Adding usage-based warranty coverage to equipment configurations

If the equipment configuration status is not Unfinished, you cannot add usage-based warranty coverage.

Note: To manage warranties from the perspective of the warranty record, select Equipment > Warranty > Warranties.

To add usage-based warranty coverage to equipment configurations:

  1. Select Equipment > Equipment Configuration > Equipment Configurations.
  2. Select the equipment configuration for which to add a warranty, and then click the Warranties tab. The system automatically populatesDate Entered and Entered By.
  3. Click Add Warranty Coverage.
  4. Specify this information:
    Warranty
    Specify the warranty document to associate with the equipment configuration. The system automatically populates the warranty description, Duration, Threshold, Manufacturer, and Supplier.
    Coverage Type
    Select Usage to indicate that the warranty is based on actual usage.
    Active
    Specify to indicate that the warranty is currently active.
    Duration UOM
    Specify the usage length of the warranty and the usage unit of measure.
    Threshold UOM
    Specify the amount of usage quantity prior to expiration at which the system should notify you that the warranty is about to expire.
  5. Click Submit.
Parent topic: Creating equipment configurations