Overview - Multi-Unit Work Order |
Note: Multi-unit work orders are not related to multi-unit projects.
Multiple equipment unit work orders enable you to initiate and manage similar, simultaneous work on multiple equipment units and post one labor or part issue transaction to be apportioned across two or more work orders or equipment units. You can quickly create orders for many units and apportion costs (labor and parts) equally across all work orders. You may also group dissimilar work orders together for the same equipment unit, as in the case of fabrication.
Multi-unit work orders, also known as parent-child work orders, are most commonly used when performing a single task across multiple units simultaneously. The parent work order is the application-generated work order number for the multi-unit work order. Work orders from other shop locations can be associated with parent work orders. Child work orders are any work orders associated with the parent work order, either upon the initial creation of the multi-unit work order or later. Although parent work orders cannot be viewed on the Work Order Center screen, child work orders may be viewed and changed on all work order screens.
You can post a single labor transaction to a multi-unit work order and then select the items you worked on during the period. Time and costs are divided across the individual items selected, so you do not have to manage the small amount of time spent on each item. You can perform a similar activity on parts issues. The quantity specified is posted to each item selected, so it is easy to indicate, for example, that two bearings were issued to each item that was worked on.
Note: Use a multi-unit project for campaigns and other major work that is to be performed separately across many equipment units.
The Multi-unit Work Order menu provides access to the following screens:
Initiate and manage multiple equipment unit work orders
Post labor across multiple work orders simultaneously
Post a part across multiple work orders simultaneously
Post a commercial charge across multiple work orders simultaneously
Apportion equipment usage among multiple work orders