Hold Release Work Orders

This activity allows you to hold or release the work orders. Tell me more

Select the “Hold / Release Work Order ” link under the “Work Order Management“ business component.

The “Hold / Release Work Order” page appears.

Enter the following in the “Search Criteria” group box:

Work Order No.	The number identifying the work order, which is to be put to hold or is to be released.
Item Code	The code identifying the item of the work order, which can be put to hold or can be released.
Matl. / Prod. Controller	Use the drop-down list box to select the material or production controllers defined in the control unit for which the login user has at least “Modify” access permission. The system also displays a blank record.
Sale Order No.	The number identifying the sale order created for the selected item.
Customer Code	The name of the customer. This field is displayed based on the sale order no selected.
Hold Status	Use the drop-down list box to select the hold status of the work order. You can select from “None” and “On Hold”. The system displays "None" by default on launch of the page.
Hold Reason	The reason for which the work order is put to hold. If Hold Reason is left blank, the system displays an error message. If Hold reason has been specified, the system retrieves all the work orders in "On Hold" Hold Status with the specified Hold Reason. The system also checks for the existence of the Hold Reason in the Code Master. If no, displays an error message.
Held By	The name of the person who holds the work order. If Held By has been specified, then the system retrieves all the work orders in "On Hold" Hold status with the specified Held By.

Click the “Search” pushbutton to retrieve the work order details that has been put to hold.

The system gets the work order details for each of the field entered in the search criteria. All the work orders are retrieved for the order status that is “Released” but not “Completed”.

Hold Reason	Use the drop-down list box to select the reason for holding the work order. Default value is set to “Blank”. The system populates only those values that are defined for Code Type "Hold". The system also displays a blank record along with this list.
Held By	The name of the person who is responsible for holding the work order.
Remarks	The comment or remark specified by the user.

The system displays the following in the multiline:

Work Order No.	The number identifying the work order that has been put to hold.
Item Code	The code identifying the primary output item of the work order that has been put to hold.
Variant Code	The code identifying the variant of the item.
Desc.	The description for the combination of the item/item variant.
Hold Status	The hold status of the work order.
Hold Reason	The hold reason of the work order.
Order Status	The status of the work order.
Order Qty.	The quantity that represents the sum of the receipt and scrap quantity.
Order Start Date	The date on which the work order has to be started.
Order Due Date	The date on which the work order has to be completed.
Sale Order No.	The number identifying the sale order created for the selected item.
Customer	The name of the customer. This field is displayed based on the sale order no selected.

Click the “Hold Work Order” pushbutton to hold the selected work order.

The system updates the Hold Status in the Work Order Header as “On Hold” and saves the Reason Code, Held By and Remarks for the selected work order.

Click the “Release WO” pushbutton to release the selected work order.

The system updates the Hold Status in the Work Order Header as “None” and sets the Reason Code, Held By and Remarks as “Blank” for the selected work order.

The login user ID and the system date are updated in the “Created By” and “Created Date” fields.

The system displays the following:

Created By	The login user ID of the person who has put to hold/released the work order.
Created Date	The date on which the work order was put to hold/released.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Maintain Codes” link at the bottom of the page to maintain the code details for the selected work order.
Select the “Attach Notes” link at the bottom of the page to specify notes details.