Product Q&A

I am new to MX and may be missing something. I am accustomed to the IPSECA work process. Identify, Plan, Schedule, Execute, Close, and Analyse. I see that MX has all, but the Planning function covered. Can we add some Work Order statuses? It would be nice to have at least a “Planning” status. It would be even better if also had a “Waiting for Parts” and “Ready to Schedule”. In an organization that has many roles such as requestors, approvers, planners, schedulers, supervisors, crafts, analysts and or any combination of roles, the Work Order Status is normally data point used to designate who is responsible for the work order. The Work Order Status is the flow, or the maturity of the Work Order. With out the Planning status we have a very large to-do list. 

Is there a way to set up a relationship so that if a child asset is down it also causes the parent to show as down?

Hello, I am new to MaintainX and I have been trying to do some integration with our system as it has been quickly adopted by many of our end users. I have had success with the API calls offered. Specifically, I am using the List Work Orders pulling into PowerBI. However, our team has added some custom labels and custom fields. We use a custom Work Type label instead of the built-in Work Type selection. How do I pull in these custom fields? 

Very simple question:  I want to label a part as a Critical Part?  I’m in edit part ,and I do not see any options to label a part as critical.Thanks

I haven’t seen any means of tracking warranty information for assets, does MaintainX have the capability?

How can we make a work order visible to the entire team while still assigning it to an individual? The goal is to keep everyone informed about the status and updates without requiring them to search for the WO, while ensuring that one person remains accountable for the work. This approach also allows for a smooth handover if someone, for example, is on sick leave.

I like the ease of recording time on the mobile app but I can’t figure out how to capture time for any additional techs that work the job. We have some jobs that take multiple shifts to complete and will have several people working on a single work order. I need the ability to see labor for everyone that worked the job and how much time they put in on the job. Any help is greatly appreciated.Regards,John

When I create a new asset does the system automatically create a unique id number for it? In the tutorial it stated to include a unique identifier to enable searches for specific assets. In other systems there is an ID# and description, how does MaintainX handle this?

To my MaintainX community, this has been one of my favorite feature releases this year and it opens up many options to share your Work Orders with Vendors or Customers to complete.I would love to hear your thoughts about this feature and how you would use in your org?

How can we effectively manage the life cycle of parts in MaintainX?I understand that we can add an expiration date to a part, but what if we have multiple quantities of the same part, each with a different expiration date?For example, let's say I create a part called "AAA Batteries" and have 10 units in stock, but they each have different expiration dates.How should we handle this scenario? Is there any feature or method in MaintainX that supports tracking expiration dates at the unit or batch level?

HI! is there a way to add a priority choice?

Is there a way to assign a condition rating “1-5” to my assets, update the rating from 6 monthly visual assessments and track the changes in condition rating over time?   Thanks,Ben

When I add time track to a work order I filled in the pay rate I make, not knowing it would lock it in permeantly. I want pay removed from the time tracker… Can this be done?   I have talked to customer service, and they said they fixed it, but they did not.  I need it removed for 2 reasons I don't need my staff seeing how much I make, and it also distorts my monthly supply amounts, please help me get rid of the it LOL.

hello all, Looking for a way to repeat a work order hourly. I have several pieces of equipment that require hourly inspections while running.I am trying to avoid making 24 work orders for every day that this inspection is required. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.Thanks Tom 

Hello,Does anyone know if MaintainX plans to implement a GPS system? Recently, I’ve been creating work orders for tasks like emergency lighting tests, fire system checks, and legionella testing. However, as the company I facilitate for continues to grow and we onboard more staff, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to ensure these tests are being completed at the correct locations.I’ve heard unfortunate stories of staff claiming to have completed compliance tests without actually visiting the buildings. A GPS system would not only help verify the completion of tasks at the required sites but would also help reassure clients that compliance standards are being met.Thank Ste

When I create a new asset does the system automatically create a unique id number for it? In the tutorial it stated to include a unique identifier to enable searches for specific assets. In other systems there is an ID# and description, how does MaintainX handle this?

Is there a way to indicate if an asset is down in the service request? Once a work order is created from the request identifying asset is down can MaintainX automatically change status to DOWN then upon WO completion automatically return to ONLINE? Trying to remove manual tracking to reduce potential human error.

How do I restore a deleted asset using the maintainx API?

Need to view Hierarchy without having to go by System/Sub-system level instead is there a way to view everything on a higher level to see how its being laid out ?

Time and Cost Tracking EnhancementsProposed enhancements that would provide a more in-depth costing analysis of each work order.  Allowing for specific cost items or custom labelled cost items to be added would significantly improve this module, rather than just adding and/or exporting them as "Other Costs".Such as: Preliminary expenses (Architect, engineer, building consent, Insurance etc) Subcontractor cost/s Materials (Per material item) Consumables (nails, screws, adhesives) Tools & equipment (if hired or purchased) General expenses Labour Travel expenses  Transport/shipping expenses Rubbish or site wasteOther Proposed Enhancements: Having a budgeting section in the cost tracking module to allow proposed costs within a work order. Option to show or add Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Hi there, I have been using MaintainX for the past few months, and I really like it for the most part, however, there are some functionality issues I have found, such as: We have over (100) requesters in our system, but they currently do not receive a notification of a new comment or tagged item within their requested work order. A requester has to manually check their requested work order for the additional comms; however, they end up emailing or calling us to find out why they aren’t receiving notifications or asking what is happening with their requested work order, which is adding significant delays to the resolution of a work order and unnecessary admin. It allows you to tag their name in the comments but doesn’t notify them. Having 2-way comms within each work order would streamline the process considerably. Currently a requester will only receive notifications when the

Hi, Parts inventory does its basic function for sure but when it comes to metrics, triggers and data struggling here. Am I the only one who can’t find easy way to do stock check and pull useful metrics (easily) on parts usage/expenditure across plants? It is also problematic when it comes to consumables as no doubt parts have own lifespan and some quite short. On top we got actual consumables which usage deviates depending on machinery condition. So as example I need a report of a part or consumable over period time? Reporting module metrics seems more concentrating on asset and labour time/costs. There is nothing dedicated to inventory usage/costs/frequency? In current global supply chain climate inventory management becoming challenging task - parts usage and risk assessment of supply chain is trendy subject than ever. Stock checks - all we have is “restock” button? There is no way to have WO with fields for stock checks? Surely those who do inve

Hi there. I have to say that when the feature of cycle counts was talked about at the end of last year, I was really excited.  We do cycle counts on a weekly basis for roughly 24-36 crucial parts in our inventory. When it was recently released as an operating feature within the software I jumped right on it. Unfortunately, it is in my opinion not realistically going to work for us without it being able to choose what parts specifically we will count. It has either a choice of location or type of part. Has anyone on here used it for actual part numbers and not part type? I would like to assign Tech “A” to count six parts which may be six different part types. The same with Tech “B”, and Tech “C”, etc. If we have a part type of O-ring, and thats assigned to a Tech “A”, that Tech would then be responsible of counting over 200 o-rings, when in reality, he only needs to count the 6 specific o-rings that are crucial to our operation. I could assign Tech “B” to count a part type of belts b

Is there a way to link a Purchase Order to a work order?For Work Orders that require one of parts, or contractor labour, it would be good to initiate a PO from the W/O and see a link between the two. 

With the Premium plan in MaintainX, is it possible to generate asset maintenance reports? If so, how can I create reports that document all the work performed and costs incurred for a selected list of assets?