The basic flow of a work order is Unassigned/Assigned > In Progress > Ready for Review > Complete. This guide will show you how to go through this process, and point out what to do if you need to go back a step and/or reopen a work order.
Step By Step Guide to the Processes/Flow of a Work Order
Assign Work Order - There are multiple ways to assign a work order to a maintenance worker. The first chance to make an assignment, is during the creation of the work order, upon editing the work order details, and/or when beginning the work order.
- Open work order that is unassigned.
- Click the "Start Working Button"
- A modal will prompt the user to select a User that will be assigned the work order.
- Select an assignee from the dropdown menu.
- Click "OK".
- This Work Order is now assigned and will show up in the selected assignee's list of work orders, and work can begin.
Start Working -
- Click the "Start Working Button" in a work order that is "Scheduled", or select an "In Progress" Work order.
- Enter in the work completed, and either select "Save and Finish Later" or "Work is Complete".
- Check the Smoke Detector checkbox if the detector has been inspected.
- The status of the work order will then change to "In Progress".
In Review -
- After clicking the "Work is Complete" button, a modal will appear prompting the user to select a user assigned to review the work order.
- Select a Reviewer, an then click "Ok".
- The status of the work order will then be changed to "In Review".
Review and Close -
- Open a work order that has the status of "In Review".
- Perform the review process for the specific work order.
- Click the "Complete Work Order" button.
- The status of the work order will be set to "Completed".