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Works Order Management

Digital Work Order Tracking & Management

The execution layer of the CONTEXUS CMMS — capture, dispatch, track, and close every facility maintenance job with SLA accountability.

At a glance: Digital works order execution layer for facility maintenance — auto-created from PM plans, asset alerts, or tenant requests; dispatched by trade with SLA timers; closed with mobile photos, parts, and labour logs that flow back to asset history.

Key Capabilities

Task Assignment

Digital work order creation

Generate work orders from any source — tenant portal requests, maintenance plan triggers, asset health alerts, or QR-code scans on equipment. Auto-populate asset, location, priority, and SLA from the linked asset record.

Priority Tracking

Urgent task management

P1–P4 priority queues with SLA timers, automated escalation to supervisors when response targets are at risk, and visual boards filtered by trade, building, or vendor.

Completion Tracking

Progress monitoring

Capture labour hours, parts consumed, photos, and technician notes against each work order. Close-out approvals, post-job QC checklists, and digital signatures flow back to the asset history automatically.

Performance Analytics

Team productivity insights

Track mean time to resolve, first-time fix rate, backlog by trade, and SLA compliance across teams and vendors. Use the data to renegotiate FM contracts and justify headcount.

From Request to Close

1

Request

Work order is created from a tenant request, preventive maintenance trigger, asset alert, or manual entry — with asset and SLA context attached automatically.

2

Dispatch

The work order routes to the right technician, vendor, or in-house team based on trade, location, and availability, with mobile push notifications.

3

Execute

Field technicians update status, log hours and parts, capture photos, and complete QC checklists from the mobile app — online or offline.

4

Close

Approval workflows validate completion against SLA, attach records to the asset history, and feed performance analytics for the next planning cycle.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are work orders created in CONTEXUS?Expand

Work orders can be created four ways: manually by facility staff, automatically from preventive maintenance plan triggers, automatically from asset health alerts (e.g. a chiller COP falling below threshold), and from tenant service requests via the tenant portal. Each work order inherits asset, location, SLA, and priority context automatically.

Does the work order module work offline on mobile devices?Expand

Yes. Field technicians can view assigned work orders, update status, log labour hours and parts, capture photos, and complete checklists while offline. The mobile app syncs automatically when connectivity returns, so maintenance work continues uninterrupted in plant rooms, basements, and remote sites.

How does the works order module relate to maintenance management and asset management?Expand

The three modules share one data layer. Asset Management holds the equipment registry and health scores, Maintenance Management defines the time-, meter-, or condition-based plans that schedule recurring work, and Works Order is the execution layer where each job is dispatched, tracked, and closed. Together they form a complete CMMS for facility operations.

Can CONTEXUS track SLA performance against FM vendors?Expand

Yes. Each work order carries a priority (P1–P4) and an SLA timer. Response and resolution targets are tracked in real time, and dashboards expose first-time fix rate, mean time to resolve, and SLA compliance by vendor — useful inputs for FM contract reviews and renewals.