Work order properties

Work Order ID

The unique ID for the work order. Identifies the work order in all MES data records, so must be unique and is not editable after the work order definition is first saved.

The work order ID is generated automatically if you define the work order ID format using the Work order ID format system parameter.

Description

The work order name or a brief description of the work order.

Item

Click the Browse button to locate the item that you want to add to this work order.

The Choose Produced Item dialog box appears.

You must define an item as a produced item in the Items module. If the selected process is linked to only one item, then the item is automatically selected in the work order module. For more information, see Create items.

In the top pane, create a filter to limit the number of items returned, and then click Apply Filters. Click Clear Filters to reset the filters.

In the bottom pane, select an item, and then click OK to set the item produced by the work order.

Status

The status of the overall work order. The system automatically controls the status until it reaches Completed.

You must have the May change work order status user privilege to change the status of a work order.

The work order statuses are:

• Released: Indicates that the work order is complete and ready for release.

• Started: Indicates that the work order is in progress.

• Completed: Indicates that the work order is complete and delivered to the customer.

• Closed: Indicates that the work order is stopped or interrupted due to some reason. The work order cannot be edited if the work order status is Closed.

  Note that this status is different than the work order status that is displayed in MES Web Portal. The work order status in MES Web Portal is derived from the statuses of the work order's jobs.

Starting Quantity

The starting quantity refers to the amount of product that you intend to make if there are no rejects. You can enter a maximum starting quantity of 999,999. The last operation in the work order starts with the starting quantity. If you leave the starting quantity at its default of zero (0), and specify a required quantity, the system changes the starting quantity to match the required quantity. If the last operation has defined reject percent, then the system increases the starting quantity by the required quantity times the reject percent.

Required Quantity

The required quantity of produced items. Required quantity is the total quantity that must be produced by all jobs in the last operation of a work order. The maximum value that can be entered is 999,999.

Customer

The name or account number of the customer who placed this order.

Manufacturing Order

The manufacturing order ID. Manufacturing order ID identifies the manufacturing order to which this work order belongs. A manufacturing order ID can be used to access related work orders (common customer, purpose, and so on) in the job tree while creating a job.

Release Date/Time

The date and time for the release of the first job. Click the Browse button to select the date and time from the calendar. Release date and time is used by the system to change the first job in the work order from new to ready. It is also used to set the required dates of the jobs. The work order required date is assigned to the jobs in the last operation.

Due Date/Time

The planned work order completion date and time. Click the Browse button to select the date and time from the calendar.

Priority

The priority for the work order. For example, for value 1, the priority of the work order will be highest. It allows you to set the priority of all jobs in the work order.

Notes

Additional information about the work order.

Not Deletable

Specifies whether the work order is locked and so cannot be deleted from the system.

May Override Route

Specifies whether the sequence of operations defined in a work order route can be overridden. If selected, an operator can work on jobs in downstream operation before completing or starting the jobs in an upstream operation.

Override Serialization

Specifies whether the serial number of the items in a work order can be overridden. If selected, you can produce a serialized item without using serialization. It is used to handle the transition phase when you first mark an item as serialized, but you already have work orders in process. You can override serialization in a work order to continue producing items without a serial number.

This option is available only if the item produced by the work order is a serialized item.

Files

You can add files and web pages to a work order to provide instructions about the work order for an operator. When a user is recording the execution of the work order from an application such as MES Operator, the file or web page will be available to them for viewing.

See Adding Files and Web Pages to a Work Order.