Tab Two - Maintenance Due
Tab two allows the user to selectively display overdue tasks based
on the last time it was performed and the task's recurring interval.
The mechanics and choosing/understanding the filtering options is
explained below.
The Mechanics:
- Use the popups to choose an owner, property and task
- Pick one of the three filtering options using the radio
buttons to the right of the popups.
- Press the Show button to display the maintenance matching the
selected options.
Using the maintenance data previously entered, the next
projected maintenance date is calculated and results shown in the
tabular area at the bottom of the window. If the calculated
next maintenance dates ( shown as "Next Maint Date" in the tabular
area ) are in the past or equal to today’s date, the date(s) is
colored red to warn of potential
overdue maintenance.
In addition to filtering based on the chosen owner, property
and task, the radio buttons provide three filtering options:
(Option
1) Only Last/Most Recent Task
For this filtering option, only the
last ( i.e. most recent ) service task performed is shown. For
example, if the "My House" property and "Change Furnace Filters"
task are selected, only the last filter change for "My House" is
shown. The other "My House" filter changes prior to the last are
not shown.
(Option
2) All Items for a Task
All the maintenance items for a
given owner/property/task are shown. For example, if the "My
House" and "Change Furnace Filters" were selected for property and
task, than all the filter changes recorded in the data base for
this property would be shown.
(Option
3) Only OverDue Tasks
Displays maintenance if the
calculated next maintenance date is today’s date or in the
past. Every item listed would have a red-colored next
maintenance date
A task is "overdue" when elapsed time is greater than the task
interval. For example, if "Change Furnace Filters" has an interval
of three(3) months, this task would be over due if more than 3
months has elapsed since the last change.
Note: tasks defined without a recurring time interval aren't
evaluated when checking for overdue.
Right Click ( or Control click ) To
Add Reminders For Future Tasks
Control clicking a maintenance list item ( from the list at the
bottom of the drop window ) allows a reminder to be added to the
system user notification center ( requires OS X 10.8+ ). More
information:
- Reminders are scheduled via a contextual menu
- One a reminder is triggered, it repeats every day until
the user dismisses it
- Dismissing a reminder opens the maintenance item in PMP
- System Preferences "Banners" setting is recommended for
Notifications
- Reminders cannot be scheduled for maintenance that is already
overdue. ( i.e. next maintenance date in the past )