When you schedule your maintenance plan for the first time, you trigger the maintenance cycle. The system uses the scheduling information in the maintenance plan to calculate which maintenance package is due next.

The procedure depends on the type of maintenance plan. You have the following options:

When you schedule a maintenance plan, the following conditions must be fulfilled:

• The scheduling data is maintained.
• The maintenance plan contains at least one maintenance item.
• Task lists are assigned to the maintenance items.