MainBoss CMMS 2.8 FAQ

This page contains answers to our customers' Frequently Asked Questions about MainBoss 2.8 and 2.9.

• Obsolete Equipment and Preventive Maintenance Tasks
• My Excel program can no longer find the table "TABLES\BUILDING.DBF"
• How to print after previewing a report
• How do I change entries in the Requestor pull-down menu?
• I cannot delete a particular inventory item.
• Some MainBoss windows are too big to fit on the screen
• Work orders don't appear on dates when preventive maintenance should be scheduled
• I forgot my MainBoss Administration Password
• Installing on a workstation that has no CD drive
• Corrupted database files on Windows 95 network
• Reprinting work orders

General Tips on using MainBoss

• Speeding up MainBoss network performance
• What tables you have to set up before using MainBoss
• How to e-mail reports to other people
• Sending files to MainBoss support
• How to set up preventive maintenance by meter readings on new equipment
• Viewing AutoCAD drawings
• How to create custom reports
• Editing MainBoss data files with other programs