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A maintenance request that waits for a signature
A Maintenance request type for OmniApproval: equipment and maintenance team on the request or its lines, approvers as configured, and the maintenance request created when it is approved.
OmniApproval™ - Maintenance Approvals (technical name to_maintenance_approval) is an Odoo 17.0 app for Odoo Community and Odoo Enterprise and Viindoo Cloud, built for operator, manager, maintenance team, finance.
At a Glance
The facts of OmniApproval™ - Maintenance Approvals, version 0.1.1, in one place. Published by Viindoo.
Technical name
to_maintenance_approval
Odoo version
17.0 (Odoo Community, Odoo Enterprise, Viindoo Cloud)
Category
Operations/Maintenance
Depends on
to_approvals, viin_approval, hr_maintenance
Best for
Operator; Manager; Maintenance team; Finance
Not for
It does not schedule the technician.
Key features
Maintenance request type with Equipment and Maintenance Team fields, Fields on the request or on the lines, required or optional, with custom labels, Approvers and steps from the type, Maintenance request created from the approved lines, Approval shown on the maintenance request; count on the approval, Create Maintenance Request action from the approval
How It Works
Raise a maintenance approval; approve; the request is created.
1
The approval
Forklift hydraulic leak: equipment and team on the line, waiting for approval.
2
The maintenance request
Linked to its approval.
3
The type
Which fields, on the request or the lines, and who approves.
What You Get
Maintenance request type with Equipment and Maintenance Team fields
Fields on the request or on the lines, required or optional, with custom labels
Approvers and steps from the type
Maintenance request created from the approved lines
Approval shown on the maintenance request; count on the approval
Create Maintenance Request action from the approval
More Screens
Everything below was taken on a database seeded with real business data, on this series - not a mock-up and not a screenshot from an older version.
The Maintenance approval type
What This App Does Not Do
Read this before you buy. Everything below is something the app deliberately leaves to another app or to you.
It does not schedule the technician.
The maintenance app does.
One maintenance request per approved line.
Group work on one line.
Needs OmniApproval and HR Maintenance.
Both are dependencies.
Nothing to configure.
Install it and the behaviour is there.
Works Well With
Apps from the same stack, built to fit this one:
Who Should Use OmniApproval™ - Maintenance Approvals?
Operator
Reports the fault and asks for the repair.
Manager
Approves the cost and downtime.
Maintenance team
Gets a request that is already authorised.
Finance
Knows repairs were approved.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does OmniApproval™ - Maintenance Approvals do?
A Maintenance request type for OmniApproval: equipment and maintenance team on the request or its lines, approvers as configured, and the maintenance request created when it is approved.
What does OmniApproval™ - Maintenance Approvals not do?
It does not schedule the technician. The maintenance app does. One maintenance request per approved line. Group work on one line. Needs OmniApproval and HR Maintenance. Both are dependencies. Nothing to configure. Install it and the behaviour is there.
Who is OmniApproval™ - Maintenance Approvals for?
Operator: Reports the fault and asks for the repair. Manager: Approves the cost and downtime. Maintenance team: Gets a request that is already authorised. Finance: Knows repairs were approved.
Which Odoo version and editions does it support?
Odoo 17.0 - Odoo Community, Odoo Enterprise, Viindoo Cloud. Upgrades to a newer Odoo series are a separate purchase for that series.
What does it depend on?
It installs on top of: to_approvals, viin_approval, hr_maintenance. Odoo installs them with it.
How do I set it up?
Raise a maintenance approval; approve; the request is created.
What works well with it?
OmniApproval (viin_approval): The approval engine. Maintenance (viin_maintenance): The requests and equipment. Equipment working frequency (to_equipment_woking_frequency): Know when service is due.
Can I try it before buying?
Yes - the Live Preview button at the top of this page opens the module's own screen on a working database.
How do I get support?
Write to apps.support@viindoo.com with your Odoo version and the technical name to_maintenance_approval; pre-sales questions go to sales@viindoo.com.
Need help with OmniApproval™ - Maintenance Approvals?
For questions, implementation support or a custom feature, contact Viindoo.
Upgrades to a newer Odoo series are a separate purchase for that series.
All Viindoo apps: apps.odoo.com/apps/modules/browse?author=Viindoo
About Viindoo. Viindoo builds and maintains more than 1,000 apps on the Odoo App Store for the Community and Enterprise editions and runs them on Viindoo Cloud. A purchase of OmniApproval™ - Maintenance Approvals covers the 17.0 series: bug fixes on the module reach you through the store, questions go to apps.support@viindoo.com with the technical name to_maintenance_approval, and moving to a newer Odoo series is a separate purchase for that series. Source code is delivered with the module and stays yours to read and adapt.
Technical Requirement
Editions: Odoo Community, Odoo Enterprise, Viindoo Cloud
Changes log
0.1.1 - Latest on the 17.0 line
- Aligned with the 17.0 models and views.
Installation
- Navigate to Apps.
- Search with keyword to_maintenance_approval.
- Press Install.
Instructions
Instruction video: Maintenance Approval
Create a maintenance approval request
The employee needs to navigate to the Approval app, find the Maintenance type and press Create Request, add necessary information then press Save > Submit. Once submitted, the approval request status is changed to To Approve.
Approve the maintenance approval request
To approve the request, the maintenance manager needs to navigate to the Approval app, find the awaiting approval request to approve or reject it according to the configured approval process.
Create a maintenance request
Once the maintenance approval request is approved, the manager press Create Maintenance Request to create a maintenance request and start the maintenance process.
The related maintenance request will be displayed on the maintenance approval request interface for easy access.
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