How to set up work orders

1

Create the external work order table

Verify that the external work order table is correctly set up so that you can connect Maintenance to it.

• Set up the external work order table

• Include the required fields in the external work order table

2

Connect to the external work order table

Use OLE DB connectors to connect AVEVA™ Production Management to the external database.

• Add and configure an OLE-DB data source

• Configuring an OLE-DB data connection

3

Map fields to the external work order table

AVEVA™ Production Management uses the work order table fields to read from and insert data into the external work order table fields.

• Adding the work order table

• Populating work order table fields

• Setting up required fields in the work order table

4

Associate equipment with locations

Specify the equipment that is relevant to the locations in the plant hierarchy.

• Assign an equipment ID to a location

5

Specify an identifier for the creator of a work order request

Specify the originator ID to identify the creator of a work order request.

• Assign an originator ID to a user