The Parent-Child Relationship enables a network of work orders, which includes one top level work order that defines the time line of all its child work orders. The start and end dates of the child work orders are within the start and end dates of the parent work order. The parent work order dates are scheduled, while its child work orders automatically schedule, as well. A child work order can be a parent to another work order. One parent can have multiple children, but one child can have only a single parent. You can have an infinite number of parent-child work order levels.

   To create parent work orders:

1. Navigate to the Work Orders page (Maintenance Super User: Work Orders tab).

2. Query a work order (See: Viewing Work Orders).

3. Click the work order and select the Work Relationships sub-tab. This page graphically displays the work order's schedule. The tab enables you to view the scheduling relationships for the work order in a graphical format and lists the work order's possible relationships.

4. Select the work order for which you want to define a child work order, and click Update Work Hierarchy.

   Use the Update Work Hierarchy page to add a child work order.

5. In the Select Work Order field, depending on your requirement, select to create a new child work order or add an existing work order as a child.

6. Enter details of the new child order you want to create, or add the existing work order that you are adding as a child.

7. Click the Apply button.

   A confirmation message displays that the work order has been added as a scheduling child.