> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.relyant.app/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Auto-Generated Work Orders > Understand how Relyant creates work orders from preventive maintenance schedules When a PM schedule's scheduled date arrives, Relyant automatically creates a work order and assigns it to the designated technician. This page explains how that process works and how to manage auto-generated orders. ## How auto-generation works 1. On the scheduled date, Relyant generates a work order based on the PM schedule's details (title, description, category, assignee) 2. The work order appears in **Maintenance → Work Orders** with **Open** status 3. The assigned technician receives a notification 4. After the technician completes the work order, the next occurrence is scheduled automatically ## Finding auto-generated work orders Auto-generated work orders are labelled with a **PM** badge in the Work Orders list. You can filter by **Source: Preventive Maintenance** to view only PM-generated orders. ## If a work order isn't completed on time If an auto-generated work order isn't completed before the next occurrence is due, Relyant will: * Keep the existing open work order * Generate a new work order for the new occurrence * Flag the overdue work order in the schedule's detail view ## Pausing or editing a schedule If you need to temporarily stop generating work orders (e.g., during a school holiday), you can pause the schedule: In **Maintenance → Preventive Maintenance**, click the schedule. Click **Pause** to temporarily stop work order generation, or **Edit** to change the schedule details or recurrence. Click **Resume** to re-activate the schedule. The next work order will be generated based on the updated schedule. ## Next steps Create one-off work orders outside of a PM schedule.