How do I define maintenance tasks - Step 2 of 4 (FastMaint Web)

From the Home Page select the Tasks link. This will bring up a list of tasks (if any) that have already been defined. Select the Add New button at the bottom left of the list to create your first task. This will bring up the tasks page shown below.

1. Name and description: The task below has been called "Oil change for Forklift". You can also use some a code that makes sense to you e.g. "FL-INSP-A", "A6 BP 124".
2. Category, Class, Priority: The Category field could represent things like cost centers, departments, customers and so on. The task class specifies if this task is a preventive maintenance task or a breakdown maintenance task. Specify the priority (High/ Medium/ Low) for this task. 
3. Start time and duration: This task is to be done at  9.30 AM for one hour.
4. Effective period: Period during which work orders can be created from the task. Here we can start creating work orders from "Jan 1, 2004". There is no ending date. Having an ending date or specifying a maximum number of work orders is useful if this a contract based task or some other special maintenance that is restricted.
5. Frequency: This is a meter based task that is scheduled whenever the meter on a specified forklift increases by 1500 miles. By selecting the Monthly or Yearly options we can specify other schedules for the task e.g. once in three months, some specific time every year and so on. The Unplanned option can be used for unplanned tasks (e.g. equipment breakdowns). The Meter/ Alarm option can be used for tasks scheduled based on a meter reading or alarm condition. Tasks with the Unplanned option or Alarm option can be scheduled as needed using the Request feature. Specify a calendar if you want task dates to be automatically adjusted for calendar off days.