchies let you group equipment and locations into
areas of responsibility. A location hierarchy can be designed to
include all locations in your plant against which work orders are
written, and can track the movement of equipment into and out of
locations. MAXIMO calls location hierarchies systems.
Establishing one or more systems lets you build a logical model of
the locations at your site by specifying their parent(s) and/or
children. Locations can be placed into more than one system. Your
primary system might divide an office building into floors, and the
floors into offices. In this example, an office might belong to the
primary system, the heating system, and the electrical system.
You can add location records without organizing them into
systems. However, organizing locations into named systems can
help you manage your maintenance work more effectively by
letting you see how a work order can affect equipment, locations,
or systems beyond the specific equipment or location the work is to
be done on.
With operating locations organized into systems, you can find a
location quickly via the Drilldown and identify the equipment at
that location.
NOTE Plan carefully before creating systems.
Planning Location Hierarchies
If the Drilldown is intended to be a primary means of accessing
location data, proper planning of location hierarchies is necessary.
While a large number of location or equipment records will not
necessarily affect the performance of the Drilldown, a poorly
constructed hierarchy can have a negative impact on Drilldown
performance.
A perfectly symmetrical hierarchy, containing 10 children at each
level, and containing five levels below the top level could have over
100,000 records and have very good performance. But performance
can be negatively affected if there are hundreds of children for any
given parent. In addition, users may have difficulty finding
locations if there are a large number of records at any given level
of the hierarchy.
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When planning the shape of your location hierarchies, consider
how your locations can be subdivided and categorized. For
example, a large building could be divided into floors. A floor
containing a large number of offices could be divided into wings, or
quartered into North, South, East, and West quadrants. And
consider how future growth will be accommodated, for example if a
large space were to be partitioned to create several new offices.
Creating Hierarchical Systems
If you are entering location records for the first time, and no
systems currently exist, you must create one. You use the Manage
Systems action to create a new system, and also to designate your
primary system.
In general, first create the primary system, one intended to be the
system to which all your operating locations belong. Having all
your operating locations tied together in one complete primary
system provides a solid foundation for using locations and
systems. It might be the only system your site needs for tracking
equipment.
The primary system must be hierarchical, that is, it must have one
top-level location as the ancestor of all other locations in the
system. You can call this system Primary, Main, Plant, or
whatever is appropriate for your site.
NOTE The first location you add to a new hierarchical system becomes
the top-level location in the system; for every location you add to
the system after that, you must specify a parent location. Plan
carefully before adding the first location to any new system.
To define a new system, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a location record.
2. Choose Manage Systems from the Select Action menu.
The Manage Systems page appears.
3. Click the New Row button.
4. In the System field, enter a name for the new system.
5. In the description field, enter a description.
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6. If the system is a Network system, select the Network? check
box.
7. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
If the location belongs to multiple systems, after defining the
location, you can use the Associate Location with Systems
action to specify additional systems.
Building a Location Hierarchy from an Item Assembly Structure
You can use an items Item Assembly Structure to create location
records for rotating equipment associated with the item. When the
same IAS is applied to both a location and equipment, a location
hierarchy is created that matches the equipment hierarchy. An
IAS can be applied multiple times, to different locations that
require the same kind of equipment.
To apply an IAS to a location, specify the top-level item number in
the Item field on a location record, then choose the Apply Item
Assembly Structure action. You then can create location records
for any rotating items in the structure. Non-rotating items in the
IAS are ignored in the location hierarchy.
NOTE You can only apply an Item Assembly Structure (IAS) to a location
if the location belongs to a system.
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Creating Network Systems
When you define a system, you can specify whether it is
Hierarchical or Network using the Network? check box. If an
association requires the system to be networked, MAXIMO does
not automatically change the system to network. You must change
the property of the system using the Manage Systems action,
and then associate the location with the system.
Examples of locations that might be organized as a network
include a ventilation system or a piping system.
NOTE You can change a system from a hierarchy to a network but not
from a network back to a hierarchy.
Viewing Location Hierarchies
The Locations tab displays three table windows:
! Systems displays the systems associated with the location.
Click a system to populate the other two table windows.
! Parent of displays the locations parent in the selected
system. Additional parents can be added using the New Row
button only if the selected system is a Network.
! Children of displays the locations children that belong to
the selected system. New children can be added using the
New Row button.
If a system is a network, the Network column of the System table
window contains a check. If a system is hierarchical, the Network
column is not checked.
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Disassociating Locations and Deleting Systems
When you disassociate a location from a system, the location
should not have any children that are associated with the same
system. Delete the children from the Children table window
present in the Locations main page, and then disassociate the
system.
NOTE Deleting children from the Children table window removes the
association between the child and parent records, it does not delete
the child location records from MAXIMO.
You can delete a system only when it is not associated with any
locations.
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Failure Codes Application
The Failure Codes application is used to build and display failure
hierarchies, which help you construct accurate histories of the
failures that affect your equipment and locations. After reporting
and analyzing failure trends, you can take preventive measures.
To access the Failure Codes application, select the Equipment icon
on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Failure Codes or use
the Go To link.
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Failure Codes Tabs
The Failure Codes application page contains three tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Failure Codes Use to enter, view, and modify failure
hierarchies.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Failure Codes Actions
The following actions are available from the Failure Codes Select
Action Menu:
Copy Failure Hierarchy Use to copy a single Problem and its
associated Causes and Remedies from another failure class.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Failure Code Use to create a copy of the current
failure hierarchy, which then can be modified and saved as a new
record.
Delete Failure Code Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Failure Codes Reports
The following report is available for the Failure Codes application:
Failure Code List Report Displays the Failure Code and
descriptions for selected records. These Failure Codes include
Problems, Causes, and Remedies.
Using the Failure Codes Application
You use the Failure Codes application to create and store a
hierarchical list of the equipment and location failures recognized
within your company.
A Failure Hierarchy is a chart that shows the possible causes of
equipment failure. It also can be thought of as a tree structure
that lists the possible solutions to equipment failure, and provides
the paths to those solutions. The hierarchies are used on the
Failure Reporting tab on the Work Order Tracking application to
record equipment problems for future analysis.
A failure hierarchy resembles an Equipment Assembly Structure
or a location hierarchy, they each have a highest-level category
that can have one or more levels beneath it.
TIP Using failure codes on work orders can help reduce the number of
duplicate work orders that are entered in the system.
Understanding the Failure Code Hierarchy
The failure class is at the very top of the failure hierarchy. Each
level in the failure hierarchy beneath the failure class can contain
one or more failure codes, which "belong to" the failure code in the
next higher level. An individual failure code can have multiple
children; each child in turn can have one or more child failure
codes.
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The MAXIMO failure hierarchy is built on a ProblemCause
Remedy framework. By default, MAXIMO supplies a hierarchy
containing these three levels:
! The PROBLEM is the symptom. What looks or feels broken?
These top level codes appear in the top table window on the
Failure Codes tab.
! The CAUSE creates the problem. Why did the problem occur?
These second level codes appear in the second table window on
the Failure Codes tab.
! The REMEDY is the correction. What will fix the problem?
These third level codes appear in the third table window on
the Failure Codes tab.
Your company can have different or additional types available.
You do not have to specify a type for failure codes. They can be
used at any level. For example, "overheating" could be both a
Problem and a Cause.
Building a Failure Hierarchy
Failure hierarchies are built from the top down. You can use
existing failure codes and/or create new ones to build the
hierarchy. You navigate the failure hierarchy from top to bottom.
A Failure Hierarchy can be created all at once, or completed
partially and added to later as necessary.
Creating a Failure Class Record
To create a failure class, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Failure Codes application.
2. Click the New Failure Code button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Failure Code tab, displaying a new
Failure Code record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Failure Class field and a
description in the Description field.
4. Click Save.
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Adding Child Levels to a Failure Code
The procedures for adding Problem, Cause, and Remedy level
failure codes are the same with one exception: selecting the parent
for Causes and Remedies. All Problem failure codes are children of
the Failure Class, but note the labels for the Cause and Remedy
tables, which indicate the parent levels for the records in each
table window.
To create the first level of the hierarchy:
1. Open or create a Failure Class record.
2. Under the Problems table, click New Row.
The Row Details open.
3. In the Problem field, enter a value or click Select Value.
4. If necessary, enter a description. Click Long Description if
you need more space.
5. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
6. Click Save.
CAUTION Before entering Causes or Remedies, check that the table window
label reflects the correct parent for the failure code you are about
to enter. To change the table label, click the appropriate row in the
parent table window.
To create the second level of the hierarchy:
1. If necessary, open a Failure Class record.
2. In the Problem table, select the failure code to which you want
to add a cause, or child.
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3. Under the Causes table, click New Row.
The Row Details open.
4. In the Cause field, enter a value or click Select Value.
5. If necessary, enter a description. Click Long Description if
you need more space.
6. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
7. Click Save.
CAUTION Before entering Causes or Remedies, check that the table window
label reflects the correct parent for the failure code you are about
to enter. To change the table label, click the appropriate row in the
parent table window.
To create the third level of the hierarchy:
1. If necessary, open a Failure Class record.
2. In the Causes table, select the failure code to which you want
to add a remedy, or child.
3. Under the Remedies table, click New Row.
The Row Details open.
4. In the Remedy field, enter a value or click Select Value.
5. If necessary, enter a description. Click Long Description if
you need more space.
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6. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
7. Click Save.
Failure Reporting
Failure reporting lets you identify and track equipment and
location failures. You report failures via the Quick Reporting or
Work Order Tracking applications.
Note that in order to do failure reporting, the following conditions
must be true:
! The failure hierarchy for the problem must exist in the
database.
! The piece of equipment or the location you are reporting
failure on must have the appropriate failure class code
specified in its Failure Class field in the Equipment or
Locations application.
Failure Analysis
Failure analysis is how you examine equipment failure history,
reported over a significant period of time. Use any equipment or
location failure reports to look for breakdown trends, average time
between failures, and so on.
By correlating this failure information with other data available to
you, for instance, preventive maintenance schedules for a piece of
equipment or location, you can develop ways to reduce or limit
equipment failures in the future. For example, you might want to
review your preventive maintenance schedule, or you might be
able to identify a branch of faulty inventory items.
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Condition Monitoring Application
You use the Condition Monitoring application to create and view
measurement point records for your equipment. A measurement
point record defines the limits of acceptable condition and
performance measurements for a point or place on a piece of
equipment. You can generate preventive maintenance (PM) work
orders for equipment whose measurements are outside acceptable
limits.
To access the Condition Monitoring application, select the
Equipment icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose
Condition Monitoring or use the Go To link.
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Condition Monitoring Tabs
The Condition Monitoring application page contains three tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Condition Monitoring Use to enter, view and modify
measurement point data, and to generate PM work orders.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Condition Monitoring Actions
The following actions are available from the Condition Monitoring
Select Action Menu:
Generate Work Order Use to generate a work order based on
the current record.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Delete Measure Point Use to delete the current record from
the MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Condition Monitoring Reports
The following report is available for the Condition Monitoring
application:
Condition Monitoring List Report Displays Measurement
Point numbers and descriptions for selected records.
Using the Condition Monitoring Application
Condition Monitoring is tracking measured data on equipment
and using that data to predict when preventive maintenance
needs to be done. The type of data, for example, vibration,
pressure, or temperature, depends on the equipment.
The Condition Monitoring application tracks specific equipment
performance through measurement points.
Understanding Measurement Points
Measurement points are records that you create in the
Condition Monitoring application that define acceptable condition
and performance measurements for a point or place on a piece of
equipment. If recorded measurements show that a limit is reached
or exceeded on a piece of equipment, after you generate work
orders, MAXIMO creates a PM work order for the equipment.
! Each measurement point on every piece of equipment must
have its own record with a unique value in the Point field.
! The Point Name field must be unique on a piece of
equipment, but does not have to be unique in the database.
You can use the same Point Name for points with similar
uses on two or more separate pieces of equipment. For
example, you can have two identical pumps on the floor, which
both have pressure gauges. The Point field must be a unique
value, but the Point Name field for both pumps can be the
same, for example, PRESS-G-1A.
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Measurement Point Limits
A measurement point record contains a range of values. There is
an acceptable, safe operating range, as well as the upper and lower
warning and action limits. The upper and lower limits are defined
as follows:
! Lower Warning Limit indicates potential trouble and a
need for closer monitoring. This value always should be higher
than the Lower Action Limit.
! Lower Action Limit indicates a need for corrective action.
MAXIMO can generate a PM work order after this point is
reached.
! Upper Warning Limit indicates potential trouble and a
need for closer monitoring. This value always should be lower
than the Upper Action Limit.
! Upper Action Limit indicates a need for corrective action.
MAXIMO can generate a PM work order after this point is
reached.
Entering a Measurement Point
You can have an unlimited number of measurement points for
each piece of equipment. Measurement points are associated with
the piece of equipment in the Equipment application.
To enter a measurement point, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Condition Monitoring application.
2. Click the New Measure Point button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Condition Monitoring tab, displaying
a new record.
3. Enter a description for the Measurement Point.
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4. Fill in the other required fields.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
5. Click Save.
Recording Measurements
Measurement data can be entered directly into MAXIMO or
imported from an outside system.
NOTE Measurement point data also can be entered in the Work Order
Tracking and Quick Reporting applications.
To enter measurement data by hand, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a measurement point in Condition Monitoring.
2. Select New Row in the Measurements table window.
The Row Details open.
3. Enter a Date/Time and a Measurement value.
4. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
5. Click Save.
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Generating a Work Order
The History table window displays work orders that have been
generated from the Condition Monitoring application in response
to unacceptable measurements taken on the measurement point.
All work orders shown were generated with the Generate Work
Order action. This table does not display work orders generated
from anywhere else, even if they involve work on the measurement
point.
NOTE In order for a work order to be generated from within Condition
Monitoring, the PM field must specify a PM record ID.
After a work order is generated, it appears in the History table
window. The History table is read-only.
To generate a work order based on a measurement point, complete
the following steps:
1. Open the Condition Monitoring application.
2. Open a measurement point record using the Search tab.
3. Choose Generate Work Order from the Select Action menu.
The Generate Work Order page appears.
4. You can modify the Effective Date. The default is the current
system date and time.
5. You can enter additional information in the Memo field.
6. Choose either of the following:
! OK to save the work order
! Cancel to cancel the work order
7. Click Save.
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Chapter 8: Purchasing Module
Obtaining the materials and services required to do work is an
important part of the maintenance process. As inventory balances
decrease in the storerooms, you must replenish these balances.
The Purchasing Module tracks requests for and purchases of
materials and services.
The Purchasing Module consists of six applications:
Application Function
Purchase
Requisitions
Used to ask the Purchasing Department to order
materials or services.
Request for
Quotation
Used to request and manage vendor quotations.
Purchase
Orders
Used to purchase materials or services from an
internal supplier or an external vendor.
Receiving Used to receive materials into inventory and
record the receipt of services.
Invoices Used to record invoices and match against
purchase orders and receipts for approval.
Desktop
Requisitions
Used to create self-service requisitions for items
or services.
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Types of Purchase Orders
MAXIMO uses seven types of purchase orders:
! Blanket Price and Quantity Agreements
! Change Order
! Parts
! Pricing Agreement
! Released
! Service
! Standard (the default)
NOTE Your system administrator sets the signature security
authorizations that let users change a PO type.
Blanket and Pricing Agreement type POs are special POs that
function more like contracts because they are non-purchasing POs.
When you create a blanket or an agreement, you state the terms to
order from the specified vendor on the PO, but you do not actually
order anything. When you order an item covered under the terms
of a blanket or pricing agreement, you create a different PO to do
so.
Blankets
A blanket type PO is similar to a price agreement type PO,
because it functions as a kind of contract, rather than as an actual
order for items or services. Unlike price agreements, blankets do
not need to specify certain prices for certain items. Instead,
blankets specify a vendor, a total dollar amount, regardless of the
items purchased, and the dates when it is valid.
To order items or services that are covered under the terms of a
blanket, you must create a blanket release (or release).
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Change Orders
A change order is a duplicate purchase order generated from an
approved purchase order. If you must change an approved PO that
has no receipts, you might prefer to do so by creating a change
order. The change order preserves the audit trail by retaining the
original PO while you make the necessary changes to the change
order PO.
Price Agreements
A price agreement type PO is essentially a contract with a
vendor that specifies the prices of specific items from that vendor.
To order the items specified in the agreement, use the ordinary PR
and PO processes.
MAXIMO automatically uses information from valid price
agreements on the PR Lines and PO Lines tabs. On either tab, if
you enter or select an item which has an agreement, MAXIMO
uses the agreement values for the PR and PO lines. If more than
one valid agreement exist for an item, MAXIMO prompts you to
choose one.
Blanket Releases
A blanket release is a purchase order that you generate from the
original blanket. You can create a blanket release as long as the
following conditions are met:
! the cost of all the releases generated from the blanket does not
exceed the amount in the Total Cost field of the blanket.
! the current date falls between the start and end date for the
blanket.
Your system administrator can set MAXIMO so it automatically
approves release type POs generated from valid blankets.
NOTE Release type POs cannot be duplicated using the Duplicate
Purchase Order action. They also cannot be changed to a change
(CHG) type PO.
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Purchase Requisitions Application
A purchase requisition (PR) is a written request issued
internally to a purchasing department to order items or services.
You can use the Purchase Requisitions application to create
purchase requisitions for items, supplies, and services, or to create
a purchase order (PO) from a purchase requisition.
To access the Purchase Requisitions application, select the
Purchasing icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose
Purchase Requisitions or use the Go To link.
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Purchase Requisitions Tabs
The Purchase Requisitions application page contains four tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! PR Use to enter, view, or modify purchase requisitions.
! PR Lines Use to enter, view, or modify line items for a
purchase requisition. A line can be an item or material from
inventory, an item or material not from inventory, or a service.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Purchase Requisition Actions
The following actions are available from the Purchase
Requisitions Select Action Menu:
Change Status Use to change the status of a record. If the
action is selected from the Results subtab of the Search tab, you
can change the status of all selected records as a batch action.
Route PR Use to start or continue the record routing process in
Workflow, or to reassign the record to another user. Workflow is
an optional component of MAXIMO.
Stop Workflow Use to stop the Workflow approval process and
remove the document from Workflow. Workflow is an optional
component of MAXIMO.
View Status/Workflow History Use to view the status
change history and Workflow information for a purchase
requisition.Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO.
View Workflow Help Use to view a Help topic for the
Workflow In Box.
Create PO Use to create a purchase order from the purchase
requisition.
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Add/Modify Order Unit Values Use to add or modify the unit
that is used when ordering an item, for example, case, feet, or roll.
Add/Modify Standard Services Use to add or modify
standard service values.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
PR Details Report Use to activate Reports and create and
print a Details report for the selected record.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Purchase Requisition Use to create a copy of the
current record with the same settings or values, which then can be
modified and saved as a new record.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Purchase Requisitions Reports
The following reports are available for the Purchase Requisitions
application:
Purchase Requisition List Report Lists PR number,
description, and status for selected records. Links are available via
PR number to the Purchase Requisition Details report for
individual PRs.
Purchase Requisition Details Report Lists the details of
the selected record(s).
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Using the Purchase Requisitions Application
Sometimes maintenance work requires parts, materials, or
services that you cannot supply from your own storerooms or labor
pool. In this case, you must create a purchase requisition (PR).
MAXIMO allows you to create two types of PRs:
! Internal PR requesting the transfer of materials from
another company storeroom.
! External PR requesting the purchase of the necessary
materials or services from an outside vendor.
Your purchasing department uses the purchase requisition to
create either a request for quotation (RFQ) for the items or
services, or a purchase order (PO) after the purchase is approved.
Creating Purchase Requisitions
Creating a purchase requisition is a two part process:
! Creating a PR Recording the details of the requisition:
who is requesting the purchase, when it is needed, where it
should be shipped, and so forth.
! Adding Line Items Listing the materials or services you
are requesting to purchase.
Creating a PR
NOTE You also can create PRs from the Inventory application using the
Reorder Items action.
To create a purchase requisition manually, complete the following
steps:
1. Open the Purchase Requisitions application.
2. Click the New Purchase Requisition button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the PR tab, displaying a new purchase
requisition.
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NOTE Your system administrator might have set some fields to
show default values, for example Ship To and Bill To
data.
3. Enter a description for the purchase requisition. Click the
Long Description button if you need more space.
4. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
5. Click Save.
Entering PR Line Items
To specify individual items or services for the purchase
requisition, you use the PR Lines tab. A PR line can be an item or
material from inventory, an item or material not from inventory,
or a service.
After the purchase requisition has been approved, you can assign
its line items to one or more purchase orders. A purchase
requisition can be closed after all its line items are assigned to a
purchase order. A single purchase requisition can list items or
services for several vendors, as vendors are not required to be
specified on a PR.
TIP If you are entering a series of items with similar information, you
can speed data entry by entering values in one or more of the fields
in the Default Table Data area.
To enter PR line items manually, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a purchase requisition.
2. Click the PR Lines tab.
3. Click New Row.
The Row Details open.
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4. Do one of the following tasks:
! Fill in the Item and Description fields if the line item is
an item or material.
! Select the Service? check box if the line item is a service.
Services require a description, Line Cost, and charge
value.
5. Enter a charge value. The charge value can be a storeroom,
work order, location, equipment, or GL Account code.
NOTE Services cannot be charged to storerooms.
6. Fill in the other required fields.
If the item does not have a unit price recorded in the database,
you must to enter a Quantity and Unit Cost.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
7. Choose one of the following options:
! View Agreements to view price agreement contracts for
the item
! Distribute Costs to distribute the cost of the line item
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
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Requisitioning Spare Parts
If you know the piece of equipment that parts are being
requisitioned for, you can use the Select Spare Parts button on
the PR Lines table window to facilitate creating your requisition.
You have two options when using the Select Spare Parts button.
! Enter the equipment number to view the list of spare parts
defined in the equipment record.
! If you have purchased the Illustrated Parts Catalog (IPC), you
can navigate a list of parts that make up the equipment, or use
interactive exploded diagrams of the equipment to select
parts.
For more information about the IPC, see Searching the
Illustrated Parts Catalog on page 69, or refer to the IPC Help.
To requisition spare parts, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a purchase requisition.
2. Click the PR Lines tab.
3. Click Select Spare Parts.
The Select Equipment Spare Parts page appears.
4. Enter a value in the Enter Equipment to search for Spare
Parts field.
5. Click Refresh.
MAXIMO displays the equipments spare parts.
6. Select spare parts by checking the Select Row check box next
to the row. You can select more than one part. If you select a
part in error, click the part again to clear the check box.
7. Click OK.
MAXIMO copies the items to the PR Lines table.
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8. Click the View Details button (triangle) to modify the spare
part data, for example to enter a Storeroom.
NOTE If the item does not have a unit price recorded in the
database, you must to enter a Quantity, Cost, and charge
value. The charge value can be against a storeroom, work
order, location, equipment, or GL Account code.
9. Click Save.
Requisitioning Vendor Items
If the requisition is for a specific vendor, you can use the Vendor
Items button on the PR Lines table window to facilitate creating
your purchase requisition. This button displays all items that have
been purchased from the selected vendor in the past.
To requisition vendor items, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a purchase requisition.
2. Click the Detail Menu button on the Company field to select
a vendor.
3. Click the PR Lines tab.
4. Click Vendor Items.
The Select Items from Vendor List page appears displaying
the items in the specified vendors catalog.
5. Select items by checking the Select Row check box next to the
row. You can select more than one item. If you select an item
in error, click it again to clear the check box.
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO copies the items to the PR Lines table.
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7. Click the View Details button (triangle) to modify the item
data, for example to enter a Storeroom.
NOTE If the item does not have a unit price recorded in the
database, you must to enter a Quantity, Cost, and charge
value. The charge value can be a storeroom, work order,
location, equipment, or GL Account code.
8. Click Save.
Creating a PO from a PR
MAXIMO lets you create a purchase order directly from a single
purchase requisition. When creating a PO from a PR, MAXIMO
copies all of the line items and other relevant information from the
PR to a single PO.
NOTE Your system administrator can configure MAXIMO to
automatically close a PR once all its lines have been copied to a
PO.
To create a purchase order from a purchase requisition, complete
the following steps:
1. Open or create a PR in Purchase Requisitions.
2. Choose Create PO from the Select Action menu.
The Create PO page appears.
3. Enter a PO number or click Autonumber.
4. If necessary, enter a Description for the PO.
5. Click OK.
MAXIMO creates the PO.
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Generating POs from Price Agreements and Blankets
When items are covered by a valid price agreement or blanket
purchase order, MAXIMO lets you automatically generate
approved POs for price agreements and blanket releases. After the
PR is approved, MAXIMO automatically generates the POs.
NOTE In order for MAXIMO to perform this function, your system
administrator must enable it.
Purchase Requisitions Statuses
A PR can have four possible statuses:
! WAPPR Waiting for Approval. New PRs are created with a
status of WAPPR. Some default fields are read-only.
After a line is assigned to a PO, the line becomes read-only and
can no longer be modified.
! APPR Approved. The MAXIMO configuration default does
not require approvals for PRs and PR line items that you
transfer to POs. Your business rules might require approvals.
All fields are read-only.
! CLOSE Closed. Closing a PR indicates that all its line
items have been assigned to one or more purchase orders. All
fields are read-only, and the record can no longer be modified.
If you try to close a PR and a line item has not yet been
assigned, MAXIMO displays a message. Your system
administrator can set MAXIMO to close PRs automatically
after you transfer all the line items to POs.
! CAN Canceled. An approved PR can be canceled only if
none of its line items have been assigned to a purchase order.
All fields are read-only, and the record can no longer be
modified.
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Request for Quotation Application
A request for quotation (RFQ) is a request that is sent out to
one or more potential vendors. In the request, you can ask for
specific costs and conditions for the delivery of an item or service.
Using RFQs lets you manage quotations in order to make the best
purchasing decision. The Request for Quotation application lets
you create requests and store quotations to assess which vendor
best fits your needs.
To access the Request for Quotation application, select the
Purchasing icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose
Request for Quotation or use the Go To link.
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Request for Quotation Tabs
The Request for Quotation application page contains six tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! RFQ Use to enter, view, or modify general information
about the RFQ, including a description of the RFQ, the desired
date of the response, the close date of the RFQ, and other
information pertinent to this specific quotation
! RFQ Lines Use to enter the line items or services that
require quotations, including the items, quantities desired,
and other item-specific information.
! Vendors Use to enter the vendors the RFQ is being sent to.
! Quotations Use to record, compare, and award quotations
received from vendors.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Request for Quotation Actions
The following actions are available from the Request for Quotation
Select Action Menu:
Change Status Use to change the status of a record. If the
action is selected from the Results subtab of the Search tab, you
can change the status of all selected records as a batch action.
Route RFQ Use to start or continue the record routing process
in Workflow, or to reassign the record to another user. Workflow is
an optional component of MAXIMO.
Stop Workflow Use to stop the Workflow document approval
process. Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO.
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View Status/Workflow History Use to view the status
change history and Workflow information for a request for
quotation. Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO.
View Workflow Help Use to view a Help topic for the
Workflow In Box.
Copy PR Line Items to RFQ Use to copy purchase request
lines to a request for quotation.
Add/Modify Order Unit Values Use to add or modify the unit
that is used when ordering an item, for example, case, feet, or roll.
Add/Modify Standard Services Use to add or modify
standard service values.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
RFQ Details Report Use to activate Reports and create and
print a Details report for the selected record.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate RFQ Use to create a copy of the current record with
the same settings or values, which can then be modified and saved
as a new record.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Request for Quotation Reports
The following reports are available for the Request for Quotation
application:
Request for Quotation List Report Lists RFQ number,
description, and status for selected records.
Request for Quotation Details Report Lists details of the
selected record(s).
RFQ Vendor Details Lists previous vendor performance and
quotation details of those vendors requested to bid on an RFQ.
Available via link from the Request for Quotation List report.
RFQ Vendor Contacts Lists vendor contact information for
those vendors requested to bid. Includes a link to send e-mail
directly the vendors. Available via link from the RFQ Vendor
Details report.
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Using the Request for Quotations Application
Circumstances at your company might require you to obtain
quotations from several vendors before deciding from whom to
purchase materials or services. With the Request for Quotation
application, you can:
! Create requests for quotations.
! Analyze quotations in order to make more informed
purchasing decisions.
! Use the information you collect to create purchase orders,
including price agreement type purchase orders.
A request for proposal (RFP) is similar to an RFQ, but is
generally used for a large number of items or services. You can use
the RFQ application to process RFPs. Within MAXIMO Requests
for Proposals are referred to as Requests For Quotations.
You create an RFQ under the following circumstances:
! The stock count of a stocked item drop below a certain level
and you must make another bulk order.
! A requisition is received for an item or service that requires a
quotation each time the item or service is ordered, due to price
or other requirements.
! Someone at your site requests a quote for an item or service. It
can be for a typically stocked item or for a unique item not
usually ordered, such as a special order or non-stocked item.
! Commodity bulk buying must be done for a certain period of
time. It is typical for many items with common commodity
codes. The quotation might not be copied to a PO immediately,
but the pricing is set.
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The RFQ Process
The RFQ process has three stages:
1. Creating the RFQ, including the following data:
! general information on the RFQ tab
! line items for quotation on the RFQ Lines tab
! vendors to include on the Vendors tab
2. Recording and analyzing the quotations received from
vendors.
3. Awarding the quotation to a vendor.
Creating an RFQ
You can create a new RFQ two ways:
! manually
! by copying line items from one or more existing purchase
requisitions
Creating an RFQ Manually
You can create an RFQ by manually entering the necessary
information in the RFQ application.
To create a request for quotation, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Request for Quotation application.
2. Click the New RFQ button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the RFQ tab, displaying a new RFQ
record. The RFQ status default is INPRG.
3. Enter a description for the request for quotation.
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4. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
5. Click Save.
Copying PR Lines to an RFQ
You can create an RFQ from an existing purchase requisition by
copying PR line items to the RFQ.
NOTE The RFQ must have a status of INPRG to copy PR lines to it.
To copy purchase requisition lines to a request for quotation,
complete the following steps:
1. Open or create an RFQ.
2. Click the RFQ Lines tab.
3. Choose Copy PR Line Items to RFQ from the Select Action
menu.
The Copy PR Line Items to RFQ page appears, displaying all
purchase requisition lines.
4. If there are a large number of records, you can use the table
filter to locate a line.
5. Select lines by checking the Select Row check box next to the
row. You can select more than one line. If you select a line in
error, click it again to clear the check box.
6. Click either
! OK to select line items and return the values to the RFQ
! Cancel to return to the RFQ without any selections
7. You can enter additional RFQ lines or modify the lines copied
from the PR.
8. Click Save.
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Adding Vendors to an RFQ
When you create an RFQ, you typically list the vendor or vendors
who will receive the RFQ. If you intend to enter quotations from
vendors on the Quotations tab, you must enter the vendors on the
Vendors tab prior to changing the status to SENT.
NOTE The RFQ status must be INPRG in order to add vendors. Vendor
records must exist in the Companies application before they can be
listed on an RFQ.
To add vendors to an RFQ:
1. Create a new RFQ or open an existing RFQ with a status of
INPRG.
2. Click the Vendors tab.
3. Click New Row.
The Row Details open.
4. Enter a value in the Vendor field or click Detail Menu to
select a vendor.
5. If necessary, edit the vendor information to make it specific for
this vendor and RFQ.
NOTE Changes to vendor information entered on the Vendor
tab do not affect vendor records in the Companies
application.The data you enter here is specific to the
RFQ. If you need to make permanent vendor
information changes, make them in the Companies
application.
6. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 until all vendors are entered.
8. Click Save.
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Recording Quotation Lines
After you create an RFQ and send it to vendors, you receive
responses from them including price, quantity, and other relevant
information. The vendor can return a quotation for all lines, some
lines, or just one line. The next step in the RFQ process is to record
the information you receive from vendors, analyze that
information, and then award each RFQ line to the vendor of your
choice.
When recording vendor information and awarding quotation lines
to vendors, you use both the Vendor and the Quotations tabs.
To record quotation lines for a request for quotation, complete the
following steps:
1. Open an RFQ record using the Search tab.
2. Check that the RFQ status is SENT or COMP.
3. Click the Vendors tab.
4. In the RFQ Vendors table, click View Details (triangle) for
the vendor.
The Row Details open.
5. Enter the Vendor Quote # and Date of Vendors Reply.
6. Click Done to close the Row Details
7. Click the Quotations tab.
8. Click a row on the Vendor subtab to select a vendor.
The label on the Quotations for Vendor table changes.
9. Click Select RFQ Lines.
The Select RFQ Lines page appears.
10. Select RFQ Lines by checking the Select Row check box next
to the row. You can select more than one row. If you select a
row in error, click it again to clear the check box.
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11. Click OK.
MAXIMO copies the RFQ Lines to the Quotations for Vendor
table on the Vendor subtab.
12. Click View Details (triangle) next to a quotation line to edit
the pricing information to match the quotation received from
the vendor.
13. Choose one of the following options:
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
14. Repeat steps 3 through 13 until all quotations for each vendor
have been entered.
15. Click Save.
Awarding Quotation Lines to Vendors
After all quotations are received, they can be compared against
one another to select the one that best meets your criteria. You can
use the Item subtab of the Quotations tab to view all vendor
quotations for a single item.
You can award quotations to make the conversion from an RFQ to
a PO easier. You can award quotations on a line-by-line basis.
However, an RFQ does not require that you award quotations.
Quotations are awarded on the Quotations tab, in the Quotations
for Vendor table window of the Vendor subtab.
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Awarding All Quotation Lines to a Single Vendor
To award all quotation lines to a single vendor, complete the
following steps:
1. Open an RFQ record using the Search tab.
2. Click the Quotations tab.
3. Click a row on the Vendor subtab to select a vendor.
The label on the Quotations for Vendor table changes to
indicate the vendor.
4. Click Award All.
5. Click Save.
Awarding Individual Quotation Lines
TIP The Awarded? field of the Quotations for Vendor table window
can be edited from the table window, without opening the Row
Details.
To award vendor lines individually to different vendors, complete
the following steps:
1. Open an RFQ record using the Search tab.
2. Click the Quotations tab.
3. Click a row on the Vendor subtab to select the vendor.
The label on the Quotations for Vendor table changes to
indicate the vendor.
4. Click the row that you want to award.
5. Click the Awarded? check box.
6. Repeat steps 3 - 5 for each row you wish to award.
7. Click Save.
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Creating a PO from an RFQ
Before a PO can be created from an RFQ, the vendors quotations
must be recorded and RFQ lines must be awarded. POs can be
created for one vendor at a time.
To create a purchase order from a request for quotation, complete
the following steps:
1. Open an RFQ record using the Search tab.
2. Click the Vendors tab.
3. In the RFQ Vendors table click View Details (triangle) for the
vendor.
The Row Details open.
4. Click Create PO.
The Create PO page appears.
5. Enter a PO number or click Autonumber.
6. If necessary, enter a Description for the PO.
7. Click OK.
MAXIMO creates a PO for all line items awarded to the
vendor.
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RFQ Statuses
An RFQ can have six possible statuses:
! INPRG New RFQs are created with a status of INPRG.
Some default fields are read-only.
! READY Ready to be sent to vendors. You no longer can edit
information on the RFQ or RFQ Lines tabs. All fields are read-
only.
! SENT Sent to vendors. The RFQ and RFQ Lines tabs are
read-only. The Vendor tab can be edited, to allow recording of
quotations, but new vendors cannot be added.
! COMP Completed, meaning all quotations have been
received. This status is used to prevent changes to the RFQ
between awarding RFQ lines and creating POs. All fields are
read-only except Quotation Lines.
! CLOSE Closed, meaning all RFQ lines have been copied to
POs. All fields are read-only, and records can no longer be
modified.
! CANCEL The RFQ has been canceled. You cannot delete
an RFQ after you save it, but you can cancel it as long as no
quotations have been awarded and no POs have been created.
All fields are read-only, and records can no longer be modified.
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Purchase Orders Application
A purchase order (PO) is an authorized order from a purchasing
agent or department to an internal supplier or external vendor.
You can use the Purchase Orders application to create purchase
orders, either from purchase requisitions (PRs), requests for
quotation (RFQs), or from scratch. You also can create blanket
purchase orders, releases, pricing agreements, and change orders.
To access the Purchase Orders application, select the Purchasing
icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choosing Purchase Orders
or use the Go To link.
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Purchase Orders Tabs
The Purchase Orders application page contains four tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! PO Use to enter, view, or modify POs, either from PRs,
RFQs, or from scratch.
! PO Lines Use to enter, view, or modify line items on the
PO; also to view summary information from the Material
Receipts and Service Receipts tabs in the Receiving
application.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Purchase Orders Actions
The following actions are available from the Purchase Orders
Select Action Menu:
Change Status Use to change the status of a record. If the
action is selected from the Results subtab of the Search tab, you
can change the status of all selected records as a batch action.
Route Purchase Order Use to start or continue the record
routing process in Workflow, or to reassign the record to another
user. Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO.
Stop Workflow Use to stop the Workflow document approval
process. Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO.
View Status/Workflow History Use to view the status
change history and Workflow information for a purchase order.
Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO.
View Workflow Help Use to view a Help topic for the
Workflow In Box.
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Copy PR Line Items to PO Use to copy purchase request
lines to a purchase order.
Create Change Order Use to create a duplicate PO from an
approved or printed PO. Typically, you do this to change values,
such as quantity or cost, after the PO has been approved.
Create Blanket PO Use to create a blanket type PO.
Create Blanket Release Use to create a purchase order
generated from a blanket type PO.
Create Pricing Agreement PO Use to create a pricing
agreement type PO.
View Blanket PO Use this action from a blanket PO to view
blanket details, including amount remaining on the blanket.
Complete Receipts Use to complete receipts for a PO when
there are still items outstanding that you do not expect to receive.
View Invoice Lines Use to view related invoice lines.
View PR Line Items Use to view all the PO lines on the
current purchase order, and all related purchase requisitions and
PR lines that are referenced on the purchase order.
Add/Modify Order Unit Values Use to add or modify the unit
that is used when ordering an item, for example, case, feet, or roll.
Add/Modify Standard Services Use to add or modify
standard service costs.
Move Equipment Use to move a piece of equipment to a new
location within the same site or to another site in the organization,
or associate a new parent.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Purchase Order Details Report Use to activate Reports and
create and print a Details report for the selected record.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
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Duplicate Purchase Order Use to create a copy of the
current record with the same settings or values, which then can be
modified and saved as a new record.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Purchase Orders Reports
The following reports are available for the Purchase Orders
application:
Purchase Order List Report Lists PO number, description,
vendor, required date, vendor delivery date, and status for
selected records. Links are available via PO number to the PO
Details report and via status to the PO Status report.
Purchase Order Status Details Lists PO status history, and
material and service receipts for the PO.
Purchase Order Details Report Lists the details, including
lines, of the selected purchase order.
E-Commerce Details Lists the details of e-commerce
transactions for purchase orders that are e-commerce enabled.
Available via link from the Purchase Order List report.
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Using the Purchase Orders Application
You can use a number of different methods to create a purchase
order. You can create a purchase order in the following ways:
! from a PR in the Purchase Requisitions application
! from an RFQ in the Request for Quotation application
! using the inventory reorder actions in the Inventory
application
! creating a new purchase order record in the Purchase Orders
application
The Purchase Orders application also lets you generate an
internal PO against another storeroom. You can think of a
storeroom-to-storeroom purchase as a transfer order, or an
internal PO," since MAXIMO uses the Purchase Orders and
Issues and Transfers applications to track these types of item
movements.
Creating a Purchase Order
A purchase order can list items or services for a single vendor only.
If you have multiple purchase requisitions for the same vendor,
you can combine them in a single PO.
To create a purchase order, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Purchase Order application.
2. Click the New Purchase Order button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the PO tab, displaying a new purchase
order. Some fields might show default values.
3. Enter a description or purpose for the PO.
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4. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules. You can edit default values that are not read-only.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
5. Enter Vendor, Ship To, and Bill To information.
6. Click Save.
To specify individual items or services for the purchase order, use
the PO Lines tab.
Adding PO Lines
After you create the purchase order you must list which items,
materials, and services you are buying. To specify individual items
or services for the purchase order, you use the PO Lines tab.
A line can be an item or material from inventory, an item or
material not from inventory, or a service.
The procedure for adding PO lines is similar for items, materials,
and services with the following exceptions:
! Inventory Items that already exist in the MAXIMO database
can be selected using any of the following methods:
! Click the Select Spare Parts button if you are
purchasing parts for a piece of equipment.
! Click the Vendor Items button to select from a list of
items supplied by the vendor.
! Click New Row to open the Row Details, then click Detail
Menu on the Item field and go to the Item Master or
Inventory applications, or search the Asset Catalog.
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! Services are indicated by selecting the Service? check box in
the Row Details. Services require a description, line cost, and
charge value. The charge value can be a work order, location,
equipment, or GL Account code.
! Materials not in inventory can be defined in the Row Details.
You must to enter a description, quantity, cost, and charge
value. The charge value can be a work order, location,
equipment, or GL Account code.
Understanding Standard Services
Standard services are costs that are incurred on the purchase
order as a whole, for example, taxes and shipping. While standard
services can be recorded on the PO Lines tab, it is not required as
the costs might not be known at the time the PO is created.
Standard costs can be entered on a purchase order or on an
Invoice. Some companies might require estimates of standard
services for PO approvals. You can enter the estimate on the PO
and update the information after the invoice is received.
Entering PO Lines Manually
You can enter line items manually, copy them from a requisition,
or create them from a request for quotation (RFQ). For more
information about adding PO lines, refer to the Help.
TIP If you are entering a series of items with similar information, you
can speed data entry by entering values in one or more of the fields
in the Default Table Data area.
To enter purchase order lines, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a purchase order.
2. Click the PO Lines tab.
3. Click New Row.
The Row Details open.
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4. Do one of the following tasks:
! Fill in the Item and Description fields if the line item is
an item or material.
! Select the Service? check box if the line item is a service.
Services require a description, Line Cost, and charge
value.
5. Enter a charge value. The charge value can be a storeroom,
work order, location, equipment, or GL Account code.
NOTE Services cannot be charged to storerooms.
6. Fill in the other required fields.
If the item does not have a unit price recorded in the database,
you must to enter a Quantity, and Unit Cost.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
7. Choose one of the following options:
! Vendor Analysis to view the purchase history of the
current item
! View Agreements to view all price agreements for the
item
! Distribute Costs to distribute the cost of the line item
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
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Creating a Price Agreement
A price agreement type PO is essentially a contract with a vendor
that specifies the prices of specific items from that vendor. Cost
totals are not displayed on a price agreement since it is not an
actual order, and price agreements do not have cost restrictions.
You create price agreement type POs using the Create Pricing
Agreement PO action.
When you create an agreement type PO, MAXIMO uses the Bill To
and Ship To information for the site you are logged into. You can
change these defaults to any other valid address for your
organization. If you create lines for the price agreement, you also
must define charge information. The charge value can be against a
storeroom, work order, location, equipment, or GL Account code.
By default new price agreements have the Private? check box
selected, indicating that the price agreement is only valid for your
site. Price agreements can be set up to be used throughout an
organization. By clearing the Private? check box on the PO tab,
the agreement becomes available to all sites in the organization.
NOTE If you create a price agreement after creating a PR for the vendor,
and before creating a PO from that PR, you first must update the
PR by selecting an agreement from the View Agreement page, in
order to have the agreement price applied to the PO.
For more information on creating price agreements, refer to the
Help.
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Creating a Blanket
A blanket type PO is similar to a price agreement type PO,
because it can function as a kind of contract rather than as an
actual order for items or services. Blankets specify a vendor, a
total dollar amount, regardless of the items purchased, and the
dates when it is valid. Items can also be specified on a Blanket
agreement. You create blanket type POs using the Create
Blanket PO action.
By default new blankets have the Private? check box selected,
indicating that the blanket is valid for only your site. Blankets can
be set up to be used throughout an organization. By clearing the
Private? check box on the PO tab, the blanket becomes available
to all sites in the organization.
For more information on creating blankets, refer to the Help.
Creating a Blanket Release
You create blanket releases from valid blanket purchase orders
using the Create Blanket Release action. You can choose from
the available public blankets for your site and organization.
For more information on using blankets, refer to the Help.
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Creating a Change Order
A change order is a duplicate purchase order generated from an
approved purchase order. You preserve the audit trail by keeping
the original PO, and making the necessary changes to the change
order.
You can create a change order only if the following conditions are
met:
! The status of the PO is APPR or INPRG.
! The PO type is not REL (a blanket release).
! If none of the line items on the original PO have been received.
! You have Signature Security authorization to do so.
Creating a change order does two things:
! Cancels the original PO.
! Creates a new, duplicate PO with the status of WAPPR.
You use the Create Change Order action to create a change
order. To create a change order, complete the following steps:
1. Open a PO record using the Search tab.
2. Select Create Change Order from the Select Action menu.
MAXIMO displays a message that a new PO has been created
and displays the change order.
3. Edit the fields and PO lines as needed.
4. Click Save.
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Purchase Order Statuses
A PO can have five possible statuses:
! WAPPR Waiting for Approval. New POs are created with a
status of WAPPR. Some default fields are read-only.
! INPRG In progress. All fields are read-only.
! APPR Approved. All fields are read-only.
! CAN Canceled. All fields are read-only, and the record can
no longer be modified.
! CLOSE Closed. All fields are read-only, and the record can
no longer be modified. POs can be closed only if all lines have
been received, and if lines that require inspection have been
approved.
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Receiving Application
The Receiving application makes it possible to receive ordered
materials into inventory, as well as record the receipt of services
provided by vendors.
To access the Receiving application, select the Purchasing icon on
the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Receiving or use the Go To
link.
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Receiving Tabs
The Receiving application page contains four tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Material Receipts Use to report materials received on a
PO.
! Service Receipts Use to report services received on a PO.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Receiving Actions
The following actions are available from the Receiving Select
Action Menu:
Approve Receipts Use to approve service and material
receipts that require inspection.
Receive Rotating Items Used to enter equipment identifiers
and other related information for rotating items.
Add/Modify Order Unit Values Use to add or modify the unit
that is used when ordering an item, for example, case, feet, or roll.
Add/Modify Standard Services Use to add or modify
standard service values.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Receiving Reports
The following reports are available for the Receiving application:
Purchase Order List Report Lists PO number, description,
vendor, required date, vendor delivery date, and status for
selected records. Links are available via PO number to the PO
Details report and via status to the PO Status report.
Purchase Order Status Details Lists PO status history, and
material and service receipts for the PO.
Receipts List Report Lists PO number, description, PO
status, and Receipt Status for selected records. Links are available
via the PO number to the PO Details report.
Using the Receiving Application
In a large company, you might have a centralized purchasing
department for several sites, but materials and services would
need to be received at each individual site. The Receiving
application allows both materials and services to be received and
recorded in the database after they are delivered to a site.
Material receipts refers to data associated with items used for
work done on site by your companys employees, for example,
quantities and lot numbers. After inventory items are received
against a purchase order, the quantities in inventory are updated,
and an inventory transaction is generated.
You also can receive materials not tracked in inventory, but that
require a purchase order. For example, you might order a catered
lunch or a new desk, neither of which would be stored in inventory
or tracked by an item number. You would want, however, to track
them on purchase orders and receipts.
Service receipts refers to data associated with any service
provided by a vendor or contractor, such as repairs to equipment.
The service can be performed on or off site. You specify service
purchases either in terms of a quantity and a unit cost, or as a
single lump sum amount. Whichever terms you use on the service
PO must be the same on the corresponding receipt transaction,
which you record on the Service Receipts tab.
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Receiving Materials
You use the Material Receipts tab to enter information about
items received on an approved PO. You can copy all the PO line
items to the Material Receipts tab's table window if the entire
order has been received, or you can enter partial receipts. You also
can record receipt of the materials ordered on the PO and note any
discrepancies between what you ordered, received, and rejected.
When you record an item receipt, MAXIMO creates an inventory
transaction for that item or charges the work order, equipment, or
location if the item is a direct issue. MAXIMO increases the
balance of the item for the indicated storeroom by the quantity of
the receipt and decreases the quantity on order by the quantity
received.
After you save a receipt, the fields on the Material Receipts tab
become read-only.
NOTE Lotted items require that a lot number be specified before the line
is saved.
Receiving Materials as Ordered
To receive materials that have arrived as ordered, complete the
following steps:
1. Open the Receiving application.
2. Open an approved PO using the Search tab.
3. Click Select Ordered Items.
The Select Ordered Items page appears.
4. Click the Select All check box in the column header.
MAXIMO checks all the Select Row check boxes.
5. Click OK.
MAXIMO copies the ordered items to the Material Receipts
table window.
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6. You can choose Approve Receipts from the Select Action
menu if the materials require inspection.
7. Click Save.
Receiving Partial Shipments
Sometimes purchases are not received as ordered. For example, if
items are back ordered, or parts of a large shipment arrive
separately. Use the following procedure for receipts where the only
part of the order has arrived.
To receive partial shipments of materials, complete the following
steps:
1. Open the Receiving application.
2. Open an approved PO record using the Search tab.
3. Click Select Ordered Items.
The Select Ordered Items page appears.
4. Select lines by checking the Select Row check box next to the
row. You can select more than one line. If you select a line in
error, click it again to clear the check box.
5. Click OK.
MAXIMO copies the selected items to the Material Receipts
table window.
6. If necessary, edit the Quantity field and add Remarks.
7. You can choose Approve Receipts from the Select Action
menu if the materials require inspection.
8. Click Save.
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Receiving Materials with Changes
You might need to make changes when recording an item's receipt
on the Material Receipts tab, for example, you might need to:
! Change the number in the Quantity field to record a partial
shipment.
! Change the number in the Rejected Quantity field and
provide a reason in the Reject Code field to represent
rejected items, for example, damaged goods.
You use the Row Details to modify the receiving details for each
line item that is received.
NOTE If you record an item as rejected, your entry in the Quantity field
for the same line item represents the items you are keeping (that
is, the good items), not the total number of items in the shipment.
Receiving Rotating Items
Items that are also considered equipment, such as pumps and
motors, can be stocked in inventory and rotated in and out of use
in different locations. This rotating equipment has both an
equipment number and a rotating item number, allowing it to be
tracked as equipment and as an inventory item, depending on its
location at any given time.
If you purchase a new item that will act as rotating equipment, it
must have an equipment identifier specified when it is received.
You create and save a receipt, then use the Receive Rotating
Items action to specify an equipment identifier and to record
serial numbers for the items.
The Receive Rotating Items page includes an Apply IAS button
for each line, allowing you to apply an existing Item Assembly
Structure the each new equipment record as it is received.
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Returning Materials
Sometimes items that have been received must be returned. This
might occur when items are rejected and are being shipped back to
the vendor. You use the Select Items for Return button on the
Material Receipts tab to return received items, creating a receipt
with a negative quantity.
NOTE You can return materials as long as the purchase order for the
items is not a history record (status = CLOSE).
To return materials to the vendor, complete the following steps:
1. Open a receipt record using the Search tab.
MAXIMO switches to the Material Receipts tab.
2. Click Select Items for Return.
The Select Items for Return page appears.
3. Select items by checking the Select Row check box next to the
row. You can select more than one item. If you select an item
in error, click it again to clear the check box.
4. Click OK.
MAXIMO copies the selected items to the Materials Receipt
table window.
5. Click View Details (triangle) next to the row with the
negative quantity.
TIP Use the Received Date column to help you determine
which row is the current return transaction.
6. Edit the Quantity field to display the quantity returned.
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7. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
Receiving Services
By default, when MAXIMO creates PR or PO lines for services, the
Receipt Required? check box is clear and you do not need to
receive the service lines. When these service lines are recorded in
the Invoices application MAXIMO automatically generates the
receipt.
If your company requires receipts for services, you use the Service
Receipts tab to record services received against an approved
purchase order. You can copy all the PO line items to the Service
Receipts table window if all services have been received, or you
can enter partial receipts.
In general, two things happen:
! Receipt of services is recorded in MAXIMO after a contractor
or vendor submits a claim.
! An authorized individual checks the costs of the services and
approves the receipt. Services always require approval.
NOTE You also can record the receipt of services using Labor Reporting if
the services are performed by a contractor listed in the Labor
application.
To receive services, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Receiving application.
2. Open a PO record using the Search tab.
3. Click the Service Receipts tab.
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4. Click Select Ordered Services.
The Select Ordered Services page appears.
5. Click either
! The Select All check box in the column header to receive
all services as requested
! Select the Select Row check box next to the row to select
the line. You can select more than one line. If you select a
line in error, click it again to clear the check box.
6. Click OK.
MAXIMO copies the lines to the Service Receipts table
window.
7. You can click View Details (triangle) to use the Row Details
to edit the receipts, for example, to indicate a partial receipt.
8. Click Save.
9. Choose Approve Receipts from the Select Action menu.
The Approve Service Receipts page appears.
10. If necessary, click the Approve Service Receipts tab.
11. Select a service by selecting the Select Row check box next to
the row. You can select more than one service. If you select a
service in error, click it again to clear the check box.
12. Click OK.
13. Click Save.
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Invoices Application
An invoice is a bill from a vendor for delivered products or
services. The Invoices application lets you record invoices as well
as debit and credit notes from vendors, and match invoice details
against purchase orders (POs) and receipts. It also lets you create
invoices for which there are no receipts. In addition, you can create
an invoice for a parent company for goods and services rendered
through any of its branches, and you can create an invoice for a
branch company for goods and services rendered through its
parent company.
To access the Invoices application, select the Purchasing icon on
the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Invoices or use the Go To
link.
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Invoices Tabs
The Invoices application page contains four tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Invoice Use to enter, view, or modify invoices, credit notes,
or debit notes.
! Invoice Lines Use to enter line items on the invoice.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Invoices Actions
The following actions are available from the Invoices Select Action
Menu:
Change Status Use to change the status of a record. If the
action is selected from the Results subtab of the Search tab, you
can change the status of all selected records as a batch action.
Route Invoice Use to start or continue the record routing
process in Workflow, or to reassign the record to another user.
Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO.
Stop Workflow Use to stop the Workflow document approval
process. Workflow is an optional component of MAXIMO.
View Status/Workflow History Use to view the status
change history and Workflow information for an invoice. Workflow
is an optional component of MAXIMO.
View Workflow Help Use to view a Help topic for the
Workflow In Box.
Allocate Services Use to distribute standard service costs
across all invoice line items.
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Add/Modify Order Unit Values Use to add or modify the unit
that is used when ordering an item, for example, case, feet, or roll.
Add/Modify Standard Services Use to add or modify
standard service values.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Invoice Details Report Use to activate Reports and create
and print a Details report for the selected record.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Invoice Use to create a copy of the current record
with the same settings or values, which then can be modified and
saved as a new record.
Delete Invoice Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Invoices Reports
The following reports are available for the Invoices application:
Invoice List Report Lists invoice and description for selected
records.
Invoice Details Report Lists details of the selected record(s).
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Using the Invoices Application
After you purchase materials and services, your company receives
bills, or invoices, from the vendors. After you receive an invoice
from a vendor, the vendor invoice information must be entered
into the MAXIMO database. Entering the invoice lets you match
the invoice information against purchase orders and receipts of
materials and services, so that the invoice can be approved and
routed to Accounts Payable.
MAXIMO allows you to create three types of invoices:
! invoice (the default)
! credit
! debit
You also can enter invoices for bills, such as rent or phone bills,
which do not require purchase orders or receipts.
After you create an invoice that refers to a purchase order,
MAXIMO attempts to match the invoice to other purchasing
records. If MAXIMO fails to find a match, a message appears.
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Entering an Invoice
Use the Invoices application to record vendor invoices as you
receive them. The invoice you create can represent one of these
invoice types:
! An invoice related to a single purchase order you enter
information, such as the invoice number, corresponding PO
number, any receipts recorded for the PO, and information
specific to the invoice.
! An invoice related to many purchase orders you enter
general invoice data on the Invoice tab, then list the related
POs on the Invoice Lines tab.
! An invoice without a related purchase order typically, such
an invoice represents a bill which has no purchase requisition
or purchase order. You enter invoice-specific information,
which can be appropriate if, for example, you receive an
invoice for a rent or phone bill.
To enter an invoice in MAXIMO, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Invoice application.
2. Click the New Invoice button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Invoice tab, displaying a new Invoice
record.
3. Enter a description for the invoice.
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4. Use the TAB key to advance through the remaining fields on
the Invoice tab and fill them in as needed.
! If the invoice is for a single purchase order enter the PO
number in the PO field and press the TAB key.
MAXIMO automatically fills in the Company field and
several others pertaining to that PO.
! If the invoice is for more than one PO leave the PO field
empty and enter the company in the Company field.
Enter each PO on a separate line of the Invoice Lines tab.
MAXIMO automatically fills in several of the table fields
pertaining to that PO.
! If the invoice is not associated with a PO leave the PO
field empty and enter the vendor in the Company field.
5. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
6. Click Save.
Entering Invoice Lines
From the Invoice Lines tab, you can match the vendor invoice
information to the PO and copy the appropriate lines from the PO
to the Invoice Lines tab.
You can use the Invoice Lines tab and its actions to:
! Enter invoice line items.
! Change order units and standard services.
! Enter multiple POs for a single invoice.
! Distribute costs across line items.
! Add taxes to the cost of line items.
! Add standard service costs to the cost of the line item by
allocating services.
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Standard Services
Sometimes, an invoice includes a cost that was not part of the PO.
MAXIMO refers to these costs as Standard Services. Standard
Services are line items on an invoice that are not on a purchase
order, for example, installation or freight costs. Costs such as
telephone bills or utilities also would appear in this category.
You enter standard service costs using the Add/Modify
Standard Services action.
Copying PO Lines to an Invoice
MAXIMO lets you select any purchase order, material receipt, or
service receipt line items and copy them directly to the Invoice
Lines tab. To copy PO line items to an invoice, the following
conditions must be met:
! You must have signature authority to perform the function.
! The invoice status must be Entered, Waiting for Approval, or
Hold. For more information on invoice statuses, see Invoice
Statuses on page 317
! An approved PO must be identified in the PO field, or a vendor
must be specified in the Company field on the Invoice tab.
! If the Receipt Required? check box is selected on any PO
line item, the item must be received before it can be copied to
the invoice.
You use the Copy PO Lines button to import the data from the
purchase order to the Invoices application.
To copy purchase order lines to an invoice, complete the following
steps:
1. Open or create a invoice.
2. Click the Invoice Lines tab.
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3. Click Copy PO Lines.
The Copy PO Lines page appears. It contains three tabs:
! PO Lines tab Displays line item data from the PO
Lines tab.
! If a PO was specified on the Invoice tab MAXIMO
displays all lines for that purchase order.
! If a Company was specified on the Invoice tab,
MAXIMO displays all purchase orders for that
company and its branches.
! Materials tab Displays Material receipts for the PO.
! Services tab Displays Service receipts for the PO.
4. Select lines by selecting the Select Row check box next to the
row. You can select more than one line. If you select a line in
error, click it again to clear the check box.
5. Click OK.
MAXIMO copies the selected lines to the Invoice Lines table
window.
6. If necessary you can click the View Details button (triangle)
to edit the invoice lines.
7. Click Save.
Entering Invoice Lines Manually
Not all invoices from vendors have a one-to-one correspondence of
invoice to PO. And at times, you might receive an invoice, such as
a phone bill, which has no PO. When you receive an invoice which
has no PO, you must create the invoice and enter the information
manually.
NOTE Invoice lines created using the following procedure are service
type lines, that is, they have the Service? check box selected.
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To enter invoice lines, complete the following steps:
1. Create a new invoice or open an existing invoice using the
Search tab.
2. Specify a vendor in the Company field.
3. Click the Invoice Lines tab.
4. Click New Row.
The Row Details open.
5. Fill in the fields as dictated by your companys business rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
6. Choose one of the following options:
! Distribute Costs to distribute costs between two or more
GL account codes
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
7. Click Save.
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Invoice Statuses
An invoice in MAXIMO can have one of six different statuses:
! ENTERED Invoice has been entered. New invoices are
created with a status of ENTERED. Some default fields are
read-only.
! WAPPR Invoice is waiting for approval. An invoice waiting
for approval can be edited, but some default fields are read-
only.
The WAPPR option is available only if the current invoice
status is ENTERED or HOLD. Use this option to indicate that
an invoice has been submitted for approval, perhaps to a
higher level of management.
! APPR Invoice has been approved. All fields are read-only.
The APPROVE option is available only if the current invoice
status is ENTERED, WAPPR, or HOLD. In addition, if you
change the status directly to PAID without first approving the
invoice, MAXIMO automatically approves the invoice.
! HOLD Invoice is on hold for approval. An invoice on hold
can be edited, but some default fields are read-only.
The HOLD option is available only if the current invoice status
is ENTERED or WAPPR. Use this option for any invoice that
should not yet be approved or paid.
! CANCEL Invoice has been canceled. All fields are read-
only, and record can no longer be modified.
The CANCEL option is available only if the current invoice
status is ENTERED, WAPPR, APPR, or HOLD. A canceled
invoice is stored as a history record and cannot be modified.
! PAID Invoice has been paid. All fields are read-only, and
record can no longer be modified.
The PAID option is available only if the current invoice status
is ENTERED, WAPPR, APPR, or HOLD. In addition, if you
change the status directly to Paid without first approving the
invoice, MAXIMO automatically approves the invoice.
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Desktop Requisitions Application
You can use the Desktop Requisitions application to handle your
requisitioning needs quickly and easily. You can use Desktop
Requisitions to perform the following tasks:
! Search for and order items or services you need.
! Create template requisitions.
! View your open, draft, and template requisitions.
! Check the status of an order.
! Complete the order process by receiving items or services.
To access the Desktop Requisitions application, select the
Purchasing icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose
Desktop Requisitions or use the Go To link.
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Desktop Requisitions Tabs
The Desktop Requisitions application page contains four tabs:
! Requisitions Use to enter, view, or modify open
requisitions, draft requisitions, and templates for requisitions.
Includes a search tool for you to perform a query by example to
find other requisitions.
! Create Requisition Use to create a new requisition.
MAXIMO guides you through the creation and submission
process.
! Receiving Use to receive ordered items and services from
your open requisitions.
! Defaults Use to enter, view, or modify the default
information included on your requisitions, such as shipping
and charge card information.
Using the Desktop Requisitions Application
Desktop Requisitions is a self-service application, designed to be
used by both experienced and novice users. It includes instructions
on each page to guide you through each process.
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Chapter 9: Plans Module
Preventive maintenance work is often repetitive work performed
to keep equipment running efficiently. The Plans module lets you
create standard templates of tasks, labor, materials, tools, and
necessary safety information needed to complete a job. Using
these templates eliminates the need to type in work and safety
related information repeatedly.
The Plans Module consists of six applications:
The Plans module tracks safety information, which then can be
supplied to workers after it is associated with work order,
equipment, location, and item records. This includes information
that you might be required by law to provide to your workers.
Application Function
Job Plans Used to create a detailed description of how a job
is to be performed.
Routes Used to list related work assets (equipment and/
or locations) that are considered "stops" along an
inspection or maintenance route.
Safety Plans Used to create a detailed plan of how to service
equipment or locations safely.
Safety Hazards Used to define hazards that exist in the
workplace and associate related safety
precautions.
Safety
Precautions
Used to define precautions that can be taken
against hazards in the workplace.
Lock Out/Tag
Out
Used to create a detailed description of how to
take equipment or locations out of service and
place them back into service safely.
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You use the Job Plans application to create templates for
preventive maintenance repairs, inspections, and other tasks. You
include:
! the steps that must be performed to complete the work
! the number of workers needed to complete the work and the
job skills they must have
! the supplies and parts that will be needed
! the tools that must be available to complete the repairs
After these templates are created, they can be useful for planning
worker schedules, inventory stocks, and budgets.
You use the Safety Hazards and Safety Precautions applications to
create generic lists of possible hazards and possible precautions
that exist in your workplace. These lists then are used when
adding safety information to equipment and locations, and when
creating safety plans.
The Lock Out/Tag Out application is used to create specific
procedures to be applied to specific pieces of equipment or
locations. These procedures describe how to take the asset out of
service to eliminate a hazard, and then return it to service after
work is complete. They might be as simple as turning off electrical
current to a piece of equipment, or as complex as shutting down a
nuclear reactor.
All the safety information is brought together in the Safety Plans
application, where you can define the safety information necessary
to follow a specific job plan on a work asset. By identifying
hazards, precautions to be taken against those hazards, and any
specified Tag Out procedures for the equipment or location, you
can provide as much safety information as possible for your
maintenance personnel.
Safety plans then can be applied to job plans and work orders in
their respective applications. All of these applications work
together to help you plan for work to be performed safely.
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Job Plans Application
MAXIMO uses job plans to predefine the work plan information
describing the work that must be done on a work order. If you use
job plans you do not have to key in the same information every
time you create a work order for similar work.
A job plan is a detailed description of work to be performed on an
asset. A job plan typically includes procedural descriptions and
lists of estimated materials, items, labor, and tools to be used on
the job.
You can access the Job Plans application, select the Plans icon on
the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Job Plans or use the Go To
link.
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Job Plans Tabs
The Job Plans application page contains four tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Job Plan Use to enter, view, or modify a job plan record.
This tab displays basic information about the job plan and is
the tab where you specify the job plan tasks, labor, materials,
and tools.
! Work Assets Use to associate work assets and safety plans
with job plans.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Job Plans Actions
The following actions are available from the Job Plans Select
Action Menu:
View Totals Use to view total hours and costs for the job plan.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Job Plan Use to create a copy of the current record
with the same settings or values, which then can be modified and
saved as a new record.
Delete Job Plan Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Job Plans Reports
The following report is available for the Job Plans application:
Job Plan List Report Lists job plan number and descriptions
for selected records.
Using the Job Plans Application
After examining your companys maintenance activities to identify
the kinds of work orders that are repeatedly generated, you can
create job plans that describe these common maintenance jobs.
This can help you estimate the labor, materials, and tools that are
required for preventive maintenance and periodic inspections.
After you build a job plan, you can reference the specific tasks
repeatedly when you create similar work orders, for example,
when creating work orders for similar equipment or locations. This
can save you time and money, and ensure consistency when
defining work for similar assets.
A job plan can be assigned to an unlimited number of work orders.
After you assign a job plan to a work order, its resource estimates
and tasks are copied into a work plan for the work order. You
then can modify a work plan so that the procedures, labor,
materials, and tools are more specific to the work order, without
affecting the original job plan template.
Defining a Job Plan consists of the following steps:
! Defining the tasks by breaking the job down into steps in the
Tasks table window.
! Defining the labor skills and hours on the Labor subtab.
! Defining the materials needed on the Materials subtab.
! Defining the tools needed on the Tools subtab.
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Defining Job Plan Tasks
Each maintenance job can be broken down into a series of steps
that must be performed to complete the job. MAXIMO calls these
numbered steps or operations tasks. The Tasks table window on
the Job Plans page contains a list of numbered tasks that have
been defined for a job plan, along with a description of the work to
be done at that step, and the estimated time for its completion.
For example, inspecting a fire extinguisher might include the
following tasks:
! Check Pressure
! Inspect gauge
! Complete inspection tag
You can assign the tasks number to any estimated labor,
materials, and tools that are associated with the task. This is
helpful if you want to track and report information by task.
Defining Job Plan Labor
Some tasks might be performed by any maintenance worker, while
others can require specialized skills to be performed safely, for
example, working with electrical current. You use the Labor
subtab to define the labor and craft needs of a job plan, including
number of workers needed, estimated hours workers are needed,
and estimated line costs.
After you enter a code on the Labor subtab, the labor or crafts
description and rate are displayed. Each time quantities or hours
are inserted, deleted, or modified on the Labor subtab, the
following fields are updated automatically:
! Line Cost (Labor subtab)
! Total Labor Hours (View Totals action)
! Total Labor Costs (View Totals action)
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Defining Job Plan Materials
If you know which materials are needed for a job, for example;
replacement parts, filters, lubricants, you can record them as part
of the job plan. You use the Materials subtab to define a materials
list for the job plan, including items needed, quantity needed,
issuing storeroom location, and estimated unit and line costs.
Each time a quantity is modified, inserted, or deleted on the
Materials subtab, the following fields are updated automatically:
! Line Cost (Materials subtab)
! Estimated Total Materials Cost (View Totals action)
Defining Job Plan Tools
If you know that specific tools are required for a job, you can
record that information as part of a job plan. You use the Tools
subtab to define a list of tools needed by the job plan, including the
number of tools needed, tool rate, and estimated line costs.
Each time a quantity is modified, inserted, or deleted in the Tools
subtab the following fields are updated automatically:
! Line Cost (Tools subtab)
! Estimated Total Tool Cost (View Totals action)
Creating a Job Plan
To create a job plan, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Job Plans application.
2. Click the New Job Plan button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Job Plan tab, displaying a new job
plan record.
3. Type a name for the new Job Plan, and a description.
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4. Fill in the other required fields.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
5. Click New Row in the Tasks table window to add Tasks. For
more information on entering tasks, see Entering Tasks on
page 328,.
6. Enter Labor, Materials, and Tools information as described in
Entering Labor, Materials, and Tools on page 329,.
7. Click Save.
Entering Tasks
Each maintenance job can be broken down into a series of steps
that must be performed to complete the job. You use the Job Plan
Tasks table window to define a list of numbered tasks for the job
plan, along with a description of the work to be done at that step
and the estimated hours for its completion. Each job plan task can
include the following information:
! Sequence Used to identify the order in which tasks should
be performed. Tasks can have the same sequence number if
they should be performed simultaneously. After you apply a
job plan to a work order, MAXIMO copies the sequence
numbers to the work order's tasks. This sequence number can
then be used in MAXIMO Project Manager.
! Task ID Unique identifier of the task. This number must
be unique within each job plan.The default is for MAXIMO to
increment task numbers by 10, for example, 10, 20, 30, and so
on. This gives you the flexibility to add new tasks between
existing ones.
! Description Description of the work to be done for the
task.
! Duration Estimated number of hours to perform the task.
! Point Name A generic name for the place where
measurements are to be taken on a piece of equipment, for
example a pressure gauge.
MAXIMO sorts job plan tasks by Sequence, then by Task ID. If a
job plan does not have a Sequence indicated, the system sorts
tasks in numerically ascending order by Task ID, making the task
with the lowest number is the first step of your job plan.
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To enter tasks on a job plan, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a job plan record.
2. Select either of the following in the Task table window:
! New Row to add a row
! View Details (triangle) to view details for an existing row
The Row Details open.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Task ID field and a
description. Click the Long Description button if you need
more space.
4. If needed, enter a value in the Sequence field. The value
must be an integer greater than 0.
5. Estimate the time required in the Hours field.
6. You can enter a measurement Point Name if you plan to
utilize condition monitoring for this task.
7. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
Entering Labor, Materials, and Tools
You can enter task numbers for estimated labor, materials, and
tools, although you are not required to do so. Task numbers on the
subtabs do not need to be unique, but must match existing tasks in
the job plan.
The task number you use for estimated labor, materials, or tools
corresponds to the job plan task where it is used. This lets you
track estimates by task through the use of reports, which can be
valuable when the job plan is lengthy or complicated.
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The procedure is the same for defining Labor, Materials, or Tools
in a job plan. To define Labor, Materials, or Tools on a job plan,
complete the following steps:
1. With a Job Plan record open, select a subtab.
2. Select New Row in the subtab table window.
The Row Details open.
3. You can enter a Task ID if your business rules call for
tracking data by task.
4. Select a Labor/Craft, Item, or Tool record by performing the
following steps:
a. Click the Detail Menu button next to the field and choose
Select Value.
b. Click Select Record for the record. If there are a large
number of records, you can use the table filter to locate a
record. to the left of the record
5. Fill in remaining fields as dictated by your business rules.
6. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
7. Click Save.
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Associating Work Assets with a Job Plan
You use the Work Assets tab to associate locations, equipment,
and items to job plans. You can assign Safety Plans to individual
work assets at the same time. The table window displays the
assets that have been associated with the Job Plan.
To associate work assets with a job plan, complete the following
steps:
1. Open or create a Job Plan record.
2. Click the Work Assets tab.
3. Select either of the following options:
! New Row to add a row
! View Details (triangle) to view details for an existing row
The Row Details open.
4. Enter a Location, Equipment, or Item.
5. You can add a Safety Plan.
6. Fill in the other required fields.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
7. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
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Routes Application
A route is a list of related work assets, which are considered
stops along the route. These route stops represent assets, such as
equipment or locations. The list of assets can be related by
location, such as all pumps and motors in a room, or by type of
equipment, such as all fire extinguishers located throughout the
site. Routes simplify building hierarchies of work orders for
inspections.
To access the Routes application, select the Plans icon on the
MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Routes or use the Go To link.
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Routes Tabs
The Routes application page contains three tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Route Use to enter, view, or modify routes.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Routes Actions
The following actions are available from the Routes Select Action
Menu:
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Route Use to create a copy of the current record
with the same settings or values, which then can be modified and
saved as a new record.
Delete Route Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Routes Reports
The following report is available for the Routes application:
Routes List Report Lists route number and descriptions for
selected records.
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Using the Routes Application
You can simplify your maintenance routines by creating a list of
equipment or locations that require the same types of periodic
maintenance. You also might generate work orders for a list of
equipment or locations, so that the work can be done at the same
time, while the labor, materials, and tools are available. In
MAXIMO, this list of equipment or locations is called a route.
You can use a route in the following ways:
! Apply the route to a preventive maintenance record to
generate inspection-type work orders for all work assets listed
as stops on the route.
! Apply the route to a work order and generate child work
orders for each work asset listed as a stop on the route.
Creating a Route
Before you can apply a route to a work order or PM, you must
create it in the Routes application. You can create a route that
lists all assets of the same type, or all assets in a certain location,
or both. You can list both equipment and locations on a single
route. You can also enter a sequence number (Seq) to indicate that
the stops should be worked on in a certain order.
NOTE Before you can add equipment or locations to a route, you must
first create records for them in the Equipment or Locations
applications.
TIP Routes for rotating equipment (for example fire extinguishers)
should be created by location, since actual equipment at each
location may change over time.
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To create a route, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Routes application.
2. Click the New Route button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Route tab, displaying a new Route
record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Route field and a description.
4. If you want the status of all child work orders to update
simultaneously, make sure the Change Status on Child
Work Orders? check box is selected; otherwise, clear the
check box.
5. Select New Row to add a piece of equipment or location as a
stop on the route.
The Row Details open.
a. Click the Detail Menu button on the Equipment or
Location field and choose Select Value.
The Select Equipment or Select Location page appears.
b. Select a record by clicking the Select Record button to
the left of the record. If there are a large number of
records, you can use the table filter to locate a record.
MAXIMO copies the record to the Row Details.
6. You can enter a sequence number (Seq) to indicate that the
stops should be worked on in a certain order.
7. You can associate a Job Plan with a Route stop.
8. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
9. Click Save.
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Applying a Route
Routes can be applied in the following applications:
! Work Order Tracking
! Quick Reporting
! Preventive Maintenance
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Safety Plans Application
You must clearly associate safety requirements and procedures
with work orders to fulfill regulatory requirements of agencies
such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) in the United States. You must show that employees have
been informed of hazards they might encounter while performing
work, as well as actions they must take to prevent accidents.
In the Safety Plans application, you can define the safety
information that must be passed along to workers in order for
them to work safely.
To access the Safety Plans application, select the Plans icon on the
MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Safety Plans or use the Go To
link.
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Safety Plans Tabs
The Safety Plans application page contains six tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Safety Plan Use to enter, view, or modify safety plans and
to view work assets associated with a selected safety plan.
! Hazards and Precautions Use to enter, view, or modify
hazards associated with the selected safety plan and to view
precautions against those hazards.
! Hazardous Materials Use to enter, view, or modify details
about hazardous materials associated with the selected safety
plan.
! Tag Outs Use to enter, view, or modify hazards defined for
each work asset and tag out procedures associated with each
hazard.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Safety Plans Actions
The following actions are available from the Safety Plans Select
Action Menu:
Select Hazards Use to select hazards from lists defined for
individual assets and related assets for each individual asset.
Related assets are neighboring assets that might have hazards
associated with them.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
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Duplicate Safety Plan Use to create a copy of the current
record with the same settings or values, which then can be
modified and saved as a new record.
Delete Safety Plan Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Safety Plans Reports
The following report is available for the Safety Plans application:
Safety Plans List Report Lists safety plan and descriptions
for selected records.
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Using the Safety Plans Application
In the Safety Plans application, you can define the safety
information that must be conveyed to workers in order for them to
work safely. This information can range from the safety
information necessary to follow a specific job plan on a specific
work asset, to a general plan for how to handle a hazardous
situation.
For example, a piece of equipment, such as a pump, must be shut
down in a particular way to minimize electric shock, or materials
leakage, before any maintenance can be performed. Or before
maintenance personnel can enter a particular location safely they
must be notified that they might be exposed to chemicals and
should wear eye protection and protective clothing.
The safety plan provides the relevant information that workers
must know about hazards and precautions, hazardous materials,
and tag out procedures in order to perform the work safely.
After you create safety plans for identified hazards, you can then
associate them with the following types of records:
! work orders in the Work Order Tracking application
! equipment in the Equipment application
! locations in the Locations application
! job plans in the Job Plans application
NOTE A job plan can have more than one safety plan.
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Preparing to Create a Safety Plan
A safety plan should include all the information needed to perform
a specific type of work safely. Before you create a new safety plan,
think about the following questions:
! Does a specific task require a safety plan?
! Which work assets might use the safety plan? When designing
a safety plan, the work asset combined with the type of work
dictates which safety information is required.
! What other equipment or locations might have associated
hazards or other safety concerns that should be considered?
! Which hazards relate to the work assets?
! Are there hazardous materials associated with the asset or the
type of work that is going to be performed?
! Are there Lock Outs or Tag Outs created for the asset that
might apply to this safety plan?
Creating a Safety Plan
You can create a safety plan any time you have safety information
that you can apply to more than one equipment, location, job, or
situation.
To create a safety plan, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Safety Plans application.
2. Click the New Safety Plan button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Safety Plan tab, displaying a new
safety plan record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Safety Plan field and a
description. Click the Long Description button if you need
more space.
4. Click Save.
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5. Add at least one of the following types of safety information to
the plan:
! Associate Hazards and Precautions, as described in
Associating Hazards and Precautions with a Safety
Plan on page 344,.
! Identify Hazardous Materials, as described in
Identifying Hazardous Materials on a Safety Plan on
page 345,.
! Associate Tag Outs, as described in Associating Tag
Outs with a Safety Plan on page 346,.
6. Click Save.
Associating Assets with a Safety Plan
If the safety plan is for a piece of equipment or location, you
indicate it in the Work Assets table window on the Safety Plan
tab. To associate work assets with a safety plan, complete the
following steps:
1. Open or create a safety plan record.
2. On the Safety Plans tab click New Row.
The Row Details open.
3. Enter a piece of equipment or location where this safety plan
might be applied.
NOTE You can fill in the Equipment field or the Location field
for a row, but not both.
4. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
5. Click Save.
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Associating Hazards and Precautions with a Safety Plan
You can select hazards to be associated with a safety plan. If these
hazards have associated precautions, MAXIMO copies this
information to the safety plan. These hazards and their associated
precautions are defined in the Safety Hazards application.
If the hazard is associated with more than one asset, you create a
separate row for each equipment or location. If you create a safety
plan for electrical current, for example, your location might have
more than one electrical outlet. Each outlet must be identified
separately on the safety plan.
To associate hazards and precautions with a safety plan, complete
the following steps:
1. Open or create a safety plan record.
2. Click the Hazards and Precautions tab.
3. Click New Row.
The Row Details open.
4. Click the Detail Menu button on the Hazard field and choose
Select Value.
The Select Hazard page appears.
NOTE On the Select Hazards page, the system displays only
precaution-enabled hazards.
5. Click Select Record to select a hazard. If there are a large
number of records, you can use the table filter to locate a
record.
MAXIMO copies the precautions associated with that hazard
to the Precautions table window.
6. You can enter a Related Location or Equipment.
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7. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
Identifying Hazardous Materials on a Safety Plan
You use the Hazardous Materials tab to associate hazards that
have hazardous material data defined for the hazard record, with
the safety plan. The data can include, for example, Material Safety
Data Sheets (MSDS), health ratings, and flammability ratings.
If the hazardous material is associated with more than one asset,
you create a separate row for each equipment or location.
NOTE If a hazard is both precaution-enabled and hazardous material-
enabled, MAXIMO copies the data to both the Hazards and
Precautions and the Hazardous Materials tabs.
To identify hazardous materials on a safety plan, complete the
following steps:
1. Open or create a safety plan record.
2. Click the Hazardous Material tab.
3. Click New Row.
The Row Details open.
4. Click the Detail Menu button on the Hazard field and choose
Select Value.
The Select Hazard page appears.
NOTE On the Select Hazards page, the system displays only
hazardous material-enabled hazards.
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5. Click Select Record to select a hazard. If there are a large
number of records, you can use the table filter to locate a
record.
MAXIMO copies the hazardous material data to the Row
Details.
6. You can enter a Related Location or Equipment.
7. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
Associating Tag Outs with a Safety Plan
You use the Tag Outs tab to associate hazards with a safety plan
that are tag out enabled. Tag outs are asset specific. If the hazard
is associated with more than one asset, you must create a separate
row for each asset and its tag out. For example, if you shut down a
ventilation system, each fan has its own tag out, specific to its
equipment or location.
To associate tag outs with a safety plan, complete the following
steps:
1. Open or create a safety plan record.
2. Click the Tag Outs tab.
3. Click New Row.
The Row Details open.
4. Click the Detail Menu button on the Hazard field and choose
Select Value.
The Select Hazard page appears.
NOTE On the Select Hazards page, the system displays only tag
out-enabled hazards.
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5. Click Select Record to select a hazard. If there are a large
number of records, you can use the table filter to locate a
record.
6. Enter a Related Location or Related Equipment.
7. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
MAXIMO copies the tag out and lock out operations to the Tag
Outs tab.
Applying a Safety Plan
You apply a safety plan by associating it with a work order or job
plan. You can associate a Safety Plan with the following records:
! a work order in the Work Order Tracking application
! a PM through the PMs job plan
! a work asset in the Job Plans application
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The Safety Hazards application lets you define hazards that exist
in the workplace. You also can associate precautions that can be
taken against the hazard, and use Attached Documents to supply
additional information. For example, a chemical that causes skin
irritation might require wearing gloves and eye protection and be
linked to a Material Data Safety Sheet (MDSD).
When you associate hazards with work orders, equipment,
locations, and items, you provide the opportunity for employees to
be notified of potential dangers. When you associate a precaution
or tag out procedures with a hazard, you provide another
opportunity to reduce or eliminate the risks involved with the
asset.
To access the Safety Hazards application, select the Plans icon on
the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Safety Hazards or use the
Go To link.
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Safety Hazards Tabs
The Safety Hazards application page contains five tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Hazards Use to enter, view, or modify a hazard. Use to
indicate whether the hazard can be associated with
precautions, hazardous materials, and tag out procedures.
Also use to list hazardous material information for the hazard.
! Precautions Use to enter, view, or delete associations with
previously defined safety precautions.
! Tag Outs Use to view a read-only list of tag out procedures.
These tag outs have been associated with an asset against the
hazard, either in the Equipment or Locations applications.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Safety Hazards Actions
The following actions are available from the Safety Hazards Select
Action Menu:
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Safety Hazard Use to create a copy of the current
record with the same settings or values, which then can be
modified and saved as a new record.
Delete Safety Hazard Use to delete the current record from
the MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
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For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Safety Hazards Reports
The following report is available for the Safety Hazards
application:
Safety Hazards List Report Lists hazards and descriptions
for selected records.
Using the Safety Hazards Application
You use the Safety Hazards application to define a list of hazards
that exist in your workplace.
When you create hazard records you can
! associate the hazard with a type, for example, "mechanical" or
"health."
! define the associations available for the hazard. These
associations determine where the record can be used.
! associate precautions that can reduce or eliminate the hazard.
! record hazardous material information and any associated
precautions or tag outs.
When viewing existing records, you can use the Tag Outs tab to
view tag out procedures that have been used to eliminate the
hazard.
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Defining a Safety Hazard
You can define a list of hazards, for example, dust, chemicals, and
electrical current, which can be applied to many pieces of
equipment or locations, or hazards that are specific to only one
piece of equipment or location.
In order for a hazard to be associated with equipment or locations,
appear in value lists, or have additional safety information
associated with it, you must define the associations that are
available for a hazard.
To define a safety hazard, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Safety Hazard application.
2. Click the New Safety Hazard button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Hazards tab, displaying a new
record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Hazard field and a
description. Click the Long Description button if you need
more space.
4. You can define a Type for the hazard.
5. Select associations for the hazard.
NOTE The associations selected for a hazard determine
whether the hazard is available in other MAXIMO
applications.
6. You can define Hazardous Material Information for the
Hazard.
7. Click Save.
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Associating Precautions with a Hazard
After you define a hazard, you can associate precautions with it.
NOTE The Precautions? box on the Hazards tab must be selected before
you can associate precautions. Precautions are defined in the
Safety Precautions application.
To associate precautions with a safety hazard, complete the
following steps:
1. Open or create a safety hazard record.
2. Click the Precautions tab.
3. Select New Row.
The Row Details open.
4. Click the Detail Menu button on the Precaution field and
choose Select Value.
5. Click Select Record for the precaution. If there are a large
number of records, you can use the table filter to locate a
record.
6. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
7. Click Save.
Viewing Tag Outs Associated with a Hazard
The Tag Outs tab displays a read-only list of tag outs associated
with the hazard and the assets where the tag out is applied. These
tag outs have been designed to eliminate the hazard. They have
been associated with an asset against the hazard, either in the
Equipment or Locations applications.
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Safety Precautions Application
The Safety Precautions application lets you define safety
precautions against hazards in the workplace. You then can
associate these safety precautions with workplace hazards in the
Safety Hazards application.
When you define precautions and associate them with workplace
hazards, you provide information about how employees can reduce
or eliminate hazards involved with workplace tasks.
To access the Safety Precautions application, select the Plans icon
on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Safety Precautions or
use the Go To link.
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Safety Precautions Tabs
The Safety Precautions application page contains three tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Precaution Use to enter or view safety precautions. Also
use to view a read-only list of associated hazards.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Safety Precautions Actions
The following actions are available from the Safety Precautions
Select Action Menu:
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Precaution Use to create a copy of the current
record with the same settings or values, which then can be
modified and saved as a new record.
Delete Precaution Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Safety Precautions Reports
The following report is available for the Safety Precautions
application:
Safety Precautions List Report Lists precautions and
descriptions for selected records.
Using the Safety Precautions Application
You can define a list of precautions, for example, wear hardhat,
wear eye protection, wear gloves, which can be applied to many
safety hazards, or define precautions that are specific to a
particular hazard.
Defining a Safety Precaution
When creating precaution records, consider what to name the
precautions. For example, if your company uses more than one
type of protective glove, you might name the records GLOVE1,
GLOVE2 and so forth.
To define a safety precaution, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Safety Precautions application.
2. Click the New Precaution button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Precaution tab, displaying a new
record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Precaution field and a
description.
4. Click Save.
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Associate a Safety Precaution
Safety Precautions are not asset-specific and are associated with
hazards in the Safety Hazards application. The Associated
Hazards table window shows the hazards associated with the
safety precaution. The same precaution could be applied to more
than one hazard. For example, you might wear gloves to protect
you from multiple hazards.
Precautions are associated with assets after an associated hazard
is listed for the asset in the Equipment or Locations applications.
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Lock Out/Tag Out Application
A lock out or tag out procedure is designed to take work assets
out of service or place them back in service when it is required to
ensure a safe work environment.
You tag out a work asset to eliminate a particular hazard. You
write separate tag out procedures for each hazard you can
eliminate on a specific piece of equipment or at a specific location.
An asset can have multiple lock out/tag outs to eliminate multiple
hazards.
To access the Lock Out/Tag Out application, select the Plans icon
on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Lock Out/Tag Out or
use the Go To link.
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Lock Out/Tag Out Tabs
The Lock Out/Tag Out application page contains three tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Lock Out/Tag Out Use to enter, view, or modify tag out
procedures.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside
the MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is
attached, you can view, modify, and print the document from
this tab.
Lock Out/Tag Out Actions
The following actions are available from the Lock Out/Tag Out
Select Action Menu:
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the
current application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents
associated with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Tag Out Use to create a copy of the current record
with the same settings or values, which then can be modified and
saved as a new record.
Delete Tag Out Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Lock Out/Tag Out Reports
The following report is available for the Lock Out/Tag Out
application:
Lock Out & Tag Out Procedures List Lists tag out names
and descriptions for selected records.
Using the Lock Out/Tag Out Application
MAXIMO uses the term tag out to describe the procedure, and the
term lock out to describe the steps in a tag out procedure.
Records created in this application are identified by a tag out
procedure ID, which is also used to identify the tag out in other
applications.
Lock out tasks are visible in the Lock Out Operations table
window. These operations can include the following:
! A piece of equipment listed in the Equipment application, or a
location listed in the Locations application, but not both.
! A description of a locking device not listed in either the
Equipment or the Locations application, for example, a valve
that needs to be opened.
! A description of an instruction or action to be taken, not
referring to any device or asset, for example, "Notify control
room before performing the next operation."
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Defining a Tag Out
You can create tag out procedures for pieces of equipment or for
locations.
To define a tag out, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Lock Out/Tag Out application.
2. Click the New Tag Out button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Tag Out tab, displaying a new
record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Tag Out Procedure ID field
and a description. Click the Long Description button if you
need more space.
4. Enter either a piece of Equipment or a Location.
5. You can indicate a required state, for example, "power off."
6. Click Save.
Adding Lock Out Tasks
You use the Lock Out Operations table window to define the steps
to follow when tagging out an asset. You can indicate a required
state at each step, for example, "Circuit breaker closed." The
Apply Sequence values indicate the order the steps are to be
completed in. You also can indicate a Remove Sequence if the
order of the steps is different when the procedure is reversed.
To add lock out tasks, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a Tag Out.
2. Select New Row
The Row Details open.
3. Enter either a piece of Equipment, a Location, or a
Description of an activity, or a device not listed in either the
Equipment or the Locations applications.
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4. You can indicate a required state, for example, "power off."
5. Indicate an Apply Sequence number for the operation.
6. You can indicate a Remove Sequence for the operation if the
order of the steps is different when the procedure is reversed.
7. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
8. Click Save.
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Chapter 10: Resources Module
The Resources Module tracks the resources, both internal and
external, that your company uses to perform maintenance work.
These resources include people, tools, and companies that do
business with you.
The Resources Module consists of six applications:
Application Function
Companies Used to manage data on manufacturers, vendors,
and other companies that do business with you.
Tools Used to manage tools owned by your company.
Service
Contracts
Used to track service contracts your company has
with vendors or manufacturers.
Labor Used to manage employee and contractor
records.
Crafts Used to manage craft records.
Labor Groups Used to manage Labor group records.
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The Companies application maintains detailed information on
vendors, manufacturers, and other companies. You also can enter
your own company's storeroom locations here so that these
locations become "vendors" for internal purchase orders (that is,
transfers from one storeroom location to another). You must enter
company information in the Companies application before other
modules, such as Inventory and Purchasing, can access it.
To access the Companies application, select the Resources icon on
the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Companies or use the Go
To link.
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Companies Tabs
The Companies application page contains six tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Company Use to enter, view, and modify information on
vendors, manufacturers, and other companies.
! Addresses Use to enter, view, and modify information
about a single contact, company mailing address, and remit to
information for a company.
! Contacts Use to enter, view, and modify contact information
for multiple contacts.
! Branches Use to enter, view, and modify information about
branch locations for a selected vendor.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside the
MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is attached,
you can view, modify, and print the document from this tab.
Companies Actions
The following actions are available from the Companies Select
Action Menu:
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the current
application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents associated
with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Company Use to create a copy of the current record
with the same settings or values, which then can be modified and
saved as a new record.
Delete Company Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
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For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Companies Reports
The following report is available for the Companies application:
Companies List Report Lists Company name and
descriptions for selected records.
Using the Companies Application
You can use the Company tab to enter information about a
company, including purchasing and payment information, and
information about whether the vendor is e-commerce enabled
through MAXIMO. Your system administrator enables a
companys MAXIMO e-commerce purchasing options.
You can categorize companies by type for reporting purposes.
MAXIMO uses three defaults for company types:
! Courier transit company
! Manufacturer manufacturer of items or equipment
! Vendor vendor of items or equipment
Your system administrator might have created customized
company types specific to your business.
NOTE The Customer # field in the Companies application stores the
number used by the company to identify your company in their
database.
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Creating a Company Record
You use the following procedure to create both parent company
records, and the records for branches that are associated with them
on the Branches tab.
To create a company record, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Company application.
2. Click the New Company button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Company tab, displaying a new
Company record.
3. Enter the Company name or identifier and a Description.
4. If the company is a branch, fill in the Parent field.
5. Fill in the fields as dictated by your companys business rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
6. On the Addresses tab, fill in the fields as needed.
! Use the General Information fields for the company's main
address.
! Use the Remit to Information fields if you send that
company's invoices to a different address.
7. Click Save.
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Entering a Storeroom as a Company
If your company has storeroom locations that supply other
storeroom locations, these supplying storerooms can be added to
the company list so that MAXIMO can recognize them as
"vendors."
You use the Add Storeroom as Company action in the
Storerooms application to identify a storeroom location as a
company for internal requests.
Using Company Branches
Your company has determined that a product or service will be
purchased through a national vendor with local offices. Your
different locations in different cities will each make their
purchases from the local branch of the vendor. MAXIMO allows
you to create branch records for a vendor company and track
purchasing either at the branch level, or with the vendor as a
whole.
For example, each plant location might purchase office supplies at
the local office of a national chain, and do their shipping with the
local office of an international shipping company. By entering
company branches in MAXIMO, you can track purchases for each
plant location via its branch record, as well as the total purchases
for all plant locations via the parent vendor record.
Company Branch Hierarchies
The branch hierarchy can be only one level deep, with a parent
company record, and child branch records. Child records cannot be
parents of other records, and parent records cannot be children of
other records.
You use the Branches tab to create and remove associations
between child and parent records. You can enter a company record
manually, or use the Detail Menu button to look up companies.
The Select Company page includes only companies that are not
already parent or child records.
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Adding Branches to Companies
NOTE You can associate only existing company records with the parent
record. You cannot insert a new company record by adding a row to
the Branches table window.
To add branches to a company record, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a company record.
2. Select the Branches tab.
3. Click New Row.
The Row Details open.
4. Add a company branch.
a. Click the Detail Menu button on the Code field and
choose Select Value.
b. Select a record by clicking the Select Record button to the
left of the record. If there are a large number of records,
you can use the table filter to locate a record.
MAXIMO copies the record to the Row Details.
c. You can change the Use Parent Remit To? option.
No (not checked) The default. The payment information
from the branch record is used on Invoices created against
the branch.
Yes (checked) The payment information from the parent
record is used on Invoices created against the branch.
5. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
6. Click Save.
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Disqualifying a Vendor
If your company decides to stop doing business with a vendor, you
can mark the record to indicate that the vendor is disqualified from
doing business with your company.
The Disqualified Vendor? check box on the Company tab is a
Yes/No field. The default is "No": the box is not checked. Selecting
this box disqualifies this company as a vendor, which means that
you cannot create new RFQs, PRs, POs or invoices using this
company as a vendor.
Disqualifying a vendor has no effect on existing transactions (POs
and receipts) that already reference the vendor. A disqualified
vendor affects only those records created after you disqualify the
vendor. Therefore, MAXIMO no longer allows new POs to be
created from PRs for the vendor, but POs approved before the
vendor was disqualified are still valid.
Deleting Company Records
Company records cannot be deleted if branch records are
associated with them. In order to delete a parent company record
with associated child (branch) records, you first must sever all
child relationships before you can delete the record.
To sever child relationships, delete all the branches listed in the
Branches table window. The Delete Company action appears in
the Select Action menu.
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Tools Application
The Tools application maintains information on the tools used to do
maintenance work. Tools can range from hand tools to heavy
equipment such as cranes and backhoes. This information is
referred to in job plans and on work orders. Each tool can have an
associated hourly cost charged for its use, which is carried on work
orders.
To access the Tools application, select the Resources icon on the
MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Tools or use the Go To link.
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Tools Tabs
The Tools application page contains three tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Tool Use to enter, view, and modify information on the tools
used for maintenance work.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside the
MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is attached,
you can view, modify, and print the document from this tab.
Tools Actions
The following actions are available from the Tools Select Action
Menu:
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the current
application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents associated
with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Tool Use to create a copy of the current record with
the same settings or values, which then can be modified and saved
as a new record.
Delete Tool Use to delete the current record from the MAXIMO
database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Tools Reports
The following report is available for the Tools application:
Tool List Report Lists Tool and description for selected
records.
Using the Tools Application
The Tools application lets you store information about the tools
your company uses, both those tools owned by your company and
those leased from outside vendors.
Creating a Tool Record
To create a tool record, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Tools application.
2. Click the New Tool button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Tool tab, displaying a new Tool
record.
3. Fill in the following fields:
! Tool Unique identifier of the tool.
! Quantity Number currently owned.
! Stocked? Select if tool kept in-house.
! Vendor Identifier for vendor who supplies the tool.
! Rate Cost per hour for using tool.
! Outside? Select if leased from an outside vendor.
4. Click Save.
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Duplicating Tools
You can duplicate tool records if, for example, you own similar tools
with different manufacturers.
To duplicate a tool record, complete the following steps:
1. Open or create a tool record.
2. Select Duplicate Tool from the Select Action menu.
MAXIMO copies the tool data to a new record.
3. Enter a new tool name.
4. Edit the record as needed.
5. Click Save.
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Service Contracts Application
The Service Contracts application maintains information on
equipment service contracts you have with vendors or
manufacturers. After you create an equipment record in the
Equipment module, you can use the Service Contracts application
to create a contract (or multiple contracts) and associate it with the
equipment.
To access the Service Contracts application, select the Resources
icon on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Service contracts
or use the Go To link.
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Service Contracts Tabs
The Service Contracts application page contains three tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Contract Use to enter, view, and modify information on
service contracts between your company and vendors or
manufacturers.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside the
MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is attached,
you can view, modify, and print the document from this tab.
Service Contracts Actions
The following actions are available from the Service Contracts
Select Action Menu:
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the current
application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents associated
with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Service Contract Use to create a copy of the
current record with the same settings or values, which then can be
modified and saved as a new record.
Delete Service Contract Use to delete the current record from
the MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Service Contracts Reports
The following report is available for the Service Contracts
application:
Service Contracts List Report Lists Service Contract and
description for selected records.
Using the Service Contracts Application
Use the Service Contracts application to enter, update, and view
information on service contracts between your company and
vendors. The records show the company providing the service, and
the equipment to be serviced.
Service Contracts are referred to in the Equipment and Work
Order Tracking applications. Multiple service contracts can be tied
to a single piece of equipment. The service contracts for a piece of
equipment can be viewed in the Equipment application on the
Service Contracts tab of the View Work Orders and PMs action.
Unlike equipment, an individual work order can have only one
associated service contract. A service contract is associated with a
work order in the Work Order Tracking application.
Creating a Service Contract Record
To create a service contract record, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Service Contracts application.
2. Click the New Service Contract button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Contract tab, displaying a new
Contract record.
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3. Fill in the following fields:
! Contract Your companys number for the contract.
! Vendor Company code for company supplying the
service contract.
! Equipment Equipment code for the piece of equipment
serviced by the contract.
! Vendors Reference Number Vendors number for the
contract.
! Contract Details Pertinent details about the contract.
4. Click Save.
Creating Multiple Service Contract Records
Because situations exist where multiple service contracts can be
associated with a single piece of equipment, MAXIMO lets you
create more than one contract for a piece of equipment.
Example You company owns a dump truck. Three service contracts could be
associated with the trucks equipment record:
! A garage is contracted to do oil changes and tune-ups.
! A tire firm provides tire inspection and replacement.
! A washing service cleans the truck periodically.
To do this, you create three separate service contract records, each
with the same Equipment identifier.
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Labor Application
You can use the Labor application to create, modify, and view
employee records. You can provide detailed information about
individual pay rates, hours worked, overtime worked and refused,
special skills or qualifications, and certifications.
To access the Labor application, select the Resources icon on the
MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Labor or use the Go To link.
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Labor Tabs
The Labor application page contains three tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Labor Use to add, modify, and view labor records for
employees and contractors.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside the
MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is attached,
you can view, modify, and print the document from this tab.
Labor Actions
The following actions are available from the Labor Select Action
Menu:
Zero Year to Date Totals Used to reset the Year-to-Date
hours, usually at the beginning of the fiscal year.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the current
application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents associated
with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Labor Use to create a copy of the current record
with the same settings or values, which then can be modified and
saved as a new record.
Delete Labor Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Labor Reports
The following report is available for the Labor application:
Labor List Report Lists Labor Code, Name, Craft, e-mail
address, supervisor, and Workflow e-mail and delegates, if
applicable.
Using the Labor Application
The Labor application is used to create employee records, including
the following information:
! name, address, and phone number
! details such as craft, work location, and crew
! procurement card information
! pay rate
! Year-To-Date (YTD) hours
! employment history
Multisite and Labor Records
If your company uses the Multisite implementation of MAXIMO,
you should note how Multisite affects the values in the following
fields:
! Primary Site Must be defined as a site in Multisite Setup.
! Primary Work Location Must be a location that exists at
the site listed in the Primary Site field.
! Primary Storeroom Must be a storeroom that exists at the
site listed in the Primary Site field.
When you create labor records, the Primary Site field defaults to
the site you are logged into, but this field can be edited. If the value
in this field is changed, MAXIMO clears the values in the Primary
Work Location and Primary Storeroom fields.
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Creating Labor Records
You create records for employees and contractors in the Labor
application.
NOTE In order to use Assignment Manager to schedule and dispatch
work, labor records must have a Calendar and Shift specified.
To create a labor record, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Labor application.
2. Click the New Labor button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Labor tab, displaying a new Labor
record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Labor field and a
Description. Usually the description field is the employee or
contractors full name.
4. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
5. Click Save.
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Modifying an Existing Labor Record
MAXIMO lets you modify information on Labor records, for
example, if a worker moves and you must change their address.
Some fields, for example, YTD Hours, are read-only and cannot be
modified.
To modify a labor record, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Labor application.
2. Open a Labor record using the Search tab.
3. You can modify any field that is not read-only.
4. Click Save.
Associating a Labor Record with a Craft
You can attach Labor records to Crafts in either the Labor
application or the Craft application.
Both labor and craft records can have calendars assigned to them.
Calendars provide shift, vacation, and holiday information, which
can be used when scheduling work.
To associate a craft with a labor record, complete the following
steps:
1. Open the Labor application.
2. Open a Labor record using the Search tab.
3. Click Detail Menu on the Craft field and choose Select Value.
The Select Craft page appears.
4. Click Select Record for the Craft. If there are a large number
of records, you can use the table filter to locate a record.
MAXIMO copies the value to the Craft field.
5. Click Save.
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Crafts Application
You can use the Crafts application to enter, view, and modify craft
records. A craft represents a group of employees, and typically the
craft name reflects the type of work done by these employees. It
also can indicate a ranking by expertise. For example, you can have
a craft for mechanic, first class, or carpenters apprentice. You
can specify a pay rate and overtime scale for a craft so that all craft
members are automatically assigned the same rates. The table
window in this application lists the labor records associated with
each craft record.
To access the Crafts application, select the Resources icon on the
MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Crafts or use the Go To link.
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Crafts Tabs
The Crafts application page contains three tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Crafts Use to enter, view, or modify craft records
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside the
MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is attached,
you can view, modify, and print the document from this tab.
Crafts Actions
The following actions are available from the Crafts Select Action
Menu:
Zero Year to Date Hours Used to reset the Year-to-Date
hours, usually at the beginning of the fiscal year.
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the current
application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents associated
with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Craft Use to create a copy of the current record with
the same settings or values, which then can be modified and saved
as a new record.
Delete Craft Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
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Crafts Reports
The following report is available for the Crafts application:
Crafts List Report Lists Craft and description for selected
records.
Using the Crafts Application
You use the Crafts application to create and work with craft
records. Your system administrator can restrict a users access to
certain craft records by registering craft codes in Signature
Security.
Creating a Craft Record
To create a craft record, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Crafts application.
2. Click the New Craft button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Craft tab, displaying a new Craft
record.
3. Enter a unique identifier in the Craft field and a Description.
4. Fill in the other fields as dictated by your companys business
rules.
NOTE An asterisk (*) indicates that a field requires a value for
MAXIMO to save the record. For more information about
any field, refer to the Help.
5. Click Save.
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Associating Labor Records with a Craft
You can associate a labor record with a craft from either the Labor
application or the Crafts application. To associate a labor record
with a craft from the Crafts application, complete the following
steps:
1. Open the Crafts application.
2. Open a craft record using the Search tab.
3. Click New Row.
The Row Details open.
4. Click the Detail Menu button on the Labor field and choose
Select Value.
The Select Labor Code page appears.
5. Click Select Record next to the Labor Code. If there are a
large number of records, you can use the table filter to locate a
record.
MAXIMO copies the Labor Code to the Labor field.
6. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
7. Click Save.
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Disassociating a Labor Record with a Craft
After you delete a labor record from the Associated Craft table
window, the labor is no longer associated with that craft. You are
not deleting the labor record from the database, only removing the
relationship between that labor record and the craft. You might
disassociate a labor record if the worker passes a certification that
moves him or her from one craft level to another, for example, from
an apprentice electrician to a journeyman electrician.
To remove a craft association from a labor record, complete the
following steps:
1. Open the Crafts application.
2. Open the craft record using the Search tab.
3. Locate the labor record in the table. If there are a large number
of records, you can use the table filter to locate a record.
4. Click Mark Row for Delete.
A line is drawn through the record and the Mark Row for
Delete button changes to an Undelete Row button.
5. Click Save.
MAXIMO deletes the Labor Record from the Associated Labor
table window.
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Labor Groups Application
You can use the Labor Groups application to view existing Labor
Groups and to define new ones. After you define these groups, you
can go to the Labor Groups field of a work order and select a
predefined Labor Group.
To access the Labor Groups application, select the Resources icon
on the MAXIMO Start Center, then choose Labor Groups or use
the Go To link.
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Labor Groups Tabs
The Labor Groups application page contains three tabs:
! Search Use to search the database using any combination
of available fields.
! Labor Group Use to enter, view, or modify Labor Groups.
! Attached Documents Use to attach documents outside the
MAXIMO database to a record. Once a document is attached,
you can view, modify, and print the document from this tab.
Labor Groups Actions
The following actions are available from the Labor Groups Select
Action Menu:
Run Reports Use to access the reports available for the current
application.
Print with Attachments Use to print all documents associated
with a record through Attached Documents.
Duplicate Labor Group Use to create a copy of the current
record with the same settings or values, which then can be
modified and saved as a new record.
Delete Labor Group Use to delete the current record from the
MAXIMO database.
Add to Bookmarks Use to add the current record to your
personal bookmark list.
For more information about using these actions, refer to the Help.
Labor Groups Reports
The following report is available for the Labor application:
Labor Group List Report Lists Labor Group and description
for selected records.
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Using the Labor Groups Application
A labor group is a group of workers who typically have the same
skills, levels of authority, and security clearances. The labor groups
application is used to view existing Labor Groups and to define new
groups. After creating a labor group in this application, you can
assign responsibility for a work order to a labor group. Work Order
Tracking lets you assign responsibility for work orders to a
supervisor, a lead craft or person, or a labor group.
Labor groups are also used in conjunction with the Workflow
option. When Workflow routes a document, for example, a work
order or purchase order, one option is to send it to a labor group. It
is automatically sent to everyone in the group, or Workflow can
automatically pick someone in the group whose calendar indicates
that they are available.
Defining a Labor Group
To define a labor group, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Labor Groups Application
2. Click the New Labor Group button on the toolbar.
MAXIMO switches to the Labor Groups tab, displaying a new
Labor Groups record.
3. Enter a Description for the labor group.
4. Click Detail Menu on the Default Workflow Assignee field
and choose Select Value.
The Select Labor Code page appears.
5. You can use the options at the top of the page and the table
filter to locate a Labor or Craft record.
6. Click Select Record for the Labor or Craft record.
MAXIMO copies the value to the field.
7. Click Save.
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Associating Labor with a Labor Group
To associate a labor record with a labor group, complete the
following steps:
1. Open or create a Labor Group.
2. Select New Row in the Lead Craft/Person table window.
The Row Details open.
3. Click the Detail Menu button on the Code field and choose
Select Value.
The Select Labor Code page appears.
4. Click the Select Record button next to the record. If there are
a large number of records, you can use the table filter to locate
a record.
MAXIMO copies the Labor data to the Row Details.
5. You can enter a Sequence if you use Workflow.
6. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
7. Click Save.
Defining Alternates
If you use Workflow, you can define alternates for each Lead Craft/
Person to handle approvals when they are unavailable. To define
alternates for a Lead Craft/Person, complete the following steps:
1. Open the Labor Groups application.
2. Open a labor group record.
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3. Select a Lead Craft/Person record.
4. Click New Row in the Alternates For table window.
The Row Details open.
5. Click the Detail Menu button on the Code field and choose
Select Value.
The Select Labor Code page appears.
6. Click the Select Record button next to the record. If there are
a large number of records, you can use the table filter to locate
a record.
MAXIMO copies the record to the Row Details.
7. You can enter a Sequence if you use Workflow.
8. Choose one of the following options:
! New Row to add another row
! Done to close the Row Details
! Delete to delete the row
9. Click Save.
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Appendix: Keyboard Shortcuts
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to navigate the
MAXIMO application pages.
Button Button Name or Action Key board Shortcut
General Navigation
Move from one interface element to the next. TAB key
Select buttons, links, and menu options. ENTER key
Select or clear a check box. SPACEBAR
Global Navigation Links
Change Site ALT + I
Start Center ALT + C
Go To ALT + G
Sign Out ALT + S
Help ALT + H
Return ALT + R
Return with Value ALT + W
Toolbar Buttons
or
Insert New Record CTRL + ALT + I
Save Record CTRL + ALT + S
Clear changes CTRL + ALT + C
Previous Record CTRL + ALT + P
Next Record CTRL + ALT + N
Go to Results CTRL + ALT + O
Attach a New Document CRTL + ALT + Q
Change Status CTRL + ALT + A
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Route CTRL + ALT + R
Overview Report CTRL + ALT + V
Details Report CTRL + ALT + D
Select Work Date CTRL + ALT + W
Assign Labor CTRL + ALT + L
Start Assignment CTRL + ALT + T
Interrupt Assignment CTRL + ALT + U
Finish Assignment CTRL + ALT + F
Table Windows
Next Row
CTRL + "
Previous Row
CTRL + #
Filter
Open/Close table window Filter CTRL + Z
Previous Page CTRL + <
Next Page CTRL + >
Date Fields
Insert todays date CTRL + =
Move back one day CTRL + MINUS SIGN
Move forward one day CTRL + PLUS SIGN
Select Date Dialog Box
Next Month
CTRL + $
Previous Month
CTRL + %
Next Year
CTRL + #
Previous Year
CTRL + "
Button Button Name or Action Key board Shortcut
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action menu 17
actuals
copying work plan labor 116
copying work plan materials 118
copying work plan tools 119
recording 115
recording unplanned labor 117
reporting 132
selecting multiple labor, materials, or tools 98
Add Item to Storeroom action 201, 208
Add Storeroom as Company action 211, 368
Add to Bookmarks action 89, 128, 134, 172, 202,
211, 215, 228, 239, 255, 266, 276, 290,
300, 310, 324, 333, 340, 349, 354, 358,
365, 372, 376, 380, 385, 390
Add to Bookmarks button 23, 41
Add/Modify Order Unit Values action 185, 266, 276,
289, 300, 310
Add/Modify Reservations action 215
Add/Modify Standard Services action 266, 276, 289,
300, 310
Allocate Services action 309
alternate items 204
application
data sharing between 8
pages 14
starting 13
tabs 20
Apply Item Assembly Structure action 205, 227, 235,
239
Apply Route action 87, 107, 128
apply sequence 360
APPR status 83, 273, 298, 317
Approve Labor action 134
Approve Receipts action 300, 303
Asset Catalog 222
classification levels 222
linking items to 207
searching 68
Assign Labor action 145, 157
Assign Labor button 150, 157
Assign to New Parent action 87, 106, 128
ASSIGNED status 167
Assignment Manager application 144
actions 145
Assignment Manager tab 145
icons 150
Labor List 149
prerequisites 148
queries 149
reports 146
Search tab 145
using 147
Work List 149
assignments 151
deleting 160, 163
finishing 166
interrupting 165
reassigning 160, 162
rescheduling 160, 162
starting 164
to a different craft 159
un-assigning 160, 162
viewing 160
Associate Existing Document Folders with this
Application button 47
Associate Systems with Location action 238
Attach a New Document button 18
Attach Documents from the Library to this Folder
button 47
Attached Documents 45
actions 48
adding DMS documents to the Library 52
adding files to the Library 49
adding Web pages to the Library 51
attaching Library documents 54
deleting attachments 57
disabling document printing 59
icons 47
navigating 47
printing 58
printing a single document 58
printing a work package 58
tab 46
types of attachments 48
using 49
viewing 56
attachment
creating 54, 55
direct 48
referential 48
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Average Cost Adjustment action 185
awarding quotation lines 283
individually 284
to a single vendor 284
B
Base work order generation on meter reading only?
check box 175
blanket
creating 296
blanket agreement 262
blanket release 263
creating 296
bookmark
adding 43
deleting 44
using 43
branches 368
browser
Back button 14
Forward button 14
menu 14
toolbar 14
buttons
See also table window buttons, toolbar buttons
Add to Bookmarks 23, 41
Assign Labor 150
Change Status 19
Close Details 23
Count Results 41
Delete 28
Detail Menu 32
Done 28
Filter Labor to Match Work 150
Filter Work to Match Labor 150
Finish Assignment 150
Go To Work Order Tracking 150
Interrupt Assignment 150
Long Description 32
Mark Row for Delete 23
Modify Availability 150
New Row 28
Next Page 41
Next Row 41
Previous Page 41
Previous Row 41
Refresh 150
Select Date 32, 63
Select Value 32
Select Work Date 150
Show Assignments 150
Start Assignment 150
Undelete Row 24
View Details 23
C
calculated work priority 152
calendar grid 153, 154
changing date range 155
CAN status 84, 273, 298
CANCEL status 286, 317
Change Capitalized Status action 201
Change Item Number action 227
change order 263
creating 297
change status
equipment up/down status 113, 114
Change Status action 87, 127, 238, 265, 275, 288,
309
Change Status button 19
Change Status on Child Work Orders? check box 108
Clear Changes button 18
Clear Reorder Locks action 184, 196
Close Details button 23, 27
CLOSE status 84, 273, 286, 298
columns
database columns 5
sorting table window columns 24
COMP status 84, 286
Companies application 364
actions 365
Addresses tab 365
Attached Documents tab 365
Branches tab 365
Company tab 365
Contacts tab 365
reports 366
Search tab 365
using 366
Companies List Report 366
company
adding branches 369
branch hierarchy 368
branch locations 368
deleting company records 370
disqualifying as a vendor 370
entering 367
storeroom as company 368
types 366
Complete Receipts action 289
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COMPLETE status 167
Condition Monitoring application 254
actions 255
Attached Documents tab 255
Condition Monitoring tab 255
generating a work order 259
measurement points 256
reports 256
Search tab 255
using 256
Condition Monitoring List Report 256
Copy Failure Hierarchy action 248
Copy Item Assembly Structure action 201
Copy PR Line Items to PO action 289
Copy PR Line Items to RFQ action 276
Count Results button 23, 41
crafts
associating labor records with 383, 387
creating 386
disassociating labor records with 388
Crafts application 384
actions 385
Attached Documents tab 385
Crafts tab 385
reports 386
Search tab 385
using 386
Crafts List Report 386
Create Associated PMs action 172
Create Blanket PO action 289
Create Blanket Release action 289
Create Change Order action 289, 297
Create PO action 265
Create Pricing Agreement PO action 289, 295
Create Service Receipts action 134
Current Balance Adjustment button 197
Current Query menu 16
D
daily attendance reporting 137
data fields 33
database
components 5
data sharing 8
overview 5
relational 7
structure in MAXIMO 7
dates
entering 63
Select Date dialog box 63
default labor query 153
default table data 29
Delete button 28
Delete Company action 365
Delete Craft action 385
Delete Equipment action 228
Delete Failure Code action 248
Delete Invoice action 310
Delete Item action 202
Delete Job Plan action 324
Delete Labor action 380
Delete Labor Group action 390
Delete Location action 239
Delete Measurement Point action 255
Delete PM action 172
Delete Precaution action 354
Delete Route action 333
Delete Safety Hazard action 349
Delete Safety Plan action 340
Delete Service Contract action 376
Delete Tag Out action 358
Delete Tool action 372
Delete Work Order action 88, 109
deleting records 61
Desktop Requisitions application 318
Create Requisition tab 319
Defaults tab 319
Receiving tab 319
Requisitions tab 319
using 319
Details of an Equipments Failures report 228
direct attachment 48
dispatching work 164
DMS See Document Management System
document collection 46
Document Management System 45
adding DMS documents to the Library 52
defined 45
documents
adding to the Library 49
attaching 49, 55
deleting attachments 57
Done button 28
downtime
non-operational 114
operational 114
planned 113
reporting 113, 115
types 114
unplanned 113
Drilldown 64, 223
actions 67
details display 65
navigation 66
Drilldown into Equipments Failures report 228
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Duplicate Company action 365
Duplicate Craft action 385
Duplicate Equipment action 228
Duplicate Failure Code action 248
Duplicate Invoice action 310
Duplicate Item action 202
Duplicate Job Plan action 324
Duplicate Labor action 380
Duplicate Labor Group action 390
Duplicate Location action 239
Duplicate PM action 172
Duplicate Precaution action 354
Duplicate Purchase Order action 290
Duplicate Purchase Requisition action 266
Duplicate RFQ action 276
Duplicate Route action 333
Duplicate Safety Hazard action 349
Duplicate Safety Plan action 340
Duplicate Service Contract action 376
Duplicate Tag Out action 358
Duplicate Tool action 372
Duplicate Work Order action 88, 128
E
E-Commerce Details report 290
economic order quantity 190
Economic Order Quantity Report 186
Edit History Work Orders action 88
editable table windows 29
employee records
entering in Labor application 382
ENTERED status 317
equipment
changing up/down status 114
meters 236
priority 224
rotating 230
Equipment application 225
actions 227
Attached Documents tab 226
creating an Equipment record 229
Equipment tab 226
Measurement tab 226
Meters tab 226
reports 228
Safety tab 226
Search tab 226
Spare Parts tab 226
Specifications tab 226
using 229
Equipment Assembly Structures 232
See also equipment hierarchy
Equipment Cost Rollup report 228
equipment hierarchy 232
creating 233
elements of 232
navigating 234
viewing 234
Equipment List Report 228
Equipment Maintenance Cost Report 228
equipment meters 236
Equipment Module 221
equipment records
creating 229
types 229
Equipment/Location Drilldown See Drilldown
Estimated vs. Actual Work Order Costs report 89
event tracking 90
external PR 267
F
failure analysis 125, 253
failure class 123
failure codes
cause 250
problem 250
remedy 250
Failure Codes application 247
actions 248
adding child levels 251
Attached Documents tab 248
creating a failure code record 250
Failure Codes tab 248
reports 249
Search tab 248
using 249
Failure Codes List Report 249
failure hierarchy 249
adding child levels 251
building 250
creating a failure class 250
failure reporting 123, 253
failure analysis 125
recording failure data 124
field buttons 32
Detail 32
Long Description 32
Select Date 32
Select Value 32
Index
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fields 5, 31
calculated values 31
data entry 31
default values 31
entering values 61
Help 33
key 6
read-only 31
required 31
files 7
Filter 25
Filter Labor to Match Work action 145
Filter Labor to Match Work button 150, 156
Filter Table button 25
Filter Work to Match Labor action 145
Filter Work to Match Labor button 150, 153
Find subtab 37
Finish Assignment action 145, 166
Finish Assignment button 150, 166
forms 6
G
Generate Follow-up Work action 87, 127
Generate Work Order action (Condition Monitoring)
255
Generate Work Orders action (Preventive
Maintenance) 171
generating a work order
with Condition Monitoring 259
with PM application 178
GL Account codes
component sequence 75
components 74
defined 74
editing 78
entering 77
fully defined accounts 76
mandatory components 76
optional components 76
partially defined accounts 76
GL Account Navigator 73
Global Navigation Links 15
Go To menu 15
Go to Results button 18
Go To Work Order Tracking button 150
H
Help
button 23
Field Help 33
link 15
using this guide with xv
Hide Table button 102
hierarchies 8
company branch hierarchy 368
Equipment Assembly Structure 232
failure hierarchy 250
Item Assembly Structure 205
location 242
PM hierarchy 180
work order hierarchy 100
adding children 104
adding tasks 110
building 104, 105
change status 108
navigating 103
terms 101
viewing 102
HISTEDIT status 84
HOLD status 317
I
IAS See Item Assembly Structures
Illustrated Parts Catalog
editing selections 73
searching documentation 70
selecting spare parts 71
INPRG status 83, 286, 298
Insert New Record button 18
internal PR 267
INTERPT status 167
Interrupt Assignment action 145, 165
Interrupt Assignment button 150, 165
Inventory ABC Analysis Report 186
Inventory application 183
actions 184
Attached Documents tab 184
Inventory tab 184
Reorder Details tab 184
reports 186
Rotating Equipment tab 184
Search tab 184
using 187
Where Used tab 184
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Inventory Balance Report 186
Inventory List Report 186
Inventory Module 181
Inventory ROP report 186
Inventory Transactions Report 186, 216
invoice
copying PO lines to 314
entering 312
entering invoice lines 313
entering lines manually 315
statuses 317
types 311
Invoice Details Report 310
Invoice Details Report action 310
Invoice List Report 310
Invoices application 308
actions 309
Attached Documents tab 309
Invoice Lines tab 309
Invoice tab 309
reports 310
Search tab 309
using 311
IPC See Illustrated Parts Catalog
Issue Current Item action 184
Issues and Transfers application 214
actions 215
Issue tab 215
reports 216
Search tab 215
Transfer In tab 215
Transfer Out tab 215
using 216
issuing
an item 217
metered materials 219
reserved item 217
unreserved item 218
Item Assembly Structures 205
applying 206, 234
creating 206
Item Availability Analysis Report 186
Item List Report 202
Item Master application 200
actions 201
Attached Documents tab 201
creating
item record 203
Item Assembly Structure tab 201
Item tab 201
reports 202
Search tab 201
Specifications tab 201
Storerooms tab 201
using 203
Vendors tab 201
items
adding to storerooms 208
adjusting current balances 197
adjusting physical counts 198
balances 196
categories 187
creating an item record 203
deleting from storerooms 209
designating alternates 204
determining Reorder Point 190
issuing 217, 218
issuing reserved items 217
linking to Asset Catalog 207
managing item counts 196
reconciling balances 199
reordering 189
returning 220
transferring 219
viewing availability 189
J
Job Plan List Report 325
job plans
applying in Work Order Tracking 92
associating work assets with 331
creating 327
defining labor 326
defining materials 327
defining tasks 326
defining tools 327
entering labor, materials, & tools. 329
entering tasks 328
task sequence 328
Job Plans application 323
actions 324
Attached Documents tab 324
Job Plan tab 324
reports 325
Search tab 324
using 325
Work Assets tab 324
Index
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K
key fields 6
KPIs
PM WOs Overdue by Priority 172
PM WOs Overdue by Supervisor 173
L
labor
approving actuals in Labor Reporting 138
assigning to work orders 110
associating with a craft 383, 387
availability for assignments 154
completing labor assignments 112
creating records 382
defining job plan labor 326, 329
disassociating with a craft 388
modifying availability for assignments 161
modifying records 383
removing labor assignments 112
reporting work hours 136
Labor application 379
actions 380
Attached Documents tab 380
Labor tab 380
reports 381
saved queries and Assignment Manager 153
Search tab 380
using 381
labor groups
associating labor with 392
defining 391
defining alternates 392
Labor Groups application 389
actions 390
Attached Documents tab 390
Labor Group tab 390
reports 390
Search tab 390
using 391
Labor Groups List Report 390
Labor List 149, 153, 154
calendar grid 153
color coding 155
filtering 156
Labor List Report 381
Labor Reporting application 133
actions 134
approving labor 138
Labor Reporting tab 134
reporting labor hours 136
Search tab 134
using 135
lead time 190
lines
invoice 313
PO 292
PR 268
quotation 282, 283
RFQ 280
location hierarchy 242
building from IAS 244
planning 242
Location List Report 239
locations
creating 241
networks 245
preparing to create 240
priority 224
systems 242
Locations application 237
actions 238
Attached Documents tab 238
creating a hierarchical system 243
creating a Location record 241
creating a network system 245
Equipment tab 238
History tab 238
Location tab 238
reports 239
Safety tab 238
Search tab 238
Specifications tab 238
using 240
lock out
adding to Tag Out 360
defined 359
Lock Out & Tag Out Procedures List report 359
Lock Out/Tag Out application 357
actions 358
Attached Documents tab 358
Lock Out/Tag Out tab 358
reports 359
Search tab 358
using 359
logging in See signing in
Long Description 32
lower action limit 257
lower warning limit 257
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M
Manage All Document Folders action 48
Manage Document Library action 48
Manage Systems action 239, 243
Manage this Attachment button 47
Mark Row for Delete button 23
masters
Item Master 200
PM 177
material receipts 301
materials
defining job plan materials 327, 329
receiving 302
MAXIMO
applications 2
database 7
searching 35
hierarchies 8
modules 2
overview 1
MAXIMO fields 31
MAXIMO toolbar 16
measurement points 256
creating 257
entering measurements 258
limits 257
meters
entering readings 131
resetting 227
using 236
Modify Availability button 150, 161
Move Equipment action 87, 128, 227, 289
Multisite option 9
organization 9
site 9
N
navigation bar 15
navigation links 15
networks
creating 245
viewing 245
New Row button 24, 28
Next Page button 23, 41
Next Record button 18
Next Row button 23, 41
nonstocked items 187, 188
null value 40
O
Open Drilldown action 227, 238
organization 9
P
PAID status 317
parent-child relationship 8
password 12
Physical Count Adjustment button 198
Planned Labor button 116
Planned Tools button 119
planning work 157
Plans Module 321
PM Hierarchies 180
PM See Preventive Maintenance
PM WOs Overdue by Priority 172
PM WOs Overdue by Supervisor 173
PMs
create associated PMs 177
creating a master PM 177
creating a PM record 174
generating a PM work order 178
hierarchies 180
master PM 177
masters 80
priority 176
seasonal 180
setting frequency 174
PO See purchase orders
Point 256
Point Name 256
PR Details Report action 266
PR Lines 268
PR See Purchase Requisition
precautions
associating with hazards 352
Preventive Maintenance application 170
actions 171
Attached Documents tab 171
creating a PM 174
Frequency tab 171
Job Plan Sequence tab 171
Master PM tab 171
PM Hierarchies 180
PM Hierarchy tab 171
PM tab 171
reports 172
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Search tab 171
using 173
Preventive Maintenance List Report 172
Preventive Maintenance Module 169
Previous Page button 23, 41
Previous Record button 18
Previous Row button 23, 41
price agreement 263
creating 295
Print with Attachments action 88, 128, 172, 185,
202, 227, 239, 248, 255, 266, 276, 289,
300, 310, 324, 333, 339, 349, 354, 358,
365, 372, 376, 380, 385, 390
priority
calculated work priority 152
equipment 224
formula for calculated work priority 152
location 224
PM 176
recommended values 81
work order 81, 151
Purchase Order Details Report 290
Purchase Order Details Report action 289
Purchase Order List Report 290, 301
Purchase Order Status Details report 290, 301
purchase orders
blanket releases 263
blankets 262
change order 263, 297
creating 291
creating a blanket 296
creating a price agreement 295
creating a release 296
creating from a PR 272
creating from RFQ 285
entering PO lines manually 293
generating from blankets 273
generating from price agreements 273
PO lines 292
price agreement 263
statuses 298
types 262
Purchase Orders application 287
actions 288
Attached Documents tab 288
creating a purchase order 291
PO Lines tab 288
PO tab 288
reports 290
Search tab 288
using 291
Purchase Requisition Details Report 266
Purchase Requisition List Report 266
purchase requisitions
creating 267
entering line items 268
external 267
internal 267
statuses 273
Purchase Requisitions application 264
actions 265
Attached Documents tab 265
entering line items 268
PR Lines tab 265
PR tab 265
reports 266
Search tab 265
using 267
Purchasing module 261
Q
QBE (Query by example) See query
query 35
advanced 40
by example 38
default 42
making a query 38
refining results 41
results 41
saving a query 42
user-defined default 42
Quick Key search 17
Quick Reporting application 126
actions 127
Attached Documents tab 127
creating work orders 130
Quick Reporting tab 127
reports 129
Search tab 127
using 130
Quick Reporting List Report 129
quotation lines
awarding to vendors 283
recording 282
R
READY status 286
Receipts List Report 301
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Receive Rotating Items action 300, 304
receiving
materials 302
materials as ordered 302
materials with changes 304
partial shipments 303
returning materials 305
rotating items 304
services 306
Receiving application 299
actions 300
Attached Documents tab 300
Material Receipts tab 300
reports 301
Search tab 300
Service Receipts tab 300
using 301
Reconcile Balances action 185, 199
records 6
creating a company record 367
creating a craft record 386
creating a failure code record 250
creating a labor record 382
creating a location record 241
creating a PM record 174
creating a PO 291
creating a PO from a PR 272
creating a PO from an RFQ 285
creating a storeroom location 212
creating a tool record 373
creating an equipment record 229
creating an item record 203
creating purchase requisitions 267, 319
creating work orders 90, 130, 141
deleting 61
displaying additional 22
editing a record 61
entering a measurement point 257
entering a service contract 377
general procedure for creating 60
referential attachment 48
Refresh button 150
Refresh Labor List button 156
Refresh Work List button 153
release 263
Remove Safety Plan action 88
remove sequence 360
Remove Work Plan action 87, 99
Reorder Direct Issue Items action 184, 195
Reorder Items action 184, 190, 193
reorder locks
clearing 196
defined 196
Reorder Point 190
reordering 189
all items in a storeroom 190
direct issue items 194
selected items 192
single item 193
Report Downtime action 88, 113, 128
reporting
actuals 132
daily attendance 137
downtime 113, 115
failures 123
Reports
Companies List 366
Condition Monitoring List 256
Craft List 386
Details of an Equipments Failures 228
Drilldown into Equipments Failures 228
E-Commerce Details 290
Economic Order Quantity Report 186
Equipment Cost Rollup 228
Equipment List 228
Equipment Maintenance Cost 228
Estimated vs. Actual Work Order Costs 89
Failure Codes List 249
Inventory ABC Analysis 186
Inventory Balance 186
Inventory List 186
Inventory ROP 186
Inventory Transactions 186, 216
Invoice Details 310
Invoice List 310
Item Availability Analysis 186
Item List 202
Job Plan List 325
Labor Groups List 390
Labor List 381
Location List 239
Lock Out & Tag Out Procedures List 359
Preventive Maintenance List 172
Purchase Order Details 290
Purchase Order List 290, 301
Purchase Order Status Details 290, 301
Purchase Requisition Details 266
Purchase Requisition List 266
Quick Reporting List 129
Receipts List 301
Request for Quotation Details 277
Request for Quotation List 277
RFQ Vendor Contacts 277
RFQ Vendor Details 277
Routes List 334
Safety Hazards List 350
Safety Plans List 340
Safety Precautions List 355
Service Contracts List 377
Index
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Storeroom Overview 211
Storeroom Pick 186
Summary of Equipment Failures by Location
228
Tool List 373
Work Assignment 146
Work Order Assignment 89
Work Order Details 89, 129, 140
Work Order List 89
Work Order Material Shortage 89
Work Order Pick 89
Work Request List 140
request for proposal 278
request for quotation
adding vendors to an RFQ 281
copying PR lines to an RFQ 280
creating manually 279
creating PO from 285
process for creating 279
statuses 286
Request for Quotation application 274
actions 275
adding vendors 281
Attached Documents tab 275
copying PR lines to RFQ 280
creating an RFQ 279
creating RFQ manually 279
Quotations tab 275
recording quotation lines 282
reports 277
RFQ Lines tab 275
RFQ tab 275
Search tab 275
using 278
Vendor tab 275
Request for Quotation Details Report 277
Request for Quotation List Report 277
requirements 151
requisitioning
spare parts 270
vendor items 271
Reserved Items button 118
Reset Meter Readings action 227
Resources module 363
result set 21
Results subtab 41
Return link 15
Return with Value link 15
returning items 220, 305
RFP 278
RFQ Details Report action 276
RFQ See Request for Quotation
RFQ Vendor Contacts report 277
RFQ Vendor Details report 277
rotable spares See rotating equipment
rotables See rotating equipment
rotating assets See rotating equipment
rotating equipment 204, 229, 230
creating records for 231
rotating items 204
rotating parts See rotating equipment
Route button 19
Route Invoice action 309
Route PR action 265
Route Purchase Order action 288
Route RFQ action 275
Route Work Order action 87, 127
routes
applying 107, 337
creating 335
using 335
Routes application 332
actions 333
Attached Documents tab 333
reports 334
Route tab 333
Search tab 333
using 335
Routes List Report 334
Row Details 27
buttons 28
rows 6
check boxes 41
displaying additional 22
selecting 41
Run Reports action 88, 128, 146, 172, 185, 202, 211,
215, 227, 239, 248, 255, 266, 276, 289,
300, 310, 324, 333, 339, 349, 354, 358,
365, 372, 376, 380, 385, 390
S
safety hazards
associating precautions 352
defining 351
selecting in Work Order Tracking 121
viewing associated tag outs 352
Safety Hazards application 348
actions 349
associating precautions with 352
Attached Documents tab 349
defining a safety hazard 351
Hazards tab 349
Precautions tab 349
reports 350
Search tab 349
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Tag Outs tab 349
using 350
Safety Hazards List Report 350
safety plans
applying 347
applying in Work Order Tracking 120
associating assets with 343
associating hazards & precautions 344
associating tag outs 346
creating 342
creating in Work Order Tracking 122
editing in Work Order Tracking 121
identifying hazardous materials 345
preparing to create 342
Safety Plans application 338
actions 339
Attached Documents tab 339
Hazardous Materials tab 339
Hazards and Precautions tab 339
reports 340
Safety Plan tab 339
Search tab 339
Tag Outs tab 339
using 341
Safety Plans List Report 340
safety precautions
associating with hazards 356
defining 355
Safety Precautions application 353
actions 354
Attached Documents tab 354
defining a precaution 355
Precaution tab 354
reports 355
Search tab 354
using 355
Safety Precautions List Report 355
safety stock 190
Save button 18
saved queries 42
scheduling work 157
Search Catalogs button 96
searching 35
advanced 40
all records 36
Asset Catalog 68
Illustrated Parts Catalog 69
implied search request 36
narrowing a search 36
null values 40
Quick Key 17
refining results 41
viewing results 41
with wildcards 39
work requests 141
Select Action menu 17
Select Date button 32
using 63
Select Equipment Spare Parts action 215
Select Failure Codes button 124
Select Hazards action 339
Select Items for Return button 220, 305
Select Items for Transfer button 219
Select Labor button 98
Select Labor Query action 146, 149, 153
Select Materials button 96, 98
Select Ordered Items button 302
Select Ordered Services button 307
Select PO Items button 219
Select Reserved Items button 217
Select Row check box 41
Select Safety Hazards action 88
Select Spare Parts button 96, 270
Select Tools button 98
Select Value button 32
using 62
Select Work Date action 145, 154, 155
Select Work Date button 150
Select Work Orders button 104
SENT status 286
sequence
job plan 328
Lock Out apply 360
Lock Out remove 360
route 335
work order task 94
serialized assets See rotating equipment
serialized equipment See rotating equipment
service contracts
creating multiple records 378
entering a service contract 377
Service Contracts application 375
actions 376
Attached Documents tab 376
Contract tab 376
reports 377
Search tab 376
using 377
Service Contracts List Report 377
service receipts 301
Set PM Counter action 171
Set Preferences action 145, 152
Set Reading at Last WO action 172
Show All Labor action 146
Show Assignments button 150, 160
Show Path to Top button 67
Show Table button 102
Sign Out link 15
signature security 12
Index
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signing in
to Actaute 12
to MAXIMO 12
site 9
Site link 15
spare parts 232
requisitioning 270
selecting with IPC 71
special order items 187, 189
SQL See Structured Query Language
Standard Cost Adjustment action 185
standard services 293
entering on an invoice 314
Start Assignment action 145, 164
Start Assignment button 150, 164
Start Center 13
defined 13
link 15
STARTED status 167
status
assignment 167
invoice 317
purchase order 298
purchase requisition 273
request for quotation 286
work order 83
stocked equipment See rotating equipment
stocked items 187, 188
Stop Workflow action 87, 127, 265, 275, 288, 309
Storeroom Overview Report 211
Storeroom Pick report 186
storerooms
adding items 208, 213
as company 368
creating a storeroom location 212
deleting items 213
deleting items from 209
Storerooms application 210
actions 211
Items tab 211
reports 211
Search tab 211
Storeroom tab 211
using 212
Structured Query Language 7
subassemblies 232
subtabs 20
Advanced 40
Bookmarks 43
Find 37
Labor 95
Materials 96
Meters 131
Results 41
Saved Queries 42
Tools 98
Summary of Equipment Failures by Location report
228
systems 242
creating a hierarchical system 243
creating a network system 245
deleting systems 246
disassociating locations 246
viewing 245
T
table window 21
buttons 23
default table data 29
editable 29
filter 25, 41
navigating 22
Row Details 27
tasks 94
table window buttons 23
See also buttons
Add to Bookmarks 23
Close Details 23
Count Results 23
Help 23
Mark Row for Delete 23
New Row 24
Next Page 23
Next Row 23
Previous Page 23
Previous Row 23
Undelete Row 24
View Details 23
tables (database) 7
tabs 20
Actuals 86, 115
Addresses 365
Assignment Manager 145
Assignments 86
Attached Documents 46
Branches 365
Company 365
Condition Monitoring 255
Contacts 365
Contract 376
Crafts 385
Create Requisition 319
Defaults 319
Equipment (Equipment) 226
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Equipment (Locations) 238
Failure Codes 248
Failure Reporting 86, 123
Frequency 171
Hazardous Materials 339
Hazards 349
Hazards and Precautions 339
History 238
Inventory 184
Invoice 309
Invoice Lines 309
Issue 215
Item 201
Item Assembly Structure 201
Items 211
Job Plan 324
Job Plan Sequence 171
Labor 380
Labor Group 390
Location 238
Lock Out/Tag Out 358
Master PM 171
Material Receipts 300
Measurement 226
Meters 226
Plans 86
PM 171
PM Hierarchy 171
PO 288
PO Lines 288
PR 265
PR Lines 265
Precaution 354
Precautions 349
Quick Reporting 127
Quotations 275
Receiving 319
Reorder Details 184
Requisitions 319
RFQ 275
RFQ Lines 275
Rotating Equipment 184
Route 333
Safety 226, 238
Safety Plan (Safety Plans) 339
Safety Plan (Work Order Tracking) 86, 120
Search 145
Service Receipts 300
Spare Parts 226
Specifications (Equipment) 226
Specifications (Item Master) 201, 207
Specifications (Locations) 238
Storeroom 211
Storerooms 201
Tag Outs 339, 349
Tool 372
Transfer In 215
Transfer Out 215
Vendors (Item Master) 201
Vendors (RFQ) 275
Where Used 184
Work Assets 324
Work Order 86
tag out
adding tasks 360
defining 360
tasks
defining 94, 326
Lock Out tasks 360
task ID 328
Tool List Report 373
toolbar 16
toolbar buttons 18
See also buttons
Attach a New Document 18
Change Status 19
Clear Changes 18
Details Report 19
Go to Results 18
Insert New Record 18
Next Record 18
Overview Report 19
Previous Record 18
Route 19
Save Record 18
tools
creating a record 373
defining job plan tools 327, 329
duplicating tool records 374
Tools application 371
actions 372
Attached Documents tab 372
reports 373
Search tab 372
Tool tab 372
using 373
Transfer Current Item action 185
transferring items 219
U
Undelete Row button 24
Update Associated PMs action 172
Update Average Units Per Day action 227
upper action limit 257
upper warning limit 257
Index
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user name 12, 13
access rights 12
V
vendor items
requisitioning 271
Vendor Items button 271
vendors
defining in Companies application 366
disqualifying 370
View Blanket PO action 289
View Costs action 88, 100, 128
View Details button 23, 27
View Entire Plan action 88
View Equipment Move History action 227
View Follow-up Work action 88, 128
View Inventory Transactions action 185
View Invoice Lines action 289
View Item Availability action 185
View PO Information action 88, 128
View PR Line Items action 289
View Sequence action 171
View Status History action 227, 238
View Status/Workflow History action 87, 127, 265,
276, 288, 309
View Totals action 324
View Vendor Analysis action 185
View Work Order & PMs button 67
View Work Orders and PMs action 227, 239
View Workflow Help action 87, 127, 265, 276, 288,
309
View/Modify Parents action 239
W
WAITASGN status 167
WAPPR status 83, 273, 298, 317
Web pages
adding to the Library 51
wildcards 39
placement 39
using 39
WMATL status 83
work
dispatching 164
reassigning 162
rescheduling 162
un-assigning 162
work assets 331
Work Assignment Report 146
Work List 149, 151
color coding 152
filtering 153
Work Order Assignment Report 89
Work Order Details Report 89, 129, 140
Work Order Details Report action 88, 128
Work Order List Report 89
Work Order Material Shortage Report 89
Work Order Pick report 89
Work Order Tracking application 85
actions 87
Actuals tab 86
Assignments tab 86
Attached Documents tab 86
Failure Reporting tab 86
Plans tab 86
reports 89
Safety Plan tab 86
Search tab 86
using 90
Work Order tab 86
work orders
adding children to the hierarchy 104
adding safety plans 120
applications used to create 81
applying routes to 107
assigning a new parent 106
assigning labor 110
associating with a hierarchy 105
building a WO hierarchy 104
building hierarchy on Plans tab 110
change status 108
completing labor assignments 112
corrective 80
creating 90
creating using Quick Reporting 130
deleting 109
emergency 80
event report 80
generating a PM work order 178
generating hierarchy from PM hierarchy 108
hierarchy 100
hierarchy terms 101
navigating a WO hierarchy 103
preventive maintenance masters 80
priority 81
removing labor assignments 112
statuses 83
types 80
viewing a hierarchy 102
Work Orders Module 79
Index
412 Release 5.2, 12/2003
work plan
creating 92
defined 92
defining labor 95
defining materials 96
defining tasks 94
defining tools 98
editing 93
materials interactions 97
removing 99
selecting multiple labor, materials, or tools 98
work request
creating 141
Work Request List Report 140
work requests
editing 143
viewing 142
Work Requests application 139
and other applications 140
creating 141
reports 140
searching 141
using 141
work tracking 90
Workflow
Route button 19
Workflow Inbox 13
WPCOND status 83
WSCH status 83
Z
Zero Equipment Costs action 227
Zero Year to Date Hours action 385
Zero Year to Date Quantities action 185
Zero Year to Date Totals action 380
Printing History
Release 5.2, 12/2003 413
Printing History
Edition Date Release
1 August 2003 Release 5.2
2 December 2003 Release 5.2
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