Copying an existing labor schedule

You may copy an existing labor schedule and update it as necessary.

To copy an existing labor schedule:

  1. Open the Work Orders form.
  2. Select the work order for which to copy a labor schedule, and then click the Schedule Labor tab.
  3. Select the labor schedule to copy, and then click Copy Schedule.
    Note: The system automatically populates Employee and Activity-Trade with the employee and activity-trade performing the work for the selected work order. The system also populates Act. Est. Hours with the number of hours planned for the work order activity; Act. Sched. Hours with the number of hours scheduled for the work order activity; and Act. Actual Hours with the total hours booked to date for the work order activity.
  4. Employee—Enter the personnel to schedule to perform the work.
    The system automatically populates the employee description to correspond with the selected employee.
  5. Scheduled Date—Enter the date on which to schedule the work. You cannot schedule work for any date earlier than today’s date.
  6. Scheduled Hours—Enter the estimated number of hours to complete the work. The number of hours must be between 0 and 24.
  7. Click Submit.