There are a number of different things you can do when editing an order, this includes updating order details, changing order tasks or workers/assets allocated:
Edit Order Details
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Click Orders Orders Edit to view and/or update details for an existing order under the Order details tab. NB. Some key order information (grey fields) cannot be changed once the order has been created.
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Click the Order summary button at the top right to view a popup order summary.
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Add or update the Location 1 or Location 2 (optional) if you want to be more specific about the client location for the order.
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Update the order end date.
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Add or update the order owner from the drop-down list. Dashboard users have (admin) next to their name on the list.
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Select a different order status from the drop-down list. NB. Orders with a status of Pending will not appear in a worker‘s list of allocations in the Fieldworker app.
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Add or update the job description (optional).
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Add or update the order contact from the drop-down list (optional). OR Click on the + Add New button to open a popup box where you can add a new contact, then select it from the drop-down list. The new contact will be added to the Contacts list.
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Add or update a supplier from the drop-down list (optional). If specified, only workers and assets for this supplier will be available to select when allocating resources for the order. OR Click on the + Add New button to open a popup box where you can add a new supplier, then select it from the drop-down list. The new supplier will be added to the Suppliers list
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Add or update the Work Order (WO) number (optional).
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Add or update the Purchase Order (PO) number (optional).
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Add or update comments for your own reference (optional).
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Add or remove one or more order tags (optional) by selecting from the drop-down list or click ‘X’ to remove. Order tags can be useful later when you’re searching or filtering for similar orders in the orders list.
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Click on +ADDITIONAL INFORMATION and the Choose File button to browse your files and attach a copy of the work order, purchase order or other supporting documentation (optional). You can attach up to three (3) files in the following formats: .jpg, .jpeg, .pdf, .xls, .xlsx, .doc, .docx, .gif.
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Click on a file attachment and click – Remove to delete it from the order.
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Click Save Order when you’ve finished making changes.

Edit Order Tasks
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Click Orders Orders Edit to view and/or update details for an existing order.
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Under the Order tasks tab, you will see the tasks for this order.
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Update the quantity of resources (assets and/or workers) required for this task, date/s, and shift. You can type the number or use the ˅ ˄ arrows.
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Tick/untick the dates that do/don’t apply to this task from the order date range. Tick Select all to tick all dates.NB. Task dates are not relevant for dry hire (asset only) orders.
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Update the shift start and end times using the ˅ ˄ arrows (the default start time is 7:00 am for a 10-hour shift). NB. Shift times are not relevant for dry hire (asset only) orders.
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Add Task Forms that apply
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Add any Chargeable Items
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Click + Add a task to add another task to the order.
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Click Save task to save your changes. You will see a message to confirm that the task has been saved.

Edit Allocations
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Click Orders Orders Edit to view and/or update details for an existing order.
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Under the Allocations Tab you can change the following:
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Change the asset(s) allocated to the order by selecting which asset and also the date they are allocated. If you want 1 asset for 2 days and then another on day 3 and 4, then tick the dates that apply and click allocate and then save.
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Change the workers allocated to the order by selecting which worker and also the date they are allocated. If you want 1 John Smith for 2 days and then Tim Brown on day 3 and 4, then tick the dates that apply and click allocate then click save.
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