Breaking down work on linear equipment for PM schedules

Enter and view preventive maintenance work for linear equipment. If necessary break down that work into manageable, linear segments for easier planning and scheduling of the work.

For more information on linear equipment, see Defining linear equipment.

  1. Select Work > WO Planning > PM Schedules.
  2. Select the PM schedule for which to break down work on linear equipment, and then click the Breakdown Linear Work tab.
  3. Specify this information:
    Equipment
    Specify the PM equipment for which to break down the work into linear segments.
    Note: You must first define this equipment on the Equipment tab. Only one record may exist.
    Precision
    Select the precision in which From Point and To Point are calculated. Default is 0.
    Breakdown Into
    Specify the number of segments into which to break down the linear work, e.g., enter 12 if you plan to break down the work into a one year (twelve month) cycle with work performed each month in that year.
    Breakdown From/To
    Specify the starting From Point and the ending To Point on the linear equipment record to determine where and how to break down or divide the work on the equipment.
    Start Date
    Specify the date to begin the work for the first segment.
    Perform Every
    Specify the intervals at which time to perform the work on the segments, e.g., enter 1 and then select Years if work should be performed on an annual basis or once every year.
  4. Click Create/Refresh Preview. Adjust individual segments as necessary once the grid is populated.
  5. See the linear overview section to view the breakdown records.
  6. Click Submit.
Parent topic: Creating preventive maintenance work orders