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:
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:
Enter the Work Order Number of the Work Order you want to close.
Displays Site code automatically when Work Order Number is entered into "Work Order #" field.
Displays Item Number automatically when Work Order Number is entered into "Work Order #" field.
Inventory Unit of Measure.
Displays Work Order Status automatically when Work Order Number is entered into "Work Order #" field.
Material Usage Variances: Select to post material usage variances resulting from the Work Order. Variance information can be found in the Work Order reports.
Select to post labor variances resulting from the Work Order. Variance information can be found in the Work Order reports.
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.
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:
Closes the screen without closing the selected Work Order, returning you to the application desktop.
Closes the selected Work Order.