Plan Work Order - A summary of the activity

This is a one-stop screen for creating / modifying a shop work order. Work orders may be internal or external. Internal work orders are those that are basically created for the MRO use, whereas external work orders are customer based. This activity currently allows you to create only internal work orders.

In this activity, you can create / modify the work orders either by adding tasks or by modifying the attributes of the tasks / work order. The task addition or modification may be done before or after the work order is released. For a main core which is part-serial controlled, you can create only one work order in “Open” status. But for a main core tracked at part level, more than one work order can be created in “Open” status.

This activity also allows you to retrieve the applicable and forecasted tasks. Applicable tasks are those tasks which are effective for the part. The forecasted tasks are the tasks that are retrieved from the pending tray, if maintenance program is available for the task.

You can initiate the clock for workscope definition. The clock can be started only if the process parameter ‘Task clocking required for workscope definition?’ is set as either "Automatic" or Manual" for SWO Type in the “Define Process Entities” activity of the “Common Master” business component. The clock tracking must be unique to the employee-work order # combination.

 This activity allows you to accomplish the following:

• Create internal work orders.

• Modify internal / external work orders that are already created.

• Release work order for execution.

• Cancel work order.

• Initiate clock for workscope definition.

• Re-workscope by Upgrade or Append after a work order is released.

• Create Make work orders specifically catering to manufacturing parts

Click  "Planning work order" for more details.