Production Planning Jobs

The Jobs view lists all the jobs that must still be completed. A Work Order can contain several items that must be produced, and production planning keeps a separate job for each item. This page explains the buttons, filters and fields of the Jobs list view.

Navigation Example

… Work Orders > Menu (button) > Jobs

The path depends on where you added Work Orders to your menu.

Production planning Jobs list view, listing the jobs for Work Order items
Jobs List View

Buttons Explained

Button Description
ViewLists the entries that match the selected filters.
Arrow on View ButtonReset Data Filter: Resets all the data filters.
Output

Prints, previews or emails the output if Output Templates are set up for the module.

Export: Exports the list in .xlsx, .htm or .csv format.

Actions

Lets you change several records at once (select them with Ctrl + left-click).

Batch Update: Changes all the selected records when you click Update (button). The options are:

  • Status (Trans): Updates the statuses of the transaction headers to the status selected on the dropdown list.
  • Status (Item): Updates the statuses of the selected items to the status selected on the dropdown list.
  • Due Date: Updates the due date to the one selected on the calendar.
  • Req Date: Updates the required date to the one selected on the calendar.
Menu

Settings

Views – Transaction

Views – Production

Layout

Filters Explained

Filter Description
SetSelect a date option (e.g. No Date, Today, This Year).
ArrowsAdjusts the date in the direction of the arrow.
Date … to …Set your own dates (based on the selection under Set).
Due Date (radio button)Applies the selected date to filter the records by their due dates.
Req Date (radio button)Applies the selected date to filter the records by their required dates.
Pending (checkbox)Shows the Pending jobs, based on the group statuses.
Active (checkbox)Shows the Active jobs, based on the group statuses.

Fields Explained

Field Description
IDThe system-generated number for the entry.
Trans IDThe system-generated number for the transaction.
Status (Trans)The status of the transaction.
Trans No.The transaction and item number.
Ver No.The transaction’s version number.
FromThe Code and Number of the document the transaction was copied from.
Date TransThe transaction date.
Date Due

The due date.

  • The due date appears in red if it is later than the required date.
  • Due dates are typically used to indicate when the goods must be ready.
  • The caption may differ if it was changed in the Transaction Type’s settings.
Date Req

The required date.

  • If the date is before today, it appears in red.
  • Required dates are typically used to indicate the date by which the customer requires the goods.
  • The caption may differ if it was changed in the Transaction Type’s settings.
EntityThe name of the entity.
CompanyThe name of the customer or supplier.
RepThe name of the customer’s rep.
ReferenceThe reference entered on the transaction.
Status (Item)The status of the item.
DescriptionThe item’s description.
Est HrsThe estimated hours the job should take.
Act HrsThe actual hours the job took.
Var HrsThe difference between the estimated and actual hours.
Materials (%)The percentage of materials that are ready, calculated from the material statuses on Views – Production > Materials.
Tasks (%)The percentage of tasks that are complete, calculated from the task statuses on Views – Production > Tasks.
Outwork (%)The percentage of outwork that is complete, calculated from the outwork statuses on Views – Production > Outwork.
CreatedThe date on which the entry was created.
UpdatedThe date on which the entry was updated.
Updated ByThe user who last updated the entry.
Widget

A menu that also opens when you right-click the entry. The options are:

  • Open Transaction: Opens the Work Order.
  • View Materials: Switches to the Materials view, filtered to show only the materials for the entry.
  • View Tasks: Switches to the Tasks view, filtered to show only the tasks for the entry.
  • View Outwork: Switches to the Outwork view, filtered to show only the outwork for the entry.

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