Assign Work Orders
Maintenance Connection provides extensive features to assign work orders and manage workloads. This section of the User Guide describes how the New Assignment features in the Work Order module can be used to assign and manage work orders. This feature creates assignments from the perspective of the work order, first selecting a work order requiring assignment and then determining the best assignment, based on available resources. Assignments can be made to crafts, employees, or contractors.
Resource planning of assigned work orders is often performed from the Work Manager tab of the Home page. In the Work Manager, work loads are often viewed from a broader perspective, such as by shop, location, or repair center, identifying problem areas.
There are multiple methods to create new assignments for work orders. Use one of the following methods:
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From the Work Order Details page, open the Assignments Action menu and assign the work order to yourself or another user from the list.
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From the Expanded Work Order List, select multiple work orders on which the same assignment is to be made. Once selected, click the Assign button to open the Assign Labor window.
For more information about this process, see our Global Assignment article.
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From the Work Order Details page, click New Assignment in the Assignments section on the right side of the page. The Assignment Calendar opens, displayed in New Assignment mode.
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From the Work Order Assign page, click New Assignment.
For more information on assignments, see:
