Change the Status of a Child Work Order

A work order's status indicates where the work order is in its life cycle. (The term "work order" can refer to a work order, change, release, or activity record.)

You can change the status of the child work order using the Change Status button in the Child Work Orders table window. However, if the child work order has its  Inherit Status Changes? check box selected, any subsequent changes to the parent's status will be applied to the child work order, if appropriate. For example, if the child work order's status is COMP, and the parent work order's status is WAPPR, approving the parent work order will not affect the child work order's status. For more information about statuses, see Work Order Statuses.

To view information about a record's previous status changes, use the View > Work Order History action.

To change the status of a child work order on a work order:

  1. Display the record with the child work order whose status you want to change.

  2. On the Plans or Actuals tab, in the Children of Work Order table window, click Change Status for the child work order you want to change. The system opens the Change Status dialog box.

  3. In the New Status field, select a value from the drop-down list.

  4. If appropriate, modify the date in the Status Date field, and use the Memo field to add a notation about the status change.

  5. To change the status, click OK.

To cancel changing the status and return to the record, click Cancel.