You can configure PM Plan Templates to automatically create the full sequence of PM Schedules for all recurring definitions on a PM Plan up front, instead of creating one schedule for the recurrence and then updating it each time the PM process runs.

To do this, select the Generate all Recurrence Upon Creation checkbox on the Schedule tab of the Create PM Plan Template Wizard or on the Edit PM Plan Template Wizard. This ensures that all PM Plans created using the template have all its recurring PM Schedule Definitions generated as PM Schedules on creation. The PM Schedules generated this way are for the full lifespan of the PM Plan rather than creating a single PM Schedule line that must be updated after the PM Process runs and generates a Work Order based on it.

The PM Details web service takes the PM Schedule Definitions with Recurring set to True and breaks them into multiple PM Schedule Definitions (with Recurring set to False). From the PM Schedule Definitions, the service generates all PM Schedule lines upfront.

The following screen displays the Generate all Recurrence Upon Creation Option in the PM Plan Template Wizard:

The following screen displays all Recurring PM Schedule Definitions. For more information, see Time-Based PM Plans.