Initiate Work Order

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This page allows you to select the work orders to be initiated and initiate them. Tell me more

The “Initiate Work Order” page appears.

WO No.

The work order to be initiated (Alphanumeric, 18).

To search for a work order

WO No.

The work order which must be initiated (Alphanumeric, 18). You can enter the work order in full or specify it partially. The system displays all the work orders that are similar to the work order entered here. Leave the field blank to retrieve all work orders.

Desc.

The textual description of the work order (Alphanumeric, 150). You can enter the description in full or specify it partially. The system displays all the work orders whose descriptions are similar to the description entered here. Leave the field blank to retrieve all work orders.

WO Status

Use the drop-down list box to retrieve work orders based on its status. The system provides the options: “In Progress”, “Deferred”, “Interrupted” and “Scheduled”. Leave the field blank, if you wish to retrieve work orders belonging to all statuses. The system displays “Scheduled”, by default.

WO On

Use the drop-down list box to specify whether you wish to retrieve work orders that are created on equipment or on location. The system provides the options: “Equipment” and “Location”. Leave the field blank to retrieve work orders that are created either on equipment or on location.

Code

The equipment or location for which you wish to retrieve the work orders that are created (Alphanumeric, 30). You can enter the code in full or specify it partially. The system retrieves all work orders, created on equipment or location with codes similar to the code entered here.

Work Group

The work group which is responsible for carrying out the work order (Alphanumeric, 30). You can enter the work group in full or specify it partially. The system retrieves all work groups, which are similar to the work group entered here.

Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the work order to be retrieved. The system lists all the types that are defined in the “Define WO Types” activity. Leave the field blank to retrieve all work orders irrespective of their type.

Category

Use the drop-down list box to specify the category of the work order to be retrieved. The system lists all the categories that have been defined in the “Define WO Categories” activity. Leave the field blank to retrieve all work orders irrespective of the category to which it belongs.

Priority

Use the drop-down list box to retrieve work orders based on their priority. The system fills in all the priorities that have been defined in the “Define Priority“ activity of the “Maintenance Organization” business component. Leave the field blank to retrieve all the work orders, irrespective of the priority attached to them.

Location

The location of the equipment for which you wish to retrieve all the work orders that have been created (Alphanumeric, 30). You can enter the location in full or specify it partially. The system retrieves all the equipment whose locations are similar to the location entered here. Leave the field blank to retrieve work orders created in all locations.

Planning Group

The planning group of the work order (Alphanumeric, 30). You can enter the planning group in full or specify it partially. The system retrieves all planning groups, which are similar to the planning group entered here.

Ref. Doc. Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the type of document based on which the work order was created. The system provides the options: “Work Request”, “PM”, “Maint.Plan”, “Calib. Order”, “Inspec. Order” and “Work Log”. Leave the field blank to retrieve work orders created with reference to all the above document types. The system leaves the field blank, by default.

Ref. Doc. No.

The number of the document based on which the work order was created (Alphanumeric, 18).

From

The date starting from which you wish to retrieve the work orders that are scheduled to start (Date Format).

To

The date till which you wish to retrieve the work orders that are scheduled to start (Date Format). Leave the field blank to retrieve all work orders that are created till the current date.

From

The date starting from which the work order is scheduled to complete (Date Format).

To

The date by which the work order is schedule to complete (Date Format).

The system retrieves the results of the search criteria entered in the “Search Results” multiline:

WO

The work order retrieved by the system.

Desc.

The description of the work order.

Start Date

The date from which the work order is initiated (Date Format). The system defaults the current system date, if you leave this field blank for a work order selected for initiation. If the status of the work order that is initiated is “Interrupted”, ensure that the date entered here is not earlier than the date on which the work order was interrupted.

Time

The time from which the work order is initiated (Time Format). The system defaults the current system time, if you leave this field blank for a work order selected for initiation.

Note: If only the start date is entered and the time is left blank, the system defaults the current system date in the “Start Date” field and “0.00” in the “Time” field.

The system displays the following fields:

WO On

The maintainable object on which the work order is raised. The system displays “Equipment” or “Location”.

Code

The identifier of the equipment or location.

WO Status

The status of the work order, which can be “In Progress”, “Interrupted”, “Deferred” or “Scheduled”.

Note: You can initiate a work order only when it is in the “Deferred”, “Scheduled” or “Interrupted” status. A work order that is in the “In Progress” status can only be selected for initiating the tasks belonging to it in the “Work Order Details” page.

Sch. Start Date

The date on which the work on the work order was scheduled to start.

Sch. Compl. Date

The date on which the work order is scheduled to be completed.

Planning Group

The planning group of the work order.

Work Group

The work group that is responsible for carrying out the work order.

Type

The type of the work order.

Category

The category of the work order.

Priority

The priority of the work order.

The system initiates the selected work orders in the multiline and performs the following:

To proceed, carry out the following

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What you can do in this page

Initiate work orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initiate work orders

You can initiate work orders in this page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initiating work order – An overview

Initiate Work Order - A summary of the activity

In this page you can select the work orders to be initiated and initiate them. You can directly enter the work order to be initiated, or you can select the work orders by carrying out a search based on the following fields:

The system retrieves the work orders that are in the “In Progress”, “Scheduled”, “Deferred” and “Interrupted” statuses based on the filter criteria entered. You can then select the work orders that are in the “Deferred”, “Scheduled” and “Interrupted” statuses and initiate them. The system initiates the work orders and changes the status of the work orders to “In Progress”. The system also records the details of the status change of the work order in the work order history.

The system also retrieves work orders that are in the “In progress” status in the multiline. You can select a work order in the “In progress” status and initiate the tasks that belong to the work order in the “WO Details” page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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