Define Master/Slave for Work Order

Explanation

This activity is used to sort the duplicate work tasks within a work order into master and slave work tasks. When this is done, one of the work tasks will be set as the master work task and the others as slaves. Slaves are work tasks that will be finished or signed off automatically as part of the completion of the master work task. Slave work tasks will not consume any time, material or resources themselves.

Duplicates can be set manually or automatically on the work order. When the Set WO Master/Slave option is used, the system will navigate through the selected work order, and for each occurrence of a duplicate tasks set the first occurrence as master and set the others as slaves.

In the graphical object structure, independent work tasks are indicated by the sign. Master work tasks are indicated by the sign.

For work orders that are generated from Fleet & Asset Management (connection type = VIM), duplicate work tasks may appear as a result of the same task card or subtask being included on several events on the maintenance order. Work tasks that have the same part number, serial number, task card ID, task card revision, and work task source can be set as duplicate work tasks for work orders from Fleet & Asset Management.

Prerequisites

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

System Effects

• A master work task and a subset of slave work tasks are defined.
• 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 Work Tasks 

Procedure

Use this procedure to automatically set the master and slave work tasks on a work order:

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 Master/Slave.
4. Duplicate tasks 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.

Note: When the above procedure is performed, only the master work tasks will be shown in the graphical object structure. 

Use this procedure to manually set the master and slave work tasks on a work order:

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 the master work tasks on a work order, and then click the Duplicate Tasks tab.
4. Select the relevant row, right-click, and then click Set Master Work Task or Set Slave Work Task.
5. The Duplicate Type field will be updated with values Master or Slave.