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title: "Fabric Maintenance Hierarchy"
slug: "fma-hierarchy"
updated: 2026-10-27T23:11:52Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:11:52Z
canonical: "ims-handbook.cenosco.com/fma-hierarchy"
---

> ## 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.

# Fabric Maintenance Hierarchy

The figure below shows the important objects in the Fabric Maintenance (FM) Hierarchy.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/pic%201(578).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T14%3A58%3A41Z&se=2026-10-28T15%3A58%3A41Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=iy3xAp98gqChh%2FA0wzdMa3NH6YUiAw8jSlSJUZBGOf8%3D)

FM Hierarchy

An [AREA-FLOC](/v414/docs/area-flocs) can be used to group multiple FLOCs together. In turn each FLOC can contain an [Equipment](/v414/docs/pei-equipment-details-page) (sometimes more than one). Alternatively you can also directly assign [AREA Equipment](/v414/docs/creating-new-area-equipment) (Equipment Group = "AREA") to the AREA-FLOC.

[Schedules](/v414/docs/fma-schedules-overview) and [Conditions Histories (ECHs)](/v414/docs/fma-ech) are created on Equipment level. An Equipment can have multiple Schedules and ECHs. On the [AREA Equipment Details Page](/v414/docs/area-equipment-details-page) you will see all the Schedules and ECHs in that area, thus also those assigned to the other Equipment under the AREA-FLOC.

Lastly multiple Schedules (from multiple Equipment) can be [linked to a Planned Event](/v414/docs/tying-fma-schedules-to-upcoming-events).