You create and maintain service contracts for preventive maintenance just like any other service contract. However, preventive maintenance involves some unique issues. This chapter reviews service contracts from the perspective of these special requirements.

Business Background
Describes the purpose and outlines most effective uses of PM.

Setting Up PM Scheduling
Outlines how to use Contract Maintenance (11.5.13.1) to schedule PM, visits, and to change contracts.

Scheduling Dates
Explains how PM dates are calculated.

Creating PM Calls
Describes how calls in the PM schedule can be created in Contract Maintenance and edited using Contract Control (11.5.24), set up by BOM type or default values, and explains using the call generator.