PPM Suppressions

The PPM Suppressions tab in the PPM Builder allows you to prevent work orders from being generated by one PPM when another PPM has already created work orders for the same assets or sites within a defined time frame. This helps prioritize work and avoid redundant visits. For example, if a store undergoing remodeling doesn't need technicians arriving for scheduled maintenance during that period, you can suppress those work orders for a set timeframe.

How PPM suppressions work

If a PPM would generate a work order, but another PPM has already scheduled one for the same period, suppression prevents duplicate work orders. For example, if you have both a yearly PPM work order and a monthly PPM work order, you can set suppression so that when the yearly work order is scheduled, the monthly one doesn't generate for that same period.

Suppress PPM

1. In the PPM Suppressions tab, click Add PPM builder to suppress.

2. Select the PPM or PPMs that should be suppressed.

3. Click Select builders.

4. In the Update suppressed builder value window, enter:

   • Suppression method: Select Same day or Same month to define when suppression should apply.

   • Number of days prior: Enter how many days before the scheduled work order suppression should start.

   • Number of days after: Enter how many days after the scheduled work order suppression should end.

5. Click Save.