Understanding Work Orders

You can locate work orders by applying search criteria. For example, you can locate work orders by crew, work site, status, and order type. Additionally, you can display work orders that are based on whether an assignment already exists. You can also download work order backlog information outside of the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software by downloading the work order to a text file format. You can then upload this information into a project management package for further processing.

If you are working with engineer-to-order projects, you can search for work orders by project number. You can set default values on the Defaults tab of the P48331 processing options for some of the search fields. The work orders that match the search criteria appear in the detail area with their associated instructions, as well as any resource assignments that exist. Each row provides detailed information about the task.

If work order labor detail exists for a work order and you are assigning resources at this level, the system displays each labor detail step in the detail area following the work order. You can set a processing option on the Process tab of the P48331 program to automatically display the labor detail following the work order. If a resource assignment already exists for a task, it always appears with the associated task, and its associated assignment details appear in the detail area.

When you select a task that requires a resource, you can review the available resources in the Resource Search area. You search for resources by resource type. If a supervisor or work center branch is associated with the task, that information is supplied to the search fields by default to limit the search for available resources.

If the basic resource search does not provide enough search criteria, you can use the Advanced Search option to access the Resource Master Search & Select program (P48310S). This program enables you to apply additional search criteria (for example, job type and competency) to match a resource to the requirements of a particular task. If you have already defined competency information on the labor detail line, the system uses this information as search criteria on the Resource Master Search & Select form. However, you can change the search criteria if necessary. You can review the availability of current assignments for all of the resources that are retrieved by this search in the Resource Detail area.

Resource assignments can be carried out on the Work with Resource Assignments form if you select a task and an available resource, then click the Assign Resource button in the center of the form to make the actual assignment.