---
alias: user-guide-automation-task-oib-servicemaintenance
tags:
- maintenance
- automation tasks
description: "This task retrieves and outputs service and maintenance data based on specified parameters"
---

# Service and Maintenance Data

The `Service and Maintenance Data` task is responsible for requesting the Service and Maintenance Data.

If received, the requested data is sent as the proper output.

![1562171137862](./images/service_maintenance_parameters.png)

## Inputs

| Name     | Data Type | Description                                                  |
|----------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| lineName | `String`  | Optional. If not defined, command will be sent to all lines. |
| Activate | `Any`     | Activate the task                                            |

## Outputs

| Name                      | Data Type | Description                                           |
|---------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| serviceAndMaintenanceData | `Object`  | The output for the Service and Maintenance Data Event |
| Success                   | `Boolean` | Triggered when the task is executed with success      |
| Error                     | `Error`   | Triggered when the task failed for some reason        |

## Settings

On the `General` tab, you have the usual settings and the following settings:

| Name        | Data Type | Values | Default | Description                                                                                  |
|-------------|-----------|--------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Auto Enable | `Boolean` |        | `false` | If the task should automatically register event listening at startup or only when activated. |
| Keep Alive  | `Integer` |        | `0`     | Interval (in minutes) to issue a command to force retrieval of data. Set to 0 to disable.    |

![1562259678207](./images/service_maintenance_settings.png)

## Behavior

The task should be activated to request the information or if the settings auto enabled is set to true the task will start a
For the output of a specific data, just use the proper output to read the received data. `lineName` can be passed to input to filter the ServiceAndMaintenanceData request by a specific line name.

## Remarks

None.