Understanding Work Order Revision

You can revise work orders as they move through the work order life cycle. The life cycle of a work order consists of the steps or statuses through which a work order must pass, indicating the progress of the work.

You can revise a work order as information changes or new information becomes available. You can revise any information except the work order number. If you use work order approvals, you might not be able to change some life cycle statuses, depending on how the system is set up. Some of the information that you might revise includes:

• Life cycle statuses.

• Planned start and completion dates.

• Percentage of work completed.

• Estimated hours to complete the work.

For example, you can change the start date of work orders if you do not have the labor resources or parts that you need to complete the work.

You can use search criteria to narrow the search to the specific work orders that you want to revise. This narrowed search is especially useful when you need to revise the information in a single field for a group of related work orders.