Defining standard work order activities

Set up activities for standard work orders. Associate specific task lists and material lists to standard work orders.

To define standard work order activities:

  1. Open the Standard WOs form.
  2. Select the standard work order for which to define an activity, and then click the Activities tab.
  3. Click Add Activity.
  4. Activity—Enter an activity number for the first activity. If you do not provide this number, the system automatically enters a number based on the INCRLINO installation parameter. For example, if INCRLINO = 1, then the system enters the number "1" for Activity and increases by 1 for each new record. However, if INCRLINO = 5, then the system enters the number "5" for Activity and increases by 5 for each new record.
  5. Trade—Enter the trade of the activity.
  6. Task—Enter the task list of the activity.
  7. Task Qty.—Enter the required number of units of the task to associate with the activity, and then select the unit of measure for the Task Qty. in the adjacent field. For example, a work order activity to pave 100 miles of highway today will indicate a Task Qty. of "100" and a unit of measure of "Miles", whereas the same task on another day will indicate only 80 miles due to the steep inclines of the stretch of highway being paved on that day.
  8. Material List—Enter the material list to include for the activity.
  9. Estimated Hours—Enter the number of hours estimated to complete the activity.
  10. People Required—Enter the number of people needed to complete the activity.
  11. Start—Enter a 1 if the activity is to start on the same day that the standard work order starts. Enter a 2 if the activity should start on day 2 of the standard work order, etc.
  12. Duration—Enter the duration of the activity in days.
  13. Hired Labor—Select to indicate that the activity will be completed by an external source.
    Complete steps 14-20 only if you use the American Trucking Association’s Vehicle Maintenance Reporting System (VMRS).
    Note: Depending on your system configuration, the VMRS-related fields may not be displayed. Contact your system administrator for more information.
  14. Reason For Repair—Enter the reason the vehicle needs repair (Code Key 14).
  15. Work Accomplished—Enter the work performed on the vehicle (Code Key 15).
  16. Technician Part Failure—Enter the reason the technician or supplier thinks the vehicle failed (Code Key 18).
  17. Manufacturer—Enter the Manufacturer/Supplier Code (Code Key 34) to associate with the vehicle.
  18. System Level—Enter the VMRS code identifying the system, e.g., brakes, frame, suspension, needing repair (Code Key 31).
  19. Assembly Level—Enter the VMRS code identifying the subsystem needing repair (Code Key 32). The values available are based on the system-level code.
  20. Component Level—Enter the VMRS code identifying the specific component or part needing repair (Code Key 33). The values available are based on a combination of the system-level code and the assembly-level code.
  21. Activity Comments—Enter comments or instructions for the activity.
  22. Click Submit.
    Note: To delete an activity from a standard work order, select the activity to delete, and then click Delete Activity.