---
alias: user-guide-release-maintenance-activity-order
tags:
- maintenance
description: "This documentation outlines the process for releasing a Maintenance Activity Order"
---

# Release Maintenance Activity Order

:lock: MaintenanceActivityOrder.**Release**

## Overview

This operation releases a **Maintenance Activity Order** (**MAO**) which is in the Approved state. A released **MAO** can be initiated at any time. If the Maintenance Activity is configured to be automatically released, this operation is not necessary.

## Preconditions

* The **MAO** is in the Approved 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 Release Maintenance Activity Order wizard.

2. Accept or update the Schedule Date.
3. Optionally, enter a Comment.
4. Select **Release** to complete the operation.

![Release MAO](images/release_maintenance_activity_order.png)

!!! info
    If the Maintenance Type of the MAO is set to Qualification, and the option to Release Maintenance Activity Orders is enabled when [[user-guide-request-maintenance-activity-order|requesting a MAO]], the system will automatically [[user-guide-begin-maintenance-activity-order|begin the MAO]].