Define Maintenance Teams

Explanation

This activity is used to define maintenance teams. Maintenance teams can be used to group employees based on, for example, their competence, geographical location, etc.

Prerequisites

• Sites must have been defined in the Site window.
• If the maintenance team is to be included in IFS/Constraint Based Scheduling (IFS/CBS), the site to which the team belongs must be a CBS enabled site. A site is CBS enabled in the Scheduling Basic Data.
• Maintenance organizations must have been defined on the Organization Basic Data/Maintenance Organizations tab.
• Employees must have been defined and connected to a maintenance organization on the Organization Basic Data/Employees tab. 

System Effects

• A maintenance team with a team leader will be created. 
• The team can be connected to work order operations. 
• The team will be added to IFS/CBS and can be used when performing scheduling activities.

Window

Organization Basic Data

Related Window Descriptions

Organization Basic Data
Organization Basic Data/Overview - Teams
Organization Basic Data/Teams

Procedure

1. Open the Organization Basic Data window and click the Overview - Teams tab or the Teams tab.
2. Double-click on the table (on the Overview - Teams tab) or press F5 to create a new record.
3. Enter a unique ID and a description for the maintenance team in the Team ID and Description fields respectively.
4. Change the value in the Site field if required. Use the List of Values to select a suitable value.
5. Enter the time period for which the team will be valid. The Valid From field must have a value while a value in the Valid To field is optional.
6. Enter the signature of the team leader in the Team Leader field. Use the List of Values to select a suitable value.
7. Save the information (F12).