CMMIS - Computerized Maintenance Management Information System

MicroMain™ Asset Tracking helps you track your assets from original purchase through all moves. Using this software with a Tablet PC or Ultra Mobile PC, you can enter and update asset data, including the location, identity and condition of your assets.

This software makes it easy to take inventory, update records, assign meters to assets, and create new assets. You download asset records from the MicroMain database and then upload the new and updated data—wirelessly if you are within the “cloud.” The new Asset Tracking features include barcode scanning to select assets, automatic counts of all selected records, and email options for asset reports.

For more information, contact your Account Manager at 888-875-6646.

It’s easy to “go green” with MicroMain, including trading paper for electronic work orders. Available for Pocket PC devices and BlackBerry® smartphones, MicroMain Mobile software lets you transmit work orders wirelessly, saving time and resources. With the new MicroMain Mobile for BlackBerry software, you can also manage maintenance while staying connected with phone, email, and other data applications.

For more information, contact your Account Manager at 888-875-6646 or request information online at http://www.micromain.com/XMmobile.asp.

Now customers can use their maintenance software with BlackBerry® wireless handheld devices. MicroMain Mobile for BlackBerry, a tool used with MicroMain’s maintenance management program, enables users to access work orders with this wireless handheld device. With MicroMain for BlackBerry, you can download assigned work orders or any work orders available to any maintenance technician. This allows technicians to provide services for multiple work requests in the field or plant floor, saving time and improving productivity.

This software checks for new work orders at user-specified intervals; in addition, automatic download options allow users to save time and effort. Using MicroMain Mobile for BlackBerry also gives users options to create new work orders at the point of work performance.

For more information, contact Frank Fiorentino at 1.888.875.6646.

The new MicroMain HelpDesk software is now available for use with MicroMain Maintenance Management/MicroMain XM. With this new functionality, a single person or group will be able to screen work orders created from work requests submitted by customers, end users, or requesters. The single person or group will authorize the work and send the work orders to the appropriate shop or designated staff.

MicroMain HelpDesk will be very useful for organizations receiving many work requests, especially in eliminating duplicate requests.

For more information, contact Frank Fiorentino 1-888-875-6646

Associate Parts with Suppliers

With the Supplier Parts tab in MicroMain XM 7.1, you can view all parts associated with a supplier on the supplier record.

1. Open the Supplier form.

2. Click on the Parts tab.

3. Click on Add to select the supplier’s parts from the list of parts available.

If the Supplier’s parts are not listed on the parts list, go to the Parts form and add the parts.

1. Open the Parts form.

2. Click New to add the parts provided by the supplier.

3. Click on the Supplier tab to add the supplier for the part(s).

Once the Parts have been set up and the Supplier associated, you can see the associated parts from the Supplier form and the associated Supplier for a particular part from the parts form.

The upgrade for xmMOBILE is now available. Upgrades to Version 7.1 are available at no charge to customers with current Priority Support Subscriptions. If you have not already requested your upgrade, you may do so now at http://www.micromain.com/PSS.asp.

xmMOBILE v7.1 still allows tethered (connected via a cable) work order syncing but now also allows wireless access. This wireless functionality will enable users to improve productivity and may increase customer satisfaction since work orders may be downloaded at any time without maintenance technicians making a trip to the shop. Increased security is another enhancement—administrators are able to set up security for each maintenance technician to determine who has access to xmMOBILE and which work orders are available to which technicians. Many users will also appreciate the fact that xmMOBILE has been eliminated on the PC side. This means clerks or technicians no longer need to open up xmMOBILE PC to select the work orders or inspections to download. Users will save time and benefit from increased performance due to additional enhancements, as well.

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Associate Assets with Contracts for Cost Tracking

Contract services can be associated with an asset(s). The associated asset record(s) holds a default percentage of the invoiced contract costs allocated to the asset(s).

1. Open Contracts from the main MicroMain menu: Actions => Contracts

2. Double-click on the Contract name to open the contract

3. Click on the Assets tab to add (associate) assets

4. Update the invoice allocation percentage(s) for the associated asset(s) record

Assets and Associated Contracts Report lists the contracts associated with active assets. Report details include basic contract information, costs allocated to the asset, and asset and property contract totals.

Project Batch Status Changes

Projects are a way of grouping, tracking and managing related work orders, i.e., preparing your grounds for the spring flora and plantings.

1. Open a Project from the main MicroMain menu: Actions => Projects

2. Review the Project Work Orders: Click on the Project Work Orders Tab

3. Click: Change Status

The Project Batch Status Changes Form will be displayed. You can Issue, Close, and Delete selected work orders or groups of work orders associated with the Project.

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