General

Status Comment

Enter a brief description to explain the status of the work order.

Search X-Ref (search cross-reference)

Enter the alphanumeric value used as a cross-reference or secondary reference number. Typically, this value is the customer number, supplier number, or job number.

W.O. Status (work order status)

Enter a user-defined code from UDC table 00/SS that describes the status of a work order, rate schedule, or engineering change order. Any status change from 90 through 99 triggers the system to automatically update the completion date.

Type

Enter a user-defined code from UDC table 00/TY that indicates the classification of a work order or engineering change order.

You can use work order type as a selection criterion for work order approvals.

Priority

Enter a user-defined code from UDC table 00/PR that indicates the relative priority of a work order or engineering change order in relation to other orders.

You can set the Priority to enter a default value for this field. You can either accept or override the default value.

Std Desc (standard description)

Enter a user-defined code from UDC table 48/SN that is assigned to a standard note, message, or general narrative explanation. You can use this code to add instructional information to a work order. You set up codes for this field in the Generic Message/Rate Types table (F00191).

Flash Message

Enter a user-defined code from UDC table 00/WM that indicates a change in the status of a work order. The system indicates a changed work order with an asterisk in the appropriate report or inquiry form field. The system highlights the flash message in the Description field of the work order.

Parent Number

Enter the number that identifies the parent work order. You can use this number to group work orders for project setup and reporting, or you can enter default values, such as Type, Priority, Status, and Manager, for new work orders.

Charge to BU (charge to business unit)

Enter the business unit that identifies the building or property.

Cost Code

Enter the cost code. A subset of an object account. Subsidiary accounts include detailed records of the accounting activity for an object account.

Note: If you are using a flexible chart of accounts and the object account is set to six digits, you must use all six digits. For example, entering 000456 is not the same as entering 456 because, if you enter 456, the system enters three blank spaces to fill a six-digit object.

Est Hours (estimated hours)

Enter the estimated hours that are budgeted for this work order.

Est Amount (estimated amount)

Enter the estimated monetary amount that is budgeted for this work order.