Follow these steps to define activities of PM work orders.
Open the Preventive maintenance schedules form (WMPPMS).
Query for the PM schedule for which to define activities.
Click the Activities tab. Datastream 7i displays the Activities page.
Activity—Enter a unique code identifying the activity number. If you do not provide a number, Datastream 7i enters a number, starting at 1 and increasing by 1 for each record.
Trade—Click to select the trade to perform this activity.
Task—Click to select the task list for this activity.
Material list—Click to select the material list for this activity.
Estimated—Enter the number of estimated hours for the activity.
Start—Enter 1 if the activity is to start on the same day that the standard work order starts. Enter 2 if the activity should start on day 2 of the standard work order, etc.
Duration—Enter the duration of the activity in days.
People required—Enter the number of people needed to complete the activity.
Units and UOM—Enter the number of units requiring service, and then enter a unit of measure in UOM, e.g., 1000 (units) square feet.
Order?—Select if you must procure services for the activity from an outside supplier.
Complete steps 14-20 only if you use the American Trucking Association’s Vehicle Maintenance Reporting System (VMRS).
Reason for repair—Click to select the reason the vehicle needs repair (Code Key 14).
Work accomplished—Click to select the work performed on the vehicle (Code Key 15) as necessary.
Technician part failure—Click to select the reason the technician or supplier thinks the vehicle failed (Code Key 18) as necessary.
Manufacturer—Click to select the Manufacturer/Supplier Code (Code Key 34) to associate with the vehicle.
System level—Click to select the VMRS code identifying the system, e.g., brakes, frame, suspension, needing repair (Code Key 31).
Assembly level—Click to select the VMRS code identifying the subsystem needing repair (Code Key 32). The values available are based on the system-level code.
Component level—Click to select the VMRS code identifying the specific component or part needing repair (Code Key 33). The values available are based on a combination of the system-level code and the assembly-level code.
Complete the following steps in the lower section of the form:
Tools—Click to select the tool required to complete the activity.
Hours requested—Enter the number of hours the tool is needed for the activity.
Quantity—Enter the number of tools needed to complete the activity.
Click Comments to enter comments about the activity. Datastream 7i displays the Comments page. The Comments page retains the permissions defined for the tab from which it is invoked. Comments entered for the PM activity are copied to the Activities page of the Work orders form (WMJOBS) when the PM work order is generated. The comments are also printed in the Activities section of a work order card when you print them using the Print work order cards forms (WRJOBB), (WRJOBF), and (WRJOBN).
Choose File | Save from the menu bar. Datastream 7i saves the information to the database.