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title: Preventative Maintenance [PM] | Convert a Work Order to PM (Admins & Subs)
description: Convert an existing work order to a Preventative Maintenance task in eSPACE — available for admins and sub-administrators to set up recurring maintenance.
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# Preventative Maintenance \[PM\] | Convert a Work Order to PM (Admins & Subs)

## How to make a work order recurring by turning it into a PM

### Admins can take an existing Work Order and turn it into a Maintenance \[PM\]!

- Sub-admins who have been given permission to manage preventative maintenance under their user permissions and have access to the service category on a work order can also create a PM from the work order.

 

- #### Go to the **Details** tab of an existing Work Order**![](https://support.espace.cool/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-26-2026-05-49-43-5634-PM.png?width=452&height=295&name=undefined-Feb-26-2026-05-49-43-5634-PM.png)**
- #### Scroll down to the bottom and click **CREATE PM**

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#### Choose **Yes** when asked if you want to create a PM from this Work Order

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Now just follow the steps for creating a PM as found in this article: [Add and Manage Maintenance \[PM\] (Admins and/or Sub-Admins)](https://support.espace.cool/espace-knowledge-base/preventative-maintenance-pm-adding-managing-admins-and/or-sub-admins?hsLang=en)

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