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Backlog Report?

  • January 27, 2026
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Hello! We have been using MaintainX for a couple of months now, and my senior management team wants to see some KPI’s.

In our previous system, I had crafted backlog reports that listed (the total number of planned/estimated hours) minus (the total number of actual hours) for ALL our open work orders. That would equal our backlog, aka the amount of work we still have to do. Sounds simple, right?

But I can’t for the life of me figure out how to get MaintainX to give me this information!

I’ve tried looking in the canned pre-built reports AND building them manually. 

The closest I’ve come is building a table that lists every open work order, with separate columns for the total estimated time (A), total time duration (B), and the result of the formula (A-B).

But I want ONE TOTAL for this one value, not a separate row for every work order.

To go one step further, I’d also like to have a report that breaks the total backlog out by Team, aka how much backlog does the HVAC team have? The BAS team? The CARP team? Etc..

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Amy Briggs
Maintenance Planner
The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME

2 replies

Katja K
  • MaintainX Team
  • February 4, 2026

Hey ​@AmyBriggs, thanks so much for your question! 

You’ve actually hit a current limitation of MaintainX Report Builder. While Report Builder can calculate Estimated minus Actual time for each individual work order, it doesn’t yet support adding those results together into one total or a team-level backlog.

That’s why you’re able to build the A–B calculation for each work order, but can’t get one combined backlog total. At the moment, formulas can’t be summed or re-grouped. 

Stay tuned, as backlog reporting like this is something our team is actively working toward as we continue to expand the capabilities of Report Builder. Feedback like yours is extremely helpful in shaping those improvements, so thank you! 


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  • February 6, 2026

Thanks for your reply, Katja! I look forward to hearing more when this feature is available. :)

Cheers,
Amy