---
alias: user-guide-accept-maintenance-activity-order
tags:
- maintenance
description: "This documentation details the process of accepting a maintenance activity order"
---

# Accept Maintenance Activity Order

:lock: MaintenanceActivityOrder.**Accept**

## Overview

This operation accepts a **Maintenance Activity Order** (**MAO**) which is in the Waiting for Acceptance state.

## Setup

No setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

## Preconditions

* The **MAO** is in the Waiting for Acceptance execution state.
* The user must belong to the **Maintenance Plan Instance** Owner Role.
* The **MAO** must not be included in another **MAO**, that is, the Parent **MAO** property must be `null`.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1

1. Verify the information regarding the **MAOs**.

    !!! note
        It is possible to select multiple MAOs before entering the Accept Maintenance Activity Order wizard.

2. The effective completion date/time is presented and it can be overridden.
3. If a state transition is associated with the entity to which the **MAO** is related, it is possible to change the state of the entity by selecting a new state from the list. If the state transition has **Reasons** associated, you can accept the suggested **Reason** or select another one.
4. Optionally, enter a Comment.
5. Select **Accept** to complete the transaction.

![Accept MAO](images/accept_maintenance_activity_order.png)