Create Maintenance Items

When you need to create a new maintenance record for an element, you can do so by selecting the 'New' option from the toolbar of the Maintenance window.

Access

Use one of the methods outlined here to display the Maintenance window for the type of maintenance item to create, then click on (the 'New' icon).

Ribbon

Construct > Change Management > Changes > Show Changes Window

Construct > Change Management > Defects > Show Defects Window

Construct > Change Management > Issues > Show Issues Window

Construct > Change Management > Tasks > Show Tasks Window

Construct > Change Management > Events > Show Events Window

Construct > Change Management > Decisions > Show Decisions Window

Create maintenance items

Field/Option/Button	Action	See also
Name	Type the name or a short description of the defect, change, task, event, decision or issue.
Auto	As an alternative to typing in the name, click on this button to insert predefined auto-counter text. If you already have some text in the 'Name' field, it is over-written by the auto-counter text.	Set Auto Naming and Auto Counters
Reported by Requested Raised by	Click on the drop-down arrow and select the user name of the person who initiated the maintenance item.
Date	Defaults to today's date as the date on which the maintenance item was raised; if necessary, change this by clicking on the drop-down arrow and selecting a different date.
Status	Click on the drop-down arrow and select the appropriate status of the maintenance item, such as New or Complete.
Resolved by Implemented by Completed by	Click on the drop-down arrow and select the user name of the person who completed and closed the maintenance item.
Date Resolved Date Date Completed	Defaults to today's date as the date on which the maintenance item was completed; click on the checkbox to select today's date or, if necessary, change the field by clicking on the drop-down arrow and selecting a different date.
Priority	Click on the drop-down arrow and select the priority for completing the maintenance item.
Version	Type the version number associated with this defect, change, task, event, decision or issue.
Description	Type a longer description of the maintenance item; you can format the text using the Notes toolbar at the top of the field. This text is also reflected in the Notes window, but cannot be edited there.	Notes Toolbar
History	Enter any notes or references to previous occurrences of this maintenance item; you can format the text using the Notes toolbar at the top of the field. This text is also reflected in the Notes window, but cannot be edited there.
New	Click on this button to clear the fields ready to create a new maintenance item.
OK	Click on this button to save the record data and close the dialog.
Close	Click on this button to close the dialog without saving the record.
Apply	Click on this button to save the record without clearing the data fields or closing the dialog.

Notes

To edit an item, right-click on it on the Maintenance window and select the 'Modify Selected' option; the 'Item Details' dialog displays with the values for the selected item in the fields, and you can change those values
To delete an item, right-click on it on the Maintenance window and click on the Delete icon in the window toolbar; in response to the confirmation prompt, click on the Yes button
A further possibility for editing and deleting items is to right-click on items in the Element Browser and select menu options there; to access an item through the Element Browser, click on the icon in the Maintenance window toolbar and click on the required item in the Maintenance folder in the Element Browser window
To change the element for which to create or edit maintenance items, click on the new element in the Project Browser

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