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title: "FCM Jobs - Overview"
slug: "fcm-jobs-and-echs-overview"
updated: 2026-10-27T23:12:05Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:12:05Z
canonical: "ims-handbook.cenosco.com/fcm-jobs-and-echs-overview"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ims-handbook.cenosco.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# FCM Jobs and ECHs - Overview

> [!NOTE]
> This section of the Handbook describes how Jobs can be created and managed in FCM.

Jobs in FCM are a self-contained entity that groups together Schedules to conduct Preventative or Corrective maintenance on Flange Connections (Flanges and Grayloc).

Typically, a Job’s scope includes only as many flanges as can be inspected, repaired or maintained in a short period of time, ranging from one to several days worth of work. However, some users rely on FCM to execute fieldwork. For these users, ECHs can be created outside of a Job, without a pre-configured Schedule.

When Flange Connections are added to a Job, the details of the Equipment can be customized to the needs of the specific Job without affecting the original Equipment.

The process of Creating Jobs and ECHs in FCM is described in the following pages.