Chapter 3. Preventive Maintenance 43 Master PM records are templates, that are used to create other PM records with the Create Associated PMs action in the Master PM Select Action menu. Refer to 3.3.2, “ Creating associated PM records” on page 43. Associated or non- master PM records are viewed and managed in the Preventive Maintenance application. You can use the Update Associated PM action in the Master PM application to copy updated information from a Master PM to its associated PMs. Refer to 3.3.3, “ Updating associated PM records” on page 43. 3.3.2 Creating associated PM records Associated preventive maintenance records can be added to the PM record. To add a new or further PM record to a Master PM, select Select Action . Create Associated PMs, as shown in Figure 3- 5. Then, select the entries from the list. This process can be used for one or several records. Figure 3- 5 Create Associated PMs 3.3.3 Updating associated PM records A Master PM can be associated with PMs at more than one site. When you use the Update Associated PMs action to update PM records, you can select which sites you want to update. To update associated PM records, select Select Action . Update Associated PMs. Then, select the entries from the list. Note: Job plans that have a Site specified for the record cannot be associated with a Master PM because they are Site specific. Important: IBM Maximo Asset Management only updates PMs for an asset or location if the meters on the asset or location record match all of the meters listed on the Master PM