Changing the Order Status

When you add an order it is set automatically as an ‘A-Active’ order, when the order is built its status is automatically updated to ‘C-Complete’.

This option allows you to manually change the status of an order – the available status codes are:

A-Active Details are waiting to be built. Active orders can be change to any of the other status codes.If changed to ‘C-Completed’, ‘D-Deleted’ or ‘F-Forward’ then stock reserved and on-order quantities will be updated to reflect the change in status.

C-Completed Order has been fully built.You can manually change any status to ‘C-Completed’ (except D-Deleted) to indicate no further processing required – stock is unreserved and taken off order were appropriate.

D-Deleted This option marks the status as ‘D-Deleted’ but doesn’t remove the order from the file (as in the DELETE action). This allows it to remain as a ‘placeholder’ for later enquiry.

H-Hold This status prevents an order being built but doesn’t release the stock reservations. You may mark an order as on hold whilst waiting for delivery of a component, or where the works order is for a customer and you place on hold for credit reasons. Only active orders can be placed on hold.

F-Forward This status prevents an order being built but doesn’t reserve stock, although you can record as ‘forward’ reserved on stock.Only active orders can be marked as forward.

On first selection of the STATUS routine you are asked whether to display the orders in the sequence entered

The usual response here is ‘NO’. If you respond ‘YES’ then all orders are displayed one-by-one allowing you to amend the status if required, if you have a large number of orders on the system this could be time consuming.

If you do respond ‘NO’ then you are asked for the order reference to change (F4-Select available), the system the displays the finished stock item, the cost value, the date entered and the current status.This status can then be changed as required.