Updating exploded work orders

You can make changes to work orders at different processing stages. The kind of changes you make depends on the work order status.

For exploded work orders, you can

  • choose a substitute component item,

  • change the component quantity and packaging,

  • choose another location from which to find a component,

  • add or delete components,

  • add, delete, or change comments and burdens, and

  • add, delete, or change byproducts.

See Different work order statuses and Exploding work orders for more details.

Update exploded work orders

  1. Access Work Order (WO30.1).
  2. To change exploded work orders, select the Change form action and select from these tabs.
    Select Tab To
    Finished Good

    Change production dates, dates needed, source documents, or planned quantities.

    Within the Finished Good tab, click the Byproducts button to change the estimated byproduct quantity or add or delete byproducts.
    Components Change inventory location, planned quantity, component type, waste, or material expense accounts. You can also add or delete components.
    Burdens Change burden information. You can also add and delete burdens.