142 Certification Study Guide Series: IBM Maximo Asset Management V7.1 8.1 Work orders Work orders are used to plan, review, and approve work for assets and locations. When you create a work order, you initiate the maintenance process and create a historical record of work being performed. To access the main application to manage work orders, select Go To . Work Orders . Work Order Tracking. 8.1.1 Work order status A work order can have a set of status settings that best describes the actions that are performed or are waiting to be performed. By default, the meaning and behavior of a status is provided by IBM Maximo Asset Management and they are described in the following list. However, they can be set and customized to consider the customer requirements. IBM Maximo Asset Management provides the following work orders status values: WAPR ( Waiting on Approval) This initial status is where the work order is planned. It allows the setting of job plans and work plans; does not allow entering actual information. WMATL ( Waiting on Material) This status indicates waiting for material purchase or acquisition. WPCOND ( Waiting on Plant Conditions) This status indicates waiting for plant conditions to approve. APPR ( Approved) This status indicates that the work plan is approved. Does not allow changing planned information, like job plan, safety plan and work plan for labor, tasks, materials and services. INPRG ( In Progress) This status indicates that the work order is being executed. COMP ( Completed) This status indicates that the work order was executed. This status allows to edit some information before closing the work order. CAN ( Canceled) This status indicates that the work order is not be executed for a particular reason. It does not allow any editing. CLOSE ( Closed) This status indicates the work order is closed and does not permit editing.