Department of
Facilities Management
Brown University
Box 1941
295 Lloyd Ave.
Providence, RI 02912

Facility Emergency:
Tel: (401) 863-7800

Service Request:
Tel: (401) 863-7800

Main Office:
Tel: (401) 863-7850
Fax: (401) 863-7885

Facilities Asset Management Information System (FAMIS) Definitions

Service Request - Requests for service that are reviewed and evaluated for assignment of a priority code, due date, and sent to the appropriate trade shop.

Work Order - A service request that has been evaluated and converted to a work order for assignment to an employee by a trade shop supervisor.

Status Codes

Service Request Status Active Description
REQUESTED Y The Service Response Center has received your request for processing and will convert to a Work Order if no further evaluation is required at this time.
REVIEW Y The Service Request requires further evaluation prior to creating a work order
CANCELED N Your Service Request has been canceled. (Requires customer notification with an explanation.)
CONV PROJ N Your Service Request has been converted to a Project. (Requires customer notification with an explanation.)
SCHEDULED N Your Service Request has been converted to a work order and sent to a divisional supervisor for processing. Customer automatically notified via email.
SENTTO_PDC N Sent to Planning Design & Construction Group for Planning review and evaluation. (Requires customer notification with an explanation.)
Work Order Status Active Definition
ASSIGNED Y Work Order has been assigned to a specific employee
COMPLETE Y Employee has reported to their supervisor that the work has been completed.
OPEN Y Work Order is active and pending assignment after review by a divisional supervisor
REVIEW Y Work Order requires further review to address some type of issue. (Scope change, Insurance, Code related, etc)
CANCELED N Work Order canceled; Work will not be performed. (Requires customer notification with explanation) Customer may have requested the WO be CANCELED or the work may be a duplicate request.
CLOSED N Supervisor has reviewed the Work Order for completeness and no further action is required.
CONV PROJ N A work order that has changed in scope and has been converted to a project. (Requires customer notification with an explanation.)

Event Project Status Codes

Project Status Active Description
REQUESTED Y Project has been requested and is under review.
PLANNING Y Project phases are being added as required to plan the event.
SET_UP Y Project phases for trade support are being added as required.
APPROVED Y Project has been approved and is active.
CLOSE_OUT Y Project is complete and awaiting all close out items to be completed before closing (final equipment rental, vendor invoice, and misc costs).
CLOSED N Project is closed and no longer active. (All billable charges may be released.)
REJECTED N Project estimate was performed, but rejected by the customer. Work will not be performed.
CANCELLED N Project is canceled. (Requires customer notification with an explanation.)