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ALWMULTTSK - Prevent Element from being Added to a Work Order

Prevent Element From Being Added To A Work Order

Affected Window: w_ac_planning_qry

Note: The functionality of this Switch also applies to the Production Module.

Switch Set to Yes:

When set to Yes, all A/C E/Cs, P/N E/Cs, P/N Controls and Defects will be brought on to a Work Order even if the elements are already on an existing Work Order duplicate elements (A/C E/Cs, P/N Controls and Defects).

Go to Planning/ Query/ A/C Planning Query.

Query for Defect, A/C E/C, P/N E/C, and P/N Control:

Create a new Work Order for one of the elements:

Work Order is created:

Add the same Work Order to all of the other elements:

All elements are added to the Work Order:

The Non-Routine Task Card for the Defect is added as well:

The same E/C that was added to W/O '701751', is a added to an existing Work Order.

The system issues a soft warning stating that the following E/C is already associated to an existing Work Order:

The system allows the user to save the E/C to a separate Work Order:

Switch Set to No:

When set to No, an element (i.e A/C E/C, P/N E/C, P/N Control or Defect) will not be brought onto a Work Order if it already exists on another Work Order.

A new Work Order is created for the same elements used in the above example:

When the user attempts to add element to a Work Order via Production (in this example an A/C E/C) that already exists on an Work Order that is in Open or Completed status, the system will generate the following error: