Swapping assets

You can swap assets associated with a work order. The swap action applies to the work order and all of the assets, locations, and configuration items on its child work orders. The term "work order" can refer to a work order, change, release, or activity record.

Before you begin

You can execute the swap immediately, or you can save the swap as a plan. If you save the swap as a plan, the changes will apply when the status for the work order is COMP (Complete). When the status of a work order is COMP, you swap assets only using the Execute Now option. When you select Execute Now on any tab, the system executes the changes on all tabs.

When you duplicate a work order that has a planned swap to its assets or locations, the planned action does not get copied to the duplicate work order. Also, when you create a release, or change, or work order from a record using the Select Action menu option, the planned action is not copied to the follow-up record.

Procedure

  1. Select the Move/Swap/Modify action.
  2. Click the Move/Swap tab.
  3. Select the Is this an Asset Swap checkbox.
  4. In the Swap Assets section, select the row for the asset you want to swap.
  5. To move the asset to a parent or location, type a value in the appropriate field, or click Select Value to retrieve a value.
  6. In the Replacement Asset field, specify an asset, or click Select Value to retrieve a value.
  7. Perform one of the following actions:
    • To swap the assets immediately, click Execute Now.
    • To swap the assets when the status for the work order is COMP (Complete), click Save as Plan.