Create a Work Order

Before you begin

If you do not have the permission to perform this task, a message appears, stating the same. If that happens, request your administrator to provide the permission using Security. Refer to Create a Role.

Procedure

  1. In the Work Order Manager page, select .
    The Create Work Order window appears, displaying the General section.
  2. In the CHOOSE MATERIAL box, select the product for which you want to create a work order.
  3. Provide values as specified in the following table.
    BoxDescription
    MATERIALSelect the material for which you want to create the work order.
    ROUTEThis box contains a list of released routes for the material that you have selected. All the revisions of a route, if any, appear in this box, indicated by R[< revision number>] at the end of the route name. Select the route for which you want to create a work order.
    WORK ORDER

    You must enter a value in this box. Enter a unique name for the work order that does not exceed 100 characters.

    If a work order with the same name exists:
    • If the work order is ready, a message appears, asking you to confirm if you want to delete it and replace with the one that you are creating.
    • If the work order is in progress, you cannot create this work order.
    NO OF LOTSEnter the number of lots of the product that must be manufactured as part of the work order. The value in this box determines the number of rows that appear in the ENTER SERIAL/LOT# section.
    PRIORITYEnter the priority in which the work order must be completed. A value is required.
    • If you want to assign the highest priority for the work order, enter 1.
    • If you want to assign the lowest priority for the work order, enter 0.
      Note: By default, the value in this column is a hyphen (-), which indicates the lowest priority.
    SERIAL/LOT# PREFIXEnter the prefix for each serial/lot. For example, you can use this value to identify the serials/lots that belong to the same work order.
    PLAN STARTEnter the planned date and time to begin work on the work order. By default, this box is populated with the current date and time.
    PLAN ENDEnter the planned date and time to complete the work on the work order. By default, this box is populated with the date and time that is 24 hours from the current date and time.
    SERIAL/LOT#Enter the unique suffix for each serial/lot. A value is required.
    GENERATED SERIAL/LOT#Identifies the serial/lot that will be assigned to each lot in the work order. This box is disabled and populated with a combination of the values in the SERIAL/LOT# PREFIX and SERIAL/LOT# boxes.
    QUANTITYEnter the quantity of the product that must be manufactured for each lot. For a serialized product, the value in this box must be 1.
  4. Select the Properties tab.
    The Properties section appears, displaying the properties defined for the route and operations that you selected in the General section. The following table provides information on each column in the table.
    ColumnDescription
    LEVELThe level at which the property has been defined. This column contains one of the following values:
    • All Operations
    • <Operation name>
    CATEGORYThe category of the property as defined in Property Definition.
    GROUPThe group to which the property belongs.
    NAMEThe name of the property.
    VALUEThe value of the property. You can add a value or modify an existing value in this column.
    DATA TYPEThe data type of the property.
    UOMThe units of measure of the property.
  5. Select Create.

Results

The work order is created.