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6.3.2. Maintain W/O Operations

To maintain Work Order Operations, select the "Maintain W/O Operations" option. The following screen will appear:

Maintain Work Order Operations

When maintaining Work Order Operations, you are presented with the following options:

Work Order #

Enter the Work Order Number of the Work Order whose Operations you want to maintain.

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.

Operations

Display lists Operations associated with specified Work Order.

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

CLOSE

Closes the screen, returning you to the application desktop.

NEW

Opens screen for creating a new Work Order Operation.

EDIT

Enables you to edit highlighted Operations. The edit screen is the same as that for creating a new Operation—except that when editing, the fields will contain Operation information based on definitions found in the Bill of Operations for the Item. Double-clicking on an Operation will also bring you to the editing screen.

Tip

Use the edit feature to make temporary adjustments to the original Operation found in the specified Item's Bill of Operations. Any changes made here are valid for the life of the Work Order only. The original Bill of Operations is not affected.

VIEW

Highlight an Operation and then select this button to reach a read-only view of the "Edit" screen.

DELETE

Highlight an Operation and then select this button to remove the Operation from the list.

MOVE UP

Moves an Operation sequence up the Work Order Operations list. Moving an Operation up or down the Work Order Operations list constitutes a production override. Changes made here do not affect the original Bill of Operations sequence. Sequence numbers, which are incremented in multiples of ten, are automatically adjusted to reflect the change in position.

MOVE DOWN

Moves an Operation sequence down the Work Order Operations list. Moving an Operation up or down the Work Order Operations list constitutes a production override. Changes made here do not affect the original Bill of Operations sequence. Sequence numbers, which are incremented in multiples of ten, are automatically adjusted to reflect the change in position.

Right-clicking on an Operation in the Operations list enables you to select from the following menu options:

View Operation

Highlight an Operation and then select this button to reach a read-only view of the "Edit" screen.

Edit Operation

Enables you to edit highlighted Operations. The edit screen is the same as that for creating a new Operation—except that when editing, the fields will contain Operation information based on definitions found in the Bill of Operations for the Item. Double-clicking on an Operation will also bring you to the editing screen.

Delete Operation

Highlight an Operation and then select this button to remove the Operation from the list.

Export Contents

Export the data displayed on the screen into a plain-text, TAB-delimited file. This file may subsequently be imported into a spreadsheet or other office tool.