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 Asset move from Workshop site to Operating site with Partially received POs

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Fadel Hamwi posted Wed November 12, 2025 04:59 AM

Hi everyone,

I have a scenario with two sites in Maximo — an operating site and a workshop site. A machine was moved from the mine (operating site) to the workshop for major repairs. A work order was created at the workshop site, and some direct issue POs were approved and partially received.

Due to delivery delays, a few minor parts have not yet been received. However, we now want to move the machine back to the operating site and install the remaining parts later once they arrive.

In Maximo, you can move an asset between sites directly from the work order (if it is the only WO that reference this asset), but since there are open POs against it, Maximo doesn’t allow the move.

Has anyone encountered this scenario before, or found a good way to handle it?

Thanks in advance!

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Khairi Chmengui

hello

In this situation, it's better to create a follow-up work order at the operating site it's the cleanest approach is usually to finish up the current workshop work order so all the work

done there is properly recorded, even if a few parts are still pending.

You can add a note on the WO or in the work log to mention that some parts are still on order and will be installed later.

Once that’s done, move the asset back to the operating site. After the move, create a new work order at the operating site for the remaining work once the parts arrive.

This keeps your history accurate ,one WO for the workshop repairs and another for the follow-up installation.

If you want to keep things connected, link the two work orders through the Related Records tab. That way, anyone reviewing the asset history can easily see the full repair trail from the workshop to the operating site.

I hope this helps!

best regards

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Fadel Hamwi

Hi Khairi, 

Thanks for your response. The problem that Maximo won't allow you to move the asset if you have opened POs.