Creating a New Piece of (PM) Equipment

Updated on May 16th, 2025

This article will teach you how to add a new piece of equipment to your property for Preventive Maintenance (PM).

  1. From the Property & Facility menu, click Settings.
  2. From the Property Management Settings page, navigate to the Preventive Maintenance section and click Equipment.
  3. From the Preventive Maintenance: Equipment page, click the New Equipment button.
  4. Once the Add New Equipment window has opened, complete the form presented:
Field Explanation
Name for your new equipment Enter the name for the piece of equipment.
Property Select the location of the equipment.
Space

Select the space at the property where the equipment is located.

Note: The space housing the equipment must be added before creating a piece of equipment. See the Adding an Equipment Area article if the desired space is not in the drop-down list.

System Select the type of building system the equipment is a part of.
Make Enter the make or manufacturer name of the equipment.
Model Enter the model name or number of the equipment.
Asset/Tag # Enter the asset or tag number that was assigned by the building or accounting department.
Serial Number Enter the serial number of the equipment.
Warranty Expiry If the equipment is under warranty, select the warranty expiration date from the calendar menu or enter the date in the proper format (MM/DD/YYYY).
  1. Click the Save button.
  2. The new piece of equipment is now visible in the list of equipment.