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Summary Cost Info


The Summary Cost Info tab summarizes information related to work order costs. Summary cost details are in the JOB_MAIN table to enable easy reporting. Hours of downtime are included in the summary, and you can change them on this tab if you have the proper authorization.

The Work Order Planning screen supports location level and department-level access control, so you must belong to a user group with the applicable authorizations to make changes or updates.

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The fields in the top section of this tab define the data that displays. Unless otherwise indicated, these fields are required.

Work order ID

Identifier of the work order currently selected in the grid or that you are inserting (opening). The work order ID is composed of three parts:

When you insert (open) a new work order, this field populates automatically with the session location ID specified on the Basic Info tab of the System Management -> Setup -> Access Rights -> Users screen, the current year, and the next sequential number available at the shop. To change this number, type another number over it. You may not add a multi-unit work order ID to an existing PLANNING work order.

Equipment ID

Identifier of the equipment unit. Display-only from the Equipment ID field in the bottom section of the tab.

Detail View

The text box in the bottom section of this tab displays summary information related to the work order. It is display only.

Charges are calculated from details

Check this box to enable locking the Total fields. This calculates and sets the totals based on current charges (labor, parts, commercial, and tool usage), and continues to update these fields when more detail cost changes are made. Unchecking this field no longer updates these values on cost detail changes. This box is enabled by default when editing the record.

The Summary information text box displays the following information: