Viewing and Managing Service Orders and Resource Requests

PeopleSoft Resource Management provides additional tools to help you view and manage service orders. This topic discusses how to view and manage Service Orders and Resource Requests.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Order Summary Page

RS_SO_SUMMARY

View assigned resources for resource requests and drill down to assignments or resource profiles.

Delete Service Order Page

RS_SO_DELETE

Delete service orders.

Use the Order Summary page (RS_SO_SUMMARY) to view assigned resources for resource requests and drill down to assignments or resource profiles.

Navigation:

Resource Management > Request Resources > Create or Review Service Order > Order Summary

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Resource Requests in this Order collapsible scroll area on the Order Summary page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Resource Requests in this Order collapsible scroll area on the Order Summary page

In the Assigned Resources grid, you can view the resources who are assigned to this resource request and drill down to the assignment and the resource profile.

Field or Control

Description

Assignment Status

Click the status to access the Assign Resource page and view the details of the assignment.

Resource Name

Click the resource name to view the resource's profile in a new page.

See Understanding Resource Profile Maintenance.

Personnel Status

Displays the resource's personnel status of Employee or Non-Employee.

Start Date and End Date

Displays the start and end dates of the assignment. If multiple date ranges are indicated on the assignment, these columns display the earliest start and latest end dates of those indicated date ranges.

Use the Order Summary page (RS_SO_SUMMARY) to view assigned resources for resource requests and drill down to assignments or resource profiles.

Navigation:

Resource Management > Request Resources > Create or Review Service Order > Order Summary

Note: The service order appears in read-only mode if you do not have security access to update service orders.

On this page you can view (not update) service order, resource request, and assignment information.

Use the Delete Service Order page (RS_SO_DELETE) to delete service orders.

Navigation:

Resource Management > Request Resources > Delete Service Order > Delete Service Order

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Delete Service Order page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Delete Service Order page

You can delete service orders only in a status of New or Draft.

Warning! Only system administrators should have permission to delete service orders. Delete a service order with caution. PeopleSoft Resource Management does not provide any embedded checking mechanisms to make sure that there are no assignments for a service order before you delete it, resulting workflow to notify the service order owner that the deletion occurred, checking mechanisms to find bids or recommendations that may be associated with the service order, or workflow to notify the owner or interested parties that a bid or recommendation is no longer valid because the service order was deleted.

Field or Control

Description

Customer ID

Displays the ID and name of the customer who is associated with this service order.

Project

Displays the project ID and description that is associated with this service order.

Entered by

Displays the user ID and name of the person who entered the service order.

Delete

Select to delete this service order.

Save

Deletes the service order. A message appears confirming that the service order was deleted. Click OK to close the dialog box.

Use the folder navigation to return to the Delete Service Order search page to delete another service order.