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6.1.5.  Close Work Order

A Work Order can be closed at any point. To close a Work Order, select the "Close Work Order" option. The following screen will appear:

Close Work Order

Note

Work Order Materials and Operations history is saved in the database after a Work Order is closed. Reports can be written to retrieve this information.

When closing a Work Order, you are presented with the following options:

Work Order #

Enter the Work Order Number of the Work Order you want to close.

Site

Displays Site code automatically when Work Order Number is entered into "Work Order #" field.

Item Number

Displays Item Number automatically when Work Order Number is entered into "Work Order #" field.

UOM

Inventory Unit of Measure.

Status

Displays Work Order Status automatically when Work Order Number is entered into "Work Order #" field.

Post Material Usage Variances

Material Usage Variances: Select to post material usage variances resulting from the Work Order. Variance information can be found in the Work Order reports.

Post Labor Variances

Select to post labor variances resulting from the Work Order. Variance information can be found in the Work Order reports.

Post Comment

Select to attach a Comment to the Work Order. This option must be selected if you want to add a Comment to the Work Order.

Comment Type

Specify one of the following Comment Types from the drop-down list: ChangeLog or General. Comment Types are used to categorize Comments. Once you have specified a Comment Type, you may type your Comment in the main text area. The text area features word-wrapping and scroll-bar support for longer Comments.

To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:

CANCEL

Closes the screen without closing the selected Work Order, returning you to the application desktop.

CLOSE W/O

Closes the selected Work Order.