Understanding the Search Function for Work Order Mass Updates
The first step in the work order mass update process is to locate and select the work orders to update. When you select the Work Order Mass Update option from a menu, the system launches the Search for Work Orders program (P48022). The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software provides six versions of the Search for Work Orders program. Each work order type (tenant, equipment, service, and manufacturing) has a version that you use to search for work orders to update in a batch. Two additional versions are provided to enable you to use an enhanced search for service or equipment work orders. You cannot, however, update multiple work orders using the enhanced versions.
The Search for Work Orders program consists of one form. The name of the form is different for each work order type. For example, when you select the Work Order Mass Update option for manufacturing work orders, the form name appears as Search for Manufacturing Work Orders.
The search form includes these unique sections that provide information about the number of work orders:
Maximum # of Records to Update at One Time
This section informs you of how many work orders can be selected for update. The system obtains the value for the maximum number from a processing option.
Current # of Selected Records
This section displays the total number of records that are selected. The number increases and decreases as you select and deselect records.
The fields that you can use to search for work orders are grouped on tabs. Note that the tabs on the search form are not the same as the tabs on the template. Additionally, not all fields that you can use for searching can be updated using the work order mass update process. The template tabs correspond to the tabs on the Work Order Mass Update form, not to the search form. You can use the fields on the tabs in the search form or in the query-by-example (QBE) line to search for the work orders that you want to update.
Some field names on the search form are different for the different types of work orders. For example, the field for data item MCU (business unit) is labeled Charge to BU for tenant work orders, and is labeled Charge to CC for manufacturing work orders. In general, the fields in the search form are named as they appear when you work with the work order type in other work order applications. Because the work order types use different fields, some fields are disabled for some work order types. For example, the Percent Complete field is enabled for service and equipment work orders and is disabled for tenant and manufacturing work orders.