Create the meter change work order

When creating the work order, enter the reading from the defective meter on the work order header. The reading for the new meter will be entered when the work order is closed.

1. Create the work order.
   1. At the EMMS main menu, click the Work Orders button. The Work Orders display screen appears.
   2. Click Add .
      1. The Work Order Type to Create dialog may appear, depending on your settings.
      2. If so, select the Regular WO's radio button.
      3. Click Enter .
   3. The Create Work Order enter screen appears.
   4. Type in or select the Unit #.
   5. Click Enter to get more fields.
   6. Type in the Reading from the defective meter.
   7. Click Enter . The Edit Work Order change screen appears.
2. Add the task.
   1. Right-click in the Component field and select Prompt. The Select Component Code screen appears.
   2. Type meter in the Description Position To field.
   3. Click Enter .
   4. Right-click on the Meter Change system and select Select. The Select Task screen appears.
   5. Right-click on the Exchange, New task and select Select. You return to the Edit Work Order change screen.
   6. Click Enter to save the work order.
3. Add the labor.
   1. Right-click on the work order line and select Labor. The Labor Hours add screen appears.
   2. In the Actual Hours field, type in the time the meter change required.
   3. Right-click in the Employee field and select Prompt. The Select Employee by Loc screen appears.
   4. Double-click on the employee who did the work. You return to the Labor Hours add screen.
   5. Click Enter to save the labor hours.
   6. Click Exit to return to the work order.
4. Add the part.
   1. Click the Parts button. The Edit Work Order Parts change screen appears.
   2. Right-click in the Item Number field for the meter change task and select Prompt. The Select Item screen appears.
   3. Type meter in the Item Description Contains field.
   4. Click Enter .
   5. Double-click on the meter that was added to the unit. You return to the Edit Work Order Parts change screen.
   6. Make sure the Quantity is correct.
   7. Click Enter to save the part.
   8. Click Fully Issue Parts. The Status of the part will change to F.
   9. Click the Work Order button to return to the work order detail.
5. Close the work order.
   1. Click the Close WO button. The Close Work Order screen appears.
   2. Click the Perform Close button. Because you used the Meter Change operation code, the Metric Measurements change screen appears.
   3. Click Meter Changes . The WO Meter Change change screen appears.
   4. In the Measurement field, type in the reading from the new meter.
   5. Click Enter to save the new meter reading.
   6. Click Exit .
   7. If the Requisitioned Parts Not Installed screen appears, click Exit .
   8. If the Confirm Changes screen appears, click Update Component List.
   9. The Approve WO display screen appears.
   10. Click Approve .
   11. Click Exit  to return to the menu. The meter has been successfully changed.
6. You can now check that the LTD value is accumulating correctly.

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