Projecting the
Next Maintenance Due Date
This pane allows the user to
selectively display those properties and tasks with the projected due
date. The mechanics and
choosing/understanding the filtering options is explained below.
The Mechanics:
- Use the popups to choose a 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 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 Filters task are selected, only the last filter change
for the "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 property/task are shown. For
example, if the "My House" and Change 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
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 PMT
- 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 )