Previewing Updates

After you enter the values to apply to the selected records, you process the records in draft update mode.

When you click the Draft Update button to process the records, the system runs the R48714 program in draft mode, which:

  • Populates the work table with the errors and warnings indicator.

  • Performs validations on the selected records.

  • Sends information to the Work Center about the whether the report ran successfully and information about errors or warnings.

  • Generates a report.

    See Work Order Mass Update Report

After you review the report, you can:

  • Click the Display Draft Exception button to view error and warning indicators for any records for which an error or warning message was generated. See Errors and Warnings

  • Deselect the records that you do not want to update.

  • Click the Reset button to:

    • Clears the work table of error and warning information.

    • Clear the error and warning indications from the grid.

    • Reset the values in the tabs to those from the template, if used, or clear the fields on the tabs if no template is used.

      Note: When you click the Reset button, the program does not reselect rows that you previously deselected.
  • Enter new values or deselect rows.

  • Click the Draft Update button to process your changes in draft mode.

  • Click the Final Update button to commit work order mass updates to the database.