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Overview - Shop Activity

Data


The Shop Activity menu provides access to the following screens and menus. To learn more about each screen's functions and fields, click the applicable hyperlink.

Work Order Center

Display repair and preventive maintenance (PM) work orders on equipment units; open and close work orders; post labor, parts, commercial, and tools charges to open work orders; record work delays; print work orders

Work Order Center - Short Form

Quickly display repair and PM work orders for equipment units, open and close work orders; post labor, parts, and commercial charges to work orders; specify a work finished date and time; record work order comments; post labor, parts, and commercial charges to work orders; print work orders

Work Order Completion

Record information about work orders, including the IDs of the employees who complete work on the orders' tasks and their completion/work accomplished codes

Work Order Closing

Change finished work orders; close multiple work orders in one process

Linear Work Order

Display repair and preventive maintenance (PM) work orders on linear assets; open and close work orders; post labor, parts, commercial, and tools charges to open work orders; record work delays, print work orders

Work Order  Planning

Set and review the availability of tasks, labor, parts, commercial services, tools, and equipment required to complete a work order

Work Projects

Create and review work projects

Employee Labor Capture

Charge labor to work orders

Time Cards

Record labor time for all employees

Parts Issues and Returns

Post charges for shop-installed parts to pending work orders and returns parts to stock that were previously issued to the work order from inventory

Commercial Work Charges

Record information about commercial (outside) work charges

Delays

Start and stop delays on work orders; view existing delays; stop delays that were entered on another screen

PM Checklist Signoff

Update PM checklist items

Parts Cannibalization

Record information about parts taken from one equipment unit and used on another equipment unit

Part Issue Finalization

Display part issues and update serial number information

Wheel Measurements (RailFocus only)

Record flange height, thickness, and face and back angle, as well as rim thickness

Orders Awaiting Parts

Display work orders currently open and waiting for parts

Direct Charges - No Work Order

Access to screens that enable you to post labor or commercial charges to an equipment unit, department, or account ID without a work order

Multi-unit Work Order

Access screens that display, define, and record work orders that manage work for multiple equipment units

Scheduling

Access menus and screens that create work schedules for shops; display schedule charts and assignments; and change employee hours

Work Assignment

Access screens that create assignments for shops, employees, and bays

Tools

Access screens that define and set up information about tools, including their types, availability, and condition

Current Labor Assignments

If you use the Data -> Shop Activity -> Employee Labor Capture screen to capture labor data real-time, you can use this screen to view employees' current labor assignments

Setup

Access menus and screens that define and set up information about shop activity, including options, tasks, employees, vendors, and the codes associated with the activities