On the General tab of a maintenance plan, complete the following fields:

• Creation method: Defines when to create a work order. Options include:
• Next maintenance: Requires a work order template ID.
• Advance next maintenance: Requires a work order template ID and advance margin.

Note: Not all options apply to both time-based and consumption-based plans. Recall plans default to Never unless a template ID is added.

Other fields include:

• Warn when due: Displays a warning when a work order is due.
• Main task: Marks the work order as completed when this task is finished. If blank, all tasks must be completed.
• External task: Marks the maintenance plan as completed when this task is finished on any line.

Standard procedure

1.	Go to Business objects > Setup > Service and maintenance > Default maintenance plans.
2.	Click New.
3.	In the Maintenance plan code field, type a value.
4.	In the Description field, type a value.
5.	In the Creation method field, select an option.
6.	Sub-task: Enter a value for Advance margin.
6.1	In the Work order template ID field, enter or select a value.
6.2	In the Main task field, enter or select a value.
6.3	In the External task field, enter or select a value.
6.4	Select Yes or No in the Warn when due field.
6.5	Click Save.