Understanding Parts Assignment
You can assign parts to a work order to satisfy parts requirements for maintenance tasks. Depending on how you set up the system, you can indicate how and when the system commits inventory to satisfy the parts requirements for a work order.
You can assign parts from a standard parts list that you enter when you create the work order. In addition, you can assign inventory parts that do not appear on a standard parts list, such as when you are creating a work order for an unanticipated emergency repair by using the Equipment Parts List program (P13017). You can also assign parts for which you do not maintain an inventory master, such as special order parts that you rarely need. All parts inventory information that is applicable to a work order appears on Work Order Parts List form.
You can assign parts to a work order from a standard parts list. This is especially useful when you create work orders for routine maintenance tasks that require identical parts.
You can also assign parts to a work order from the Equipment Parts List program. This is useful when you are carrying out a corrective repair and a standard parts list is not available for the particular job.