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Documentation Index

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Use Work Orders To Control Builds

Start a work order when a product needs to be built, disassembled, or converted from an active BOM. Operators can view work as a Kanban board or list, then move each work order through the allowed statuses.

Work Orders Kanban with search, status filter, type filter, view toggle, and New Work Order action

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Status Flow

  • Draft: planned work that has not been released to the floor.
  • Released: approved to start, but not yet in progress.
  • In Progress: work has started and material or labor activity can be recorded.
  • Completed: the output, conversion, or disassembly has been completed.
  • Closed: the completed work order is finalized for reporting and review.
  • Cancelled: the work order is stopped and removed from active manufacturing demand.
Arcus enforces a controlled status path Draft can move to Released or Cancelled. Released can move to In Progress or Cancelled. In Progress can move to Completed or Cancelled. Completed can move to Closed. Closed and Cancelled are terminal states.

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Create A Work Order

  1. Open Manufacturing.
  2. Open Work Orders.
  3. Click New Work Order.
  4. Select an active BOM.
  5. Enter the quantity to build, convert, or disassemble.
  6. If the BOM requires a source serial, select an available serial number.
  7. Choose the location, priority, planned start date, and due date.
  8. Add notes if the floor team needs special instructions.
  9. Choose whether to release immediately or keep the work order in draft.
  10. Create the work order.
New Work Order page with BOM selector, quantity, location, priority, dates, notes, and release immediately option
Do not release work before the BOM is correct Releasing from the wrong BOM can consume or produce the wrong inventory. Verify the active BOM, location, source serial, quantity, and due date before releasing.

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Work From The Kanban Board

In Kanban view, each column represents a status. Dragging is allowed only when Arcus can safely perform the transition. Some transitions happen immediately, while completion and cancellation require confirmation because they have operational side effects.

  • Release: moves the work order from Draft to Released.
  • Start: moves Released work to In Progress.
  • Complete: confirms completed quantity and finalizes manufacturing output or disassembly results.
  • Close: finalizes a completed work order.
  • Cancel: stops the work and captures the cancellation reason.
Use filters as working queues Use the status filter for daily queues, such as Released work that needs to start, In Progress work that needs completion, or Completed work that accounting should review before close.

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Inventory And Accounting Effects

Work orders are not just a checklist. Arcus uses them to create inventory movement and manufacturing accounting activity.

  • Issued components reduce available component inventory through tracked movement history.
  • Returned components can increase inventory when the BOM disposition returns stock.
  • Scrapped components are recorded separately so waste is visible.
  • Completed assemblies add finished goods inventory.
  • Completed conversions consume the source item and create the output item.
  • Manufacturing costs can post material, labor, overhead, completion, and variance activity.
  • Dependent demand is recalculated when work order activity changes component or output needs.

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Common Blocks

  • No active BOMs appear: activate a BOM before creating the work order.
  • Source serial is required: conversion and disassembly work may require an available serial from the source product.
  • Cannot drag to a column: the target status is not allowed from the current status.
  • Completion fails: check component stock, quantity, source serial status, and whether required material can be issued.
  • Cancellation needs a reason: cancellation can reverse or release manufacturing demand, so Arcus keeps the reason in the timeline.
  • Costs look unexpected: review the BOM cost rollup, actual material issue, labor, overhead, and variance.

Bills of Materials

Create BOM recipes for assemblies, disassemblies, conversions, revisions, defaults, costs, and availability.

MRP Planning

Run MRP, review build and purchase suggestions, include safety stock, and create draft WOs or POs.

Inventory Transactions

Audit stock movement history, movement types, supply and demand rows, and FIFO layer detail.

Serial Numbers

Track serialized products from receiving through fulfillment and return.

Journal Entries

Create, review, and reverse journal entries.

Manufacturing Reports

Review WIP aging, cost variance, build history, and component usage from work order activity.