Understanding Life Cycle Information

The life cycle of a work order includes the steps or statuses through which a work order must pass to accurately communicate the progress of the maintenance tasks that it represents. For example, the life cycle of a work order can include statuses that indicate:

• Work order entered

• Work order pending review

• Waiting for parts

• Work in progress

When you have completed all of the tasks that are requested on a work order, you can change the work order's status to complete. When you change the status of a work order to complete, the system provides a warning message that alerts you to any open purchase orders that are associated with the work order.

You can also close a work order to prevent transactions from being entered against it.