Define Master/Slave for multiple Work Orders

Explanation

This activity is used to sort the duplicate tasks on work orders in the selected work order structure.

This is similar to the functionality described in the activity Define Master/Slave for Work Order, the only difference being that this function defines duplicates for multiple work orders at the same time.

When the Set WO Structure Master/Slave option is used, the system will navigate through the selected work order and all work orders below in the structure, and for each occurrence of a duplicate task set the first occurrence as master and set the others as slaves.

Prerequisites

• The work order structure must exist.
• Duplicate tasks must exist on the work orders.
• The work order and belonging work tasks cannot be in either the Work Done or higher status.
• If duplicates are to be defined manually, a master work task must exist on the work order.
• Material usage, tool usage or man-hour consumption should not be entered on the work task(s).

System Effects

• A master work task and a subset of slave work tasks are defined for each work order in the selected structure.
• Resource and material requirements will be removed from the slave work tasks.
• For improved visibility, slave work tasks will be hidden from some windows and printouts in the application.

Window

Work Order Structure

Related Window Descriptions

Work Order Structure
Work Order Structure/Duplicate Tasks 

Procedure

1. Open the Work Order Structure window.
2. Populate (F2) or query (F3) for the necessary work order structure.
3. In the graphical object structure, select a work order, right-click, and then click Set WO Structure Master/Slave.
4. The duplicate tasks for each work order will be updated with master and slave definitions. You can view information on duplicate tasks by selecting a master work task in the structure and then clicking the Duplicate Tasks tab.