Changing a Work Order's Status
- Last UpdatedJun 19, 2023
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You can change a work order's status. For example, to start running a work order, you would change its status from Ready to Running.
For the effects of changing a work order's status on the state's of the work order's jobs, see Effects of Work Order Status Changes on Job States.
To change the status of a work order
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Initiate the change from one of the following web pages:
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On the Work Order collections page or on a line's Work Orders tab, click the
Edit button on the tile of the work order you want to edit.

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On the work order's detail page, click the Edit button in the action bar.
The Edit Work Order side sheet appears.

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Select the desired status in the Status list.
After selecting a different status, the Apply and Save buttons appear in the side sheet.
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Click Save.
Note the following restrictions when changing a work order's status:
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You cannot change the status from Completed to Suspended, Canceled, or On Hold.
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You cannot change the status to New if there is any production recorded against any of the jobs in the work order.
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You cannot change the status from Completed to Ready or Running if all the jobs have production reported for them.