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title: "Creating a Maintenance Schedule"
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> Macro (toc)

Create a maintenance schedule to prevent orders being placed for part of the network for a fixed period.

**Step 1**

In the Maintenance Schedules module click **Add** to create a new maintenance schedule.

**Step 2**

Enter the following details:

| **Field** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Area | Select the part of the network for which the schedule will apply. You can select either areas or groups. |
| Begin/End Date | Enter the schedule start and end dates |
| Reason | Add an optional description of the maintenance period. |
| Announcement | Select this checkbox to generate an announcement that will be displayed to relevant customers in the Irrigator Portal.<br>The announcement will show the dates of the maintenance period and the text in the Reason field. It will expire at the end of the maintenance schedule, or you can expire the announcement manually in the Customer Comms module (see [https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MSGNC/pages/2008645724](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MSGNC/pages/2008645724) for more details). |

**Step 3**

Click **Save** to save your changes.

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