174 Certification Study Guide Series: IBM Maximo Asset Management V7.1 Figure 8- 30 The Report Downtime action 8.7.1 Check asset status in work orders IBM Maximo Asset Management provides a function to check whether the asset status is DOWN before completing or closing a work order. This function opens a dialog box that warns you to change the asset status back to UP before finishing a work order. Figure 8- 31 on page 175 shows the message that is displayed before you complete or close a work order that has its asset in the DOWN status. This message reminds you to change the asset status to UP. Note: the Report Downtime action is used to set the asset’s status to down and up.

Chapter 8. Work Management 175 Figure 8- 31 Check asset status warning before completing or closing a work order This function can be enabled in the Other Organization Options action or in the Work Type action, both provided by the Organization application, which you can open by selecting Go To . Administration . Organizations. The Other Organization Options action provides a check box labeled as follows: Display Downtime Report Prompt upon WO Completion for Asset in a Down Status It indicates whether IBM Maximo Asset Management should open the dialog box shown in Figure 8- 31. Figure 8- 32 displays the Other Organization Options action. Figure 8- 32 Other Organization Options action to enable asset