You define the preventive maintenance activities after defining the preventive maintenance tasks and attachments. Each activity can hold a number of tasks which are in turn associated with the defined attachments. You select the defined tasks in the sequence they are to be performed. The defined activity also contains other default scheduling information, such as the down/repair time, the interval and frequency for the current PM activity, the required calibration values, and so forth.
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Start the Maintenance module.
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Select Tables > Preventive Maintenance Activities
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On the Preventive Maintenance Activities dialog, select New to define a new activity.
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Select in the PM code field and type a new preventive maintenance code for the current activity.
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Select in the Typical Instrument field and select the appropriate typical instrument from the list. If the required option is not available, select Typical Instrument.
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Select in the Description field and type an appropriate description for the current activity.
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Select in the Note field and type any appropriate note if necessary. Use the horizontal scroll bar to make the Note field visible.
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Select Save.
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In the Associated preventive maintenance tasks section, select Add to include a task with the activity.
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Select in the Task field and select the appropriate task from the list. You can assign more than one task to the same activity. Select Add to add more tasks as required. Note that each task must be unique. If the required task is not available, select Tasks.
The software assigns the new task a sequence number. The appropriate attachment is selected and it appears in the Attachment field.
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Enter the default scheduling data as needed by selecting the appropriate scheduling settings from the Default scheduling and Estimated maintenance time sections.
Selecting the Calibration Required check box enables you to enter calibration values when filling out the Preventive
Maintenance details. This option becomes available in the Preventive Maintenance Activity Details dialog if you have defined the required calibration settings for the current tag
before you started the Maintenance module.
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Select Save and then Close to return to the Maintenance Activities Summary window.