Setup That Affects Work Order Mass Updates

The setup in the Work Order Mass Update Template program (P48710), Work Order Mass Update (P48714), and Search for Work Orders (P48022) programs affect how the system uses templates, the values on the templates, and the activities that users can perform.

The Work Order Mass Update Template program enables you to set up default values and to lock fields to prevent changes to values. This program also enables you to hide tabs, which prevents the system from updating any fields that appear on the tab. The Work Order Mass Update program enables you to enter values in the fields to update, and displays the default values from the template.

This table lists the setup that affects enabling or disabling work order mass updates:

Action to Accomplish	Setup in P48710	Setup in P48714	Setup in P48022
Do not provide default values, and enable all updates.	None. You do not need to create templates for this action.	None	None.
Provide default values for some or all fields to update, and enable changes to all default values and all fields.	Create a template and: Do not hide any tabs Do not lock any fields	Set up a version of P48714 with this template specified in the Template Name processing option.	Specify the version of the P48714 program to use in the Work Order Mass Update (P48714) Version processing option.
Provide default values for some or all fields to update, and enable changes to only specific fields, whether or not a default value exists.	Create a template and: Enter values in the fields that you want to update. Lock the fields for which you want to disable access and prevent changes. The system will not enable changes in the P48714 programs. Locked fields with default values are updated using the default values. Locked fields that are blank (no default value) cannot be modified and no updates are made for the blank, locked fields. Do not hide tabs that include fields that you want to update.	Set up a version of P48714 with this template specified in the Template Name processing option.	Specify the version of the P48714 program to use in the Work Order Mass Update (P48714) Version processing option.
Provide default values and do not enable any changes to the default values, thus requiring that the default values are used for updates.	When you create the template, specify the default values and lock all fields. For tabs that include no fields that you want to update, you could hide the tab instead of locking the fields. However, do not hide tabs that have fields that you want to update because the system does not update any fields on hidden tabs.	Set up a version of P48714 with this template specified in the Template Name processing option.	Specify the version of the P48714 program to use in the Work Order Mass Update (P48714) Version processing option.
Prevent all mass updates (all work orders must be updated individually)	None. You do not need to create templates for this action.	None	Specify 1 in the Disable Work Order Mass Update Functionality processing option.