> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.relyant.app/llms.txt
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# Preventive Maintenance Overview
> Schedule recurring maintenance tasks and automatically generate work orders
Preventive maintenance (PM) in Relyant lets you create recurring maintenance schedules for assets and locations. Instead of waiting for equipment to fail, you proactively schedule regular servicing — and Relyant automatically generates the work orders on time.
## How it works
1. You create a PM schedule linked to an asset or location
2. You define the recurrence (e.g., every 3 months)
3. On the scheduled date, Relyant automatically creates a work order
4. The work order is assigned to the designated technician and follows the normal work order lifecycle
## PM schedule statuses
| Status | Meaning |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Active** | Schedule is enabled and generating work orders |
| **Paused** | Schedule is temporarily disabled |
| **Completed** | Schedule has ended (for fixed-duration schedules) |
**Required role:** **Admin** or **Manager** to create and manage PM schedules.
## How-to guides
Set up a new preventive maintenance schedule.
Configure how often maintenance should occur.
Understand how Relyant creates work orders from PM schedules.