MANUALS > Production > Production Module > Production, Update Menu > W/O > Work Order Buttons > Labor Manual Button, via Work Order

The Labor Manual button allows the user to add time (labor) to individual and/or multiple Task Cards for any employee. This window is not user specific. This function can also be used to edit the time that it took to carry out a Task Card. This window keeps a record of every user that has put time against a Work Order Task Card, and allows the user to specify the Category of time and whether the time entry is manual.

From a Work Order, click on the Labor Manual button. The following window will appear. Enter the required Work Order and Task Card and select the Find button.

Note: If Production Switch TCMAND is set to Yes, the Task Card field will become mandatory.

The W/O Task Card Manual Labor window appears. The user may select the New button to add time and/or labor to a work.

The following information/options are available in this window:
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W/O

The Work Order used to categorize, manage, and schedule work requirements for aircraft maintenance.

Task Card

The Task Card / Job Card that details the scheduled maintenance work.

Item

The individual Task Card Item number that manual labor has been added to. Users can assign manual labor to specific Task Card Items. Notice the Item field above and the Task Card Item field below are linked. When the Item number is '0', the manual labor will apply to all of the Items.

P/N

The Part Number reference for the aircraft part.

S/N

The Serial Number for the specific serialized part.

Employee

The employee performing the task.

Date

The date labor was performed on the task.

Start Time

The time the labor started on the Task Card.

End Time

The time the labor ended on the Task Card.

Time (hrs/min)

The amount of time to be manually added. The maximum number of hours that alloted is defined by Production switch LABORTIM (Maximum Hours Allowed In Work Order Task Card Manual Labor). For more information, refer to the Production Switches Training Manual.

Category radio buttons

The type of hourly work schedule being applied: Regular, Overtime, or D/T (Double time).

Manual Entry checkbox

This checkbox indicates that the manual labor is being recorded manually by a user.

Skill

The appropriate skill used to perform the task.

Rego

This free-text field is used to indicate that the work is being re-done. If the required work was completed once, and must be re-done, this field along with the Comments field may be used as desired. This field is informational only.

Comments

This is a free text field where the user may enter any additional Rego comments. This field is informational only.

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The Export as Excel button can be selected to view the queried data (including all pages) in an Excel spreadsheet. This Excel file can be saved for later use. For more information refer to the Export as Excel Button via the eMRO System Standards manual.

Additional information can be viewed and included through the W/O Task Card Manual Labor, Informational Tab and the Notes button.

Manual Labor and Closed Work Orders:

Manual labor cannot be added to closed Word Orders. For example, notice the below W/O is in 'Closed' Status. Select the Labor Manual button.

Select a Task Card then select the Find button.

From the W/O Task Card Manual Labor window, the following warning messages blocks users from adding manual labor.