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You need permission to create work orders. Owners, Admins, and Members have it by default.

Steps

1

Go to work orders

In the sidebar, under Maintenance, click Work Orders.
2

Open the form

Click Create Work Order.
3

Enter a title and description

Type a short title in the Issue title… field. This is the only required field. Add more context in the Add description… field.
4

Set the details

Use the buttons below the description to set the rest of the work order:If the asset you pick has a location, Relyant sets the location from the asset and locks it.
5

Add dates (optional)

Open the more options menu to choose Set start date, Set end date, or Set due date. Each one offers quick picks, such as Tomorrow, End of this week, or In one week, or Custom… to pick a date. Start and end dates can include a time.In the same menu, select Preventive maintenance to mark the work order as preventive. It then shows a PM badge.
6

Create

Click Create Work Order. The work order starts with Open status. If you assigned someone, they get an email notification.
You can also create a work order from an asset, a location booking, or an asset booking. Relyant fills in and locks the related asset or location, and links the work order to that record.
Files are limited to 10 MB each. Supported types are JPG, PNG, GIF, and WebP images, MP4, MOV, WebM, and MKV videos, PDFs, and Word and Excel documents.

Edit a work order

Open the work order and click Edit. Change any field, then click Update Work Order. You need permission to update work orders.

Delete a work order

Open the work order, open the more actions menu, and click Delete. You can also delete work orders from the row menu in the list, or select several rows to delete them in bulk. Only Owners and Admins can delete work orders. Deleting can’t be undone.

Next steps

Assign and prioritize

Change the assignee or priority after creation.

Add files and notes

Attach supporting documents to the work order.