Work Order Entry

Purpose

Create Work Order documents. Documents are posted to GL on closure. Advanced Manufacture is used when we wish to add items and costs to the BOM during the manufacturing duration.

Procedure

To Assemble or Unassemble

Select the type of Work Order, (Assemble and Unassemble have similar settings)
Select the item by either entering the Item Code or by selecting through the item description from the drop-down list
Select the Destination location of the work order
Set the Quantity of the item
Set the Date of the Work Order
Enter the Labour Cost if applied
Select the Credit Labour Account from the Drop-down list
Enter the Overhead Cost if applied
Select the Credit Overhead Account from the drop-down list
Enter associated notes in Memo
Click Add Workorder
Note: Assemble and Unassemble are practically two opposite actions

For Advanced Manufacture

Select the item by either entering the Item Code or by selecting through the item description from the drop-down list
Select the Destination location of the work order
Set the Quantity of the item
Set the Date of the Work Order
Set the Required by Date of the work order
Enter associated notes in Memo

Tips and Tricks

Set a Bills of Material for a manufactured Items before creating a Work Order.
Make sure appropriate Item Assembly Costs Account is set in System and General GL Setup.
Work Order Required by setting defines number of days to allow for manufacturing of items.