Edit a work order
- Last UpdatedOct 08, 2025
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Certain properties for work orders that are not in a Running state can be edited.
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In the grid, select the work order.
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Select the Edit button.
The editable work order properties appear in the Work Order Details panel.

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Edit the property values as needed.
WO Description
A description of the work order.
Manuf. 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).
Start Qty.
The amount of product planned to make to compensate for rejects.
The last operation in the work order starts with the starting quantity. If the starting quantity is left at its default of 0, and a required quantity is specified, the starting quantity will be changed to be equal to the required quantity. The start quantity must be equal to or greater than the required quantity. The maximum value that can be entered is 2,147,483,647.
Required Qty.
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 2,147,483,647.
Priority
The priority for the work order. For example, for value 1, the priority of the work order will be highest. The work order priority sets the priority of all jobs in the work order.
Release Date
The date and time for the release of the first job.
The 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
The planned work order completion date and time.
Customer
The name or account number of the customer who placed the work order.
Notes
Additional information about the work order.
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Select Save.
The entries are saved and the properties in the Work Order Details panel become unavailable for editing.
Re-edit the edit work order properties
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Select the Edit button.