Create a Work Order

Before you begin

If you do not have the permission to perform this task, 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 ORDERYou 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 it with the one you are creating.
    • If the work order is in progress, you cannot create this work order.
    NO OF LOTSEnter the number of serial/lots this work order is to create. The value in this box must not exceed 100. The value in this box determines the number of rows in the ENTER SERIAL/LOT# table.
    PRIORITYEnter the priority in which the work order must be completed.
    • 1 = highest priority
    • 0, -, or blank = lowest priority
    WORK ORDER PLANNED QUANTITY Enter the quantity of product to be manufactured as part of the work order.
    PLAN START Enter 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 END Enter 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# PREFIXEnter the prefix for each serial/lot to be manufactured. The value in this box helps identify the serials/lots that belong to the same work order.
    ENTER SERIAL/LOT# A table with as many rows as the value entered in NO OF LOTS. Each row contains the following fields:
    • SEQ
    • SERIAL/LOT#
    • GENERATED SERIAL/LOT#
    • QUANTITY
    All rows must be completed, either manually, or by using the Auto Populate feature (see the note below).
    SEQ The row number, starting from 1.
    SERIAL/LOT#Enter a unique value for each serial/lot.
    GENERATED SERIAL/LOT#Identifies the serial/lot that will be assigned to each product 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.
    QUANTITYThe number of items for each serial/lot.
    Note: You can automatically populate the rows in the table with the Auto Populate feature. To use Auto Populate you must manually populate SEQ (row) 1:
    • Enter a unique identifier in the SERIAL/LOT# field. Press the tab key to populate the rest of the row with a GENERATED SERIAL/LOT# and QUANTITY.
    • Click the Auto Populate icon. Auto Populate will fill in the remaining rows/lots, incrementing the SERIAL/LOT# and GENERATED SERIAL/LOT# in each subsequent row by one based on the character(s) specified in SEQ 1 (e.g., A, B, C, etc.; 01, 02, 03, etc.). The value in the QUANTITY field will be duplicated for each row.
    • To change the format/values of the SERIAL/LOT# and GENERATED SERIAL/LOT# fields, change the value in either of the SERIAL/LOT# PREFIX or SERIAL/LOT# fields and click Auto Populate.
  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.