Understanding the Search for Unscheduled Work

One of the main sources of work when you are creating the next schedule is searching through the work in the backlog that is currently not scheduled. When a work order is in the backlog, the job plan is developed to support the scheduling of the tasks required to complete the work. During the scheduling meeting, the unscheduled backlog of work is reviewed and selected work is agreed to be included in the next schedule. After the meeting, the scheduler searches through the list of unscheduled jobs and selects those that were agreed to be included. This can involve doing multiple searches by work order number or work order coding to find and select the work orders or labor detail steps. As work is selected for inclusion in the schedule, the crew and craft availability is refreshed.

You use the Manage Schedule program to review work for a specific crew and schedule period. You access the search for unscheduled work (backlog) by clicking the link to the Unscheduled Work program. You can select unscheduled work and add it to the crew and schedule period described at the top of the form. To schedule backlog work to a different crew or period than you originally accessed, you must return to the Manage Schedule program and change the crew and schedule period, or use the Schedule by Work Order program.

You can use the filters in the header section of the Unscheduled Work program to search for work orders. You can use the craft to additionally filter to the labor detail level. As work is selected, click the Add to Schedule button. The system displays each order that you add to the schedule in the Selected Unscheduled Work grid. You can review the list and remove work if necessary.

A processing option setting enables you to select a work order that has a document type requiring scheduling at the labor detail level. The system does not display an error, but instead schedules all of the labor detail steps associated with the selected work order. All unscheduled labor steps are scheduled, even if they are not displayed due to filtering.

The Crew Availability by Craft section at the bottom of the form can be used to confirm that the target and scheduled hours are as expected prior to when you click the Save and Close button that updates the tables with the work selected.