Accessing the Work Order Status

About Lot and Operation Status

As a supervisor, you can access the statuses of the lots and operations associated with a work order in the Current Status page of the Order Management application. You can also modify the lot number if you want to change the name of the lot.

The progress of work of all the serial numbers and operations indicates the overall status of a work order. In the Order Management application, the All Serial/Lots pane displays the statuses of the serial numbers, and the table in the Current Status page displays the statuses of the operations.
Note: During production, the status of a lot and an operation may differ as follows:
  • When a lot is put on hold, the status of the operation associated with that lot can be In Progress.
  • When a lot is scrapped, the operation associated with that lot can be cancelled.

About Lots

Depending on the quantity of the products to be manufactured, serial numbers or lots are created in the ERP system.

The following table describes the color-coded status indicators of a lot that appear in the Order Management application.

Status IndicatorDescription
Indicates that the lot is in the Ready status. This status indicator appears when a lot is ready to be executed.
Indicates that the lot is in the In Progress status. This status indicator appears when the work on the lot is in progress.
Indicates that the lot is scrapped. This status indicator appears when you scrap a defective lot.
Indicates that the lot is in the On Hold status. This status indicator appears when the lot is put on hold.
Indicates that the lot is in the Complete status. This status indicator appears when all the operations associated with the lot are completed.

About Operations

To manufacture each type of product, a sequence of steps must be performed. Each task or a set of tasks is called an operation.

Operation Status Indicators

The following table describes the color-coded status indicators of a serial number that appear in the Order Management application.

Status IndicatorDescription
Indicates that the operation is in the Ready status. This status indicator appears when a work order is ready to be executed.
Indicates that the operation is in the In Progress status. This status indicator appears when an operation is clocked off, meaning you must clock on the operation before executing the operation.
Indicates that the operation is in the On Hold status for the operation. For example, if the disposition method specified for a defect is continue to process, and the defect is re-evaluated during a future operation, that future operation is on hold. When the lot is ready for that future operation, the operation status is Ready or In Progress, and the lot status is On Hold.
Indicates that the operation is in the Cancelled status. This status indicator appears when operation is cancelled on a Production Line.
Indicates that the operation is in the Not Ready status. This status indicator appears when the work on an operation has not started.
Indicates that the lot on which the operation must be performed has been scrapped.
Indicates that the operation is in the Complete status. This status indicator appears when an operation and the quality variables associated with the operation is completed.

Access the Work Order Status

Procedure

  1. In the Order Management page, select a value in the Line drop-down list box.
    The Released page appears, displaying a list of work orders associated with the selected line.
  2. In the respective application page, select a work order in the table.
    The Current Status page appears, displaying the status of the lots and operations associated with the work order. Refer to each field in the Current Status page as described in the following table.
    FieldDescription
    STATUSThe status of the serial number or lot is indicated with a color-coded indicator. For more information, refer to the About Lots topic.
    SERIAL/LOTThe unique identifier of the serial number.
    SEQUENCE NUMBERThe sequence in which the operation is performed in the lot.
    CURRENT OPThe name of the operation that the operator is currently performing.
    USER(S)The name of the user who is currently working on the operation. If multiple users are working on the operation, the number of users appear in the USER(S) field for that operation.
    CURRENT UNITThe name of the unit where the lot is being produced.
  3. Optional: In the All Serials/Lots pane, select a serial to view the status of the selected serial number.
  4. Optional: Select to modify the lot identifier.
    Note: You can modify multiple lot identifiers at the same time.