Adding usage-based warranty coverage to equipment configurations

If the equipment configuration status is not Unfinished, you cannot add calendar-based warranty coverage.

Note: To manage warranties from the perspective of the warranty record, select Equipment > Warranty > Warranties.

To add usage-based warranty coverage to equipment configurations:

  1. Open the Equipment Configurations form.
  2. Select the equipment configuration for which to add a warranty, and then click the Warranties tab. The system automatically populatesDate Entered and Entered By.
  3. Click Add Warranty Coverage.
  4. Warranty—Enter the warranty document to associate with the equipment configuration. The system automatically populates the warranty description, Duration, Threshold, Manufacturer, and Supplier.
  5. Coverage Type—Select Usage to indicate that the warranty is based on actual usage.
  6. Active—Select to indicate that the warranty is currently active.
  7. Duration UOM—Enter the usage length of the warranty and the usage unit of measure.
  8. Threshold UOM—Enter the amount of usage quantity prior to expiration at which the system should notify you that the warranty is about to expire.
  9. Click Submit.