# Work order actions

This is a multi-purpose form used to change the quantity Committed, Started or Finished for a work order. This form is activated from either the Manufacturing menu or the Work order form menu to do one of the following:

- Commit some or all component stock for a work order's kit
- Start building some or all of a work order's kit
- Finish building some or all of a work order's kit

Work order actions permissions and Work order permissions

The permissions that determine whether a user can add, edit, or delete work order actions is based on a combination of both the Work order permissions and the Work order action permissions.

For a user to add a work order action, they will need:

- Read permissions or greater to the Work order function.
  - Because of how permissions are applied for commands, if the Work order actions form is being opened from a command, then the user will also need Read permissions to the Work order actions function.

For a user to delete a work order action, they will need one of the below:

- Delete permissions or greater to the Work order function.
- Administrator permissions to the Work order actions function.
- Delete permissions or greater to the Work order actions function, if the action was created by that user.

Features

- A work order can be prevented from being completed if the System preference Do not allow Work orders to be completed if they are linked to active timesheet entries has been set, and there is an active timesheet entry.

Work order actions form

Module: Manufacturing

Category: Items

Activation:

- Main > Manufacturing > Commit stock; Work order > Action > Commit stock
- Main > Manufacturing > Start building kit; Work order > Action > Start building kit
- Main > Manufacturing > Finish building kit; Work order > Action > Finish building kit

Form style: Multiple instance, ActionForm

Special actions available for users with Administrator permissions:

- None

Database rules:

- None

Field definitions

Work order #

Reference: number, QuickList, WYSIWYS

This is the work order number of the work order for which you want to perform an action.

The OK button on the form will not be enabled unless a valid work order has been entered into this field. You can click on the >> button to display a list of available work orders.

When you enter a value into this field and TAB to the next field, the details of the work order number you entered will be displayed for confirmation.

Kit code

Reference: text, read-only

This field displays the kit item code of the work order as a confirmation that you have selected the correct work order.

Date

Reference: date, mandatory, QuickList

This is the date for which the requested Work order action will be performed. If the action requested involves inventory transactions, then this date must be within the current extended Financial year.

Quantity to commit / start / finish

Reference: quantity, mandatory

This field specifies how many of the kits for the work order you want to commit, start or finish (depending on the form's action). By default, this field is filled with the quantity required to complete the action for the work order. The quantity entered must be non-zero.

If a positive quantity is entered, the quantity cannot be more than the quantity available for the action. For example, if a work order has a Qty started of 50 and a Qty finished of 20, then you cannot perform a Finish building action for any more than the remaining 30 unfinished items.

If a negative quantity is entered, the quantity cannot cause the total quantity for the action to become negative. For example, if a Work order has a Qty started of 50, then you cannot perform a Start building action for any less than the -50 items.

If a negative quantity is entered, the quantity cannot cause the total quantity for the action to become greater than the total quantity for the preceding action. For example, if a work order has a Qty started of 50 and a Qty finished of 20, then you cannot perform a Start building action for any less than -30 items as this will leave the Qty started less than the quantity finished.

User

Reference: select from list, mandatory

This is the User name (not User login ID) of the user that is performing the requested action. This field is filled in by default with the user name of the user to which this work order has been assigned but can be modified as necessary.

This work order is complete

Reference: Yes/no

Information is under review for a new version and will be updated soon.

Quantity requested

Reference: quantity, read only

This is the number of kits requested for the work order.

Quantity Committed

Reference: quantity, read only

This is the total number of kits that have had components committed to the work order. This value is the same as the Qty committed on the Work order form.

Quantity Started

Reference: quantity, read only

This is the total number of kits that have been started for the work order. This value is the same as the Qty started on the Work order form

Quantity Finished

Reference: quantity, read only

This is the total number of kits that have been finished for the work order. This value is the same as the Qty finished on the Work order form

Test build button

Reference: button

This button allows you to do a test build of the work order, without actually building it, to confirm whether or not there is sufficient stock and if not, which Items and how much of each item is not available.

This button is only available when you are performing either Start building or Finish building actions. If you have sufficient stock to start or finish building the specified quantity of kits, a message box will appear informing you of this. If you do not have sufficient stock, a list of all of the Items that you are short of will be displayed with the quantities required.

The following items will affect the building of the current work order

Reference: list, read-only

This list shows all the Items which have insufficient stock and the quantity that is required to complete the requested Work order action.

If necessary, and if other warehouses have sufficient stock, you can click on the Generate stock transfer button to automatically generate a stock transfer to transfer the required stock into the component warehouse so that you can manufacture the request kit item.

Generate stock transfer

Reference: button

This button automatically displays the Stock transfer form filled with all the insufficient Items for the current work order. You can then add, remove or change the Stock transfer as required.

Print

Reference: button

Information is under review for a new version and will be updated soon.