A corrective work order passes through different stages of a life cycle that starts with the work order's registration and ends with the finalisation of the work order. There are four stages in the work order life cycle. The stages are:
Outstanding - An outstanding work order can be cancelled or included in a schedule. The details of an outstanding work order that can be edited are governed by the Work Order defaults. Tasks and task details can be recorded. The work order can be printed.
In Progress - Once a work order has been commenced, its status changes to In Progress, and the estimated job cost of the work order is posted as a commitment in the ledger. A work order which is In Progress cannot be cancelled or included in a schedule. The details of an In Progress work order that can be edited are governed by the Work Order defaults. The work order can be printed.
Work Completed - The work order cannot be cancelled or included in a schedule. The details of a Work Completed work order that can be edited are governed by the Work Order defaults. No task details can be changed. The work order can be printed.
Finalised - The details of a Finalised work order that can be edited are governed by the Work Order defaults, and the work order cannot be cancelled, or included in a schedule. Finalised work orders are automatically removed from the Backlog, and are placed in the Work Order History list. The work order can be printed.
In addition to the four normal stages of a work order's life cycle, you can also change the status of a work order to Cancelled. A work order can only be cancelled when the status is Outstanding. No editing can be done to cancelled work orders, other than editing the work order comments. Cancelled work orders are removed from the Backlog, and are placed on the Work Order History list.