This process allows you to select a specific equipment in a schedule and set their date to a different schedule than the main schedule. Setting unique start and end dates for specific equipment within a PM schedule provides essential operational flexibility by aligning maintenance with planned downtime periods and accommodating assets with different usage patterns or criticality levels.
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Go to Preventive - Schedules
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Click into the Schedule that you want to edit, then click on the Equipment tab
- Select the check box next to the specific equipment you want to edit, and then select "Override
- Schedule", set the new start/end dates, then click save.
- Note: This will only impact this specific equipment on this specific schedule
FAQs:
Q: How to I revert an equipment schedule back to the original one?
A: Follow this how to guide to change the schedule back to the original: Preventive Schedules - Reverting Equipment Dates to Schedule Default
Q: What is the purpose of overriding a schedule for a single equipment piece?
A: Setting unique start and end dates for specific equipment within a PM schedule provides essential operational flexibility by aligning maintenance with planned downtime periods and accommodating assets with different usage patterns or criticality levels. This capability helps meet regulatory compliance requirements for equipment that must be inspected on mandated schedules and enables efficient resource allocation when specialized technicians or parts are needed. Most importantly, customized timing prevents maintenance bottlenecks by distributing workload more evenly throughout the year rather than having all equipment require service simultaneously.