The (maintenance) Locations command is used to enter the different types of maintenance locations at your property - areas where the maintenance may be needed (such as hall, bathroom, bedroom, etc). Any maintenance locations entered into Skyware using the Maintenance Locations screen may be assigned when creating maintenance work orders, and help to direct your maintenance workers to the area of your property they need to be in to complete the necessary maintenance.
The (maintenance) Locations command is found on the Maintenance Configuration Menu, reached via the Property System Configuration Menu.
Select Manager's Screen to be taken to the Manager's Commands screen.
Select Configuration to be taken to the Property and System Configuration menu screen.
Alternately, you may also be able to select Configuration directly from the Quick Menu, if the menu has been set up to include the Configuration option.
This will take you to The Property System Configuration Menu.
The list of property configuration options are divided into four sections, which are Required Configuration, Optional Configuration, Locales/Dates and Sub-Systems.
Select Maintenance => from the Sub-Systems section.
This will take you to the Maintenance Configuration menu screen, which contains two sections, Maintenance List 1 and Maintenance List 2.
Select Locations from the Maintenance List 1 section.
The Maintenance Locations screen display is split into two frames, with the left side of the screen listing any already configured maintenance locations for the property and the right side containing the fields you need to complete in order to add or edit a maintenance location for your property. Any changes made on the right, once saved, will be updated in the listings to the left.
The currently configured options can be displayed by:
Order: List order, a numeric ordering. If there is no list order number, the maintenance locations will be displayed alphabetically.
Code: The entered code for the maintenance locations.
Name: The room or area description of the maintenance location.
Selecting any maintenance location on the left will display the details on the right.
Your options include the following:
Generate a new entry:
Click the New button from the toolbar to add a new maintenance location.
Complete the fields described below.
OR:
Select an existing maintenance location from the list on the left, and click the Replicate button from the toolbar. Then change the field information as described below.
Edit the current selection:
Change the field information described below.
Code: Enter the code for the maintenance location, to indicate how the record is stored within the system. Codes may be up to 6 characters in length.
This field is required.
List Order: Enter the desired List Order for this maintenance location. If there is no list order number, the maintenance location will be displayed alphabetically.
This field is optional.
Name: Enter the room or area's description or name. This entry will be used in the drop-down menu for selecting the location when generating any work orders.
When you are finished adding or editing any maintenance locations, click the Save button to save the changes.
To view any changes made, click the Activity log button in the local tool bar.
Date Updated May 05, 2022