Overview Property
Maintenance Tracker ( PMT ) collects and tracks property maintenance
data and shows when subsequent maintenance tasks are due. PMT is
intended for single-family homes but the format can handle other
properties such as townhomes, duplexes etc. An an example of
maintenance is: Your house furnace needs service by a heating and
cooling contractor. PMT stores a database of providers ( like the
contractor ), a list of tasks ( like furnace service ) and a list of
properties ( could be your house, another house you own but rent to
another person etc. ). Data for the maintenance and the component
databases is saved and can be used to document and plan maintenance. It
shows overdue maintenance, provides on-screen reports, printed reports
and reminders( OS X 10.8+ required for reminders ) via the system user
notification center
Maintenance is comprised of these components:
Properties identify where the maintenance
was performed. At least one property must be created to add
maintenance. An example might be your own house.
Tasks identify what maintenance was
performed and the Task Date identifies when. An example might
be checking the air conditioner
A default list of tasks is provided. Any of the default tasks may be deleted and your own added.
Providers identify which company or person
performed the maintenance. An example might be a local Heating and
Cooling contractor
Total cost identifies how much the property owner paid
to complete the task. Total cost is the total of Parts/Supplies Cost,
Labor Cost and Taxes.
Main Window - Each tab provides related but distinct functionality
The Add/View/Delete Maintenance
pane provides three basic functions:
Adding new maintenance via the block of data entry fields
labeled "Add or Delete Maintenance"
Deleting
maintenance ( as shown in the list on the bottom of the screen )
by first double-clicking a list item to activate the delete button
Viewing maintenance using filtering of property, task and date range selection in the upper right of
window,
Filtering is available only after maintenance has been added
( i.e. the default list at the bottom of tab 1 )
Next Maintenance Due Pane
Displays the dates when the next maintenance is due for
specific tasks and properties
Filtering using the property/task
pop-up menus followed by
pressing the "Show Maintenace Based on Criteria" button.
This pane is effectively inoperative if data has not been
entered via tab 1. The popup menus will be empty.
Costs and Distance
Shows the Total Cost, Average Monthly Cost, Total
Distance and Average Monthly Distance for a selected Property, task and
date range
This pane requires the data entered via tab 1. If maintenance
has not been entered on tab 1, the popups will be empty.
Reports
Report formats available are:
Sorted alphabetically by Property with tasks for a Property
also sorted alphabetically. Task dates are sorted in reverse
chronological order within service task
Task date sorted in reverse chronological order with Property
and task sorted alphabetically.
Provider sorted alphabetically with properties sorted
alphabeticaly and task dates in reverse chronological order
This pane is effectively inoperative if data has not been
entered via tab 1
PMT Menu
About PMT:
Displays version number of PMT, registered user name
GoTo PMT Web Page:
Opens the default web browser and goes to the PMT web page.
Requires a live internet connection
Date Display
- PMT uses the System Preference "short" date ( see International
prefs, format tab ) to display dates. It expects a 10 character format
( or 8 if leading zeros are suppressed ) such as that shown
below. The format shown is mm/dd/yyyy but any 10 character format is
fine ( i.e. dd/mm/yyyy as in Europe or yyyy/mm/dd )
Overview