Open Work Order List

This help topic is applicable to the following TireMaster applications:

TireMaster Point of Sale	TireMaster Plus	TireMaster Corporate

All customer transactions can be started on the Open Work Order List.

Open Work Order List Properties

The Open Work Order List includes the following properties.

Note: Because the columns on the Open Work Order List can be moved and resized, the columns for your TireMaster system might be arranged differently than those described below. To see additional columns, scroll to the right.

Item	Description
Name	Lets you look up a work order by customer name.
License #	Lets you look up a work order by license plate number.
Make	Lets you look up a work order by the vehicle make.
Invoice	Lets you look up a work order by invoice number.
Find	Lets you enter a customer’s name, license plate number, or vehicle manufacturer and searches for the closest match.
S	Identifies the status of a job by displaying the color and the letter or number that represent a status. Examples of statuses include On Site, In Progress, and Done. For more information, see Work Order Status Indicator.
Promised	Displays the date and time when a customer was promised that the vehicle would be ready for pickup. Color coding indicates whether the promised time for a job is approaching or has passed. If the promised time is within an hour, the entry in the Promised column is yellow. For jobs whose promised time has passed, the entry is red.
Date	Displays the date the work order was started.
Invoice	Displays the work order’s document number.
Name	Displays the name of the customer associated with a work order.
Yr	Displays the year for a vehicle. This column is blank if no vehicle is selected.
Make	Displays the make of a vehicle. This column is blank if no vehicle is selected.
Model	Displays the model of a vehicle. This column is blank if no vehicle is selected.
License	Displays a vehicle’s license plate number. This column is blank if no vehicle is selected or if no license number has been entered for the vehicle.
Unit	Displays the unit number for a vehicle. This column is blank if no vehicle is selected or if no unit number has been entered for the vehicle.
Sales	Displays the starting salesperson for a work order.
Phone	Displays the customer’s phone number.
Site#	Displays the site where the work order or quote was started. In TireMaster Plus and TireMaster Point of Sale systems, this number is always 1.
Reference	Displays the reference number, if any, entered on a work order.
PO#	Displays the purchase order number, if any, entered on a work order.
Mod	Displays a document type code. No code is displayed for work orders created for normal sales.
Comments	Displays the notes, if any, entered on a work order.


Total	Displays the total of all the items, plus sales tax, on a work order.
Contact	Displays the phone number or email at which the client can be reached.
New Work Order	Lets you create a new work order.
Quote	Lets you create a new quote or look up a quote that has already been started.
Delete	Lets you deleted work orders.
Core Case	Lets you access Casing Manager or the Core Manager if one of those features are enabled.
Schedule	Lets you schedule appointments for customers.
New Paidout	Lets you pay an expense from the till.
ROA	Lets you process a payment from a customer.
Drawer	Opens the till drawer. Note: The till drawer must be set up on the Printer Selection screen for this button to work.
Rev. Invoice	Lets you reverse a completed invoice.
Save Layout	Lets you save your changes after you rearrange the columns on the screen.
Credit Memo	Lets you issue a credit memo to a customer.
Select	Lets you open the highlighted work order.
Close	Closes the screen.

Move and Resize Open Work Order List Columns

You can customize the layout of the Open Work Order List by moving and resizing the columns.

Note: The new layout affects only the workstation on which changes were made. Therefore, the columns on the Open Work Order List can be moved and resized differently for each computer.

To move and resize Inventory List columns

To move a column, click the column heading. When the thick, black line appears, drag the column to a different position.

To resize a column, move the pointer (

) to the boundary for the column heading. When the pointer turns into

, drag the boundary to the new width.

When you’re done moving and resizing the columns, click Save Layout.

The Open Work Order List columns will be displayed in the new arrangement until their positions are changed.

Note: Users do not need to be granted permission to update the layout of the Open Work Order List.