Configure Work Order Defaults
You can customize your work order default settings including various settings for onboarding, edit, modification, end, reopen, and imports. These settings enable you to customize the way you manage work orders to meet your business requirements.
- From the header, select .
- UnderJobs & Work Orders, selectWork Order.
- UnderOnboardingon theWork Order Defaultstab, consider:
Option Description Allow Contractors to be onboarded to multiple Work OrdersEnables contractors to have more than one active work order.Recalculate Budget Labor AmountWhen enabled, and if budgets are enabled, the budget for the work order recalculates to reflect any changes to due dates or payments.Work Order Maximum Duration in DaysControls the duration between the candidate's start and end date set on the offer and onboarding form. When enabled, enter the number of days. - UnderModification, consider:Vendor Approval FieldsSelect the fields that you want to require vendor approval when changed on the work order. VNDLY sends an approval request to the vendor anytime that you make a change to the specified field when updating a work order. Note: If the vendor is a vendor lite vendor, the approval is skipped.Change Notification FieldsSelect the fields that you want to trigger a notification to users when changed on a work order.Vendor Work Order Mod Rejection ReasonSet how theRejection Reasondisplays:
- List
- Free Form
- Both
Backdating Effective Date Tolerance in WeeksControls how far back an effective date can be selected when making bill rate changes that may impact existing timesheets.Example: If you enter3, users can select up to the first day in the workweek 3 weeks prior to the current week. If you enter0, VNDLY keeps existing effective date restrictions related to timesheet entries and the work order.Users need the necessary backdating permission for this setting to apply.Allow Negative Budget AmountsWhen enabled, budget amounts can be negative for work order updates.Allow Work Type Profiles and Work Types to be effective dated/overriddenWhen enabled, work type profiles and work types can be managed from theWork Order Updatescreen. Users need the applicable permissions. See: Reference: Work Order Permissions.You cannot disabled this setting once overrides are being used.To see work type profiles and work types on offer releases, you must enable theWork Type Profilefield to display inJob Application Settings.Show the Resource manager field next to Organization Unit fieldIf enabled, theResource Managerfield displays if theOrganization Unitfield also displays when you modify a work order. This allows users to change the resource manager and organization unit at the same time when they update a work order.Limit Length of Access to Work Order for Closed Approval TasksNumber of days a user should have access to a work order after the approval task is closed, if the approval task is the only connection to the work order.End Date RestrictionWhen enabled, theEnd Datefield limits how far a future end date can be selected for updates, reopens, and bulk updates.Date Restriction TypeIndicates the type of restriction:- Submission Date: Current date based on when the change request is submitted.
- Existing End Date: Current work order end date.
Max Days to Extend (From Existing End Date)Maximum number of days that can be extended from the current work order end date.Display Additional Markups for Pay Rate Work OrdersWhen enabled, clients can enter values forOvertimeandDouble Timemarkup options in addition to the standardMarkupoption when creating or updating a pay rate-based work order.When disabled, theOvertimeandDouble Timemarkup options don’t display on work orders. Instead, Workday VNDLY uses the value for the standardMarkupoption for all markup calculations. - UnderEnd, consider:
Option Description End Time of DayIndicates the time the work order ends on the end date. For manual ending, this indicates the default time suggested in the end form. For automatic ending, where VNDLY requires the end time, this is the default time suggested on the offer and onboard form.End TimezoneTime zone used by theEnd Time of Dayfield.Work Order End TypeSelect whether work orders should end manually or automatically.If you selectAutomatically End Work Orders, additional options and theDefault End Reasonfield displays.Default End ReasonYou can keep the default selection or select another reason if your tenant has additional custom reasons. The selected reason displays on the work order to explain why the work order automatically ended.Auto-End Grace Period (Days)The number of days following the end date that the work order automatically ends.Contractors can login after Work Order EndWhen enabled, contractors can sign in after the work order ends.Show "Do Not Rehire" option on Work Order End FormWhen enabled, users see theDo Not Rehirefields when ending a work order.Note: If this is disabled, those fields can be updated directly on the contractor profile.Show Upcoming End Date in X DaysDisplays a banner on the work order indicating the number of days that remain until a work order's end date, starting with the number of days entered. Example: If you enter14, the banner displays 14 days before the work order's end date. Entering0disables the banner.Recalculate Budget Labor AmountsWhen enabled, and if budgets are enabled, the budget for the work order recalculates to reflect changes to due dates or payments. - UnderReopen, consider:
Option Description Skip Vendor Approval for ReopenSelect to enable users to reopen a work order without a vendor approval.Reopen with X days of Work Order EndIndicates the number of days after the work order moves toEndedstatus that you can reopen it. If you enter0days, ended work orders cannot be reopened.Allow Negative Budget AmountsWhen enabled, budget amounts can be negative when reopening a work order. - UnderImports, indicate if imports shouldUpdate primary work orders only.
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