A work order is used to create fabricated components for an assembly. For additional details about kit products, refer to Working with Assemblies.

Work orders are similar to regular orders in many ways. 

  • You edit work orders in Order Entry.
  • You schedule work orders for fabrication in Scheduling.
  • You process work orders and create tags for work order items in Processing.

Because work orders are a step in creating a new final product, work orders differ from regular orders in the following:

  • You cannot schedule work orders for delivery. 
  • You cannot load or validate loading for work orders. 

The basic process is:

  1. Define an assembly in the Product module.
  2. Use Inventory Management > Assemble Stock Kit to update inventory and generate a work order.
  3. Open the work order in Order Entry. Add and edit material as needed. In general, treat the work order like any other order. It simply has less required setup information and a different purpose downstream. 
  4. Fabricate the work order.
  5. Assemble the components into a new finished good product.