Nova can create charts and graphs to help you quickly spot trends in your maintenance data. Instead of scanning through tables, you can use visuals to understand patterns, compare performance, and share insights with your team.
Types of Visualizations Available
Bar charts — Compare categories (e.g., open work orders by type)
Line graphs — Track changes over time (e.g., monthly spend)
Pie charts — Show breakdowns and percentages (e.g., reactive vs. preventive work)
Steps to Visualize Data with Nova
Open the Nova chat window in UpKeep.
Ask Nova to create a chart or graph based on your data (see examples below).
Review the chart Nova provides.
If you’d like to share or save the chart, you can also ask Nova to export the visualization as a PDF.
Example Prompts
Goal | Prompt | Why it matters |
Track part spending over time | Nova, show me a graph of my monthly part spend for work orders closed in the past 3 months | Helps managers identify cost trends and manage budgets effectively |
Compare work orders by category | Nova, build a bar chart with the number of open work orders by category | Makes it easy to see which areas of work are creating the highest demand |
Understand maintenance mix | Nova, give me a pie chart showing my reactive vs proactive work breakdown over the past 60 days | Provides quick insight into whether your team is spending more time on planned or unplanned work |
Review technician workload | Nova, show me a bar chart of open work orders assigned to each technician | Helps balance workloads across your team and prevent bottlenecks |
Monitor asset downtime | Nova, create a line graph of asset downtime hours over the last quarter | Reveals whether downtime is improving or getting worse, supporting better planning |
Tips & Best Practices
Include time ranges in your prompt for clearer insights.
Reference specific categories, assets, or technicians to refine the visualization.
Pair visualizations with PDF exports to create shareable reports.