Did you know in Q2 2024, we made a change within Sicon Works Order Processing to allow empty Works Orders to be completed?
Within Sicon Works Order Processing, it has always been possible to create an empty Works Order (Sicon Works Order Processing – Works Orders – Create New Empty Works Order). This might be used to track stock that has been issued as part of another process (that doesn’t require building a finished item). Once all the components have been issued on an empty Works Order, the Works Order status changes to Booked and that’s how it stays.... until now!
For sites integrating Works Order Processing with Sicon Projects, this could be confusing in terms of viewing actual and estimated costs on the project. As there is no finished item to book in, there was no trigger to move the costs from estimated to actual, like there is on a standard works order, so a booked Works Order can still show committed costs:
With the new Complete routine, the relevant costs are moved from committed to actual:
There is a bit more to it than just moving the costs to actual, so have a look through the “Create New Empty Works Orders” section of the Works Order Processing Help & User Guide for more information on the postings that will be made, along with some recommended settings, before using this feature.
Which version is this change available in?
To use this feature, you will need to have v221.0.69 or above of Sicon Manufacturing installed. Please refer to the Product Downloads section of our Business Partner Portal for further information on updating Sicon modules.
