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Routes and Collections
Read more: Routes and CollectionsLearn about two similar applications Routes and Collections and when you would use one or the other.
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Job Plans
Read more: Job PlansLearn about Job Plans, the template for a work order. Sorry, there’s no room to squeeze in Dynamic Job Plans.
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Calendars, Shifts and People/Crew Availability
Read more: Calendars, Shifts and People/Crew AvailabilityLearn about one of the first steps in Planning and Scheduling Maturity, availability. Calendars and Shifts are defined before modifying the work periods to define People/Crew Availability.
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Crew Types, Crews and Crew Work Groups
Read more: Crew Types, Crews and Crew Work GroupsLearn about Crew Types, Crews and how Crew Work Groups fit in. If multiple technicians or engineers normally work together then crews are used, it is not just for utilities.
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Crafts, Labor and Qualifications
Read more: Crafts, Labor and QualificationsLearn about three of the applications in the Resources module, Crafts, Labor, and Qualifications and how they work together.
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People and Person Groups
Read more: People and Person GroupsLearn about two of the applications in the Resources module which are considered core data and likely to be used by all Maximo clients, People and Person Groups.
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Asset Relationships
Read more: Asset RelationshipsLearn about the Relationships application when not used in conjunction with linear assets. Learn how relationships can be added between an asset and another asset or a location.
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Location and Asset Status
Read more: Location and Asset StatusLearn that while locations and assets share a common set of values, how you might modify this. Learn the differences between changing status on locations and assets, and what happens to the asset status if it is moved between sites.
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Failure Codes and Failure Reporting
Read more: Failure Codes and Failure ReportingLearn about Failure Codes and Failure Hierarchies and techniques for creating a hierarchy. Learn about Failure Reporting on a work order and settings that can affect this.
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Asset Downtime
Read more: Asset DowntimeLearn about changing the asset state, reporting downtime, or modifying downtime history. Learn about the differences with reporting downtime on a work order and some settings that effect this.
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Asset Moves and Asset Swaps
Read more: Asset Moves and Asset SwapsLearn about how you can move and modify one or more assets, or how you can swap one asset with another including some limitations.
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Location and Asset Associations
Read more: Location and Asset AssociationsLearn about the various associations that can be made with Locations and Assets: Users and Custodians, Services, Inspection Forms, Work Zones, and Time Zones.
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Asset Subassemblies and Spare Parts
Read more: Asset Subassemblies and Spare PartsLearn about the differences between asset subassemblies and spare parts and how spare parts can be added automatically. Learn why you might use the Assets action Issue Items From Storeroom.
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Location and Asset Specifications
Read more: Location and Asset SpecificationsLearn about Location and Asset Classifications and Specifications. Learn about the inheritance of Location and Asset Specification values from an Item Specification and how to control this.
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Rotating Assets
Read more: Rotating AssetsLearn what a rotating asset is and isn’t. Learn about the features of rotating assets, and how some of these features are also applicable to locations.