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Overview of Jobs

Understand how Jobs work in InfoPlus, follow each phase from creation to completion, and delete a job safely when needed.

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Use this article when you need to understand how the Jobs module works end to end. Jobs is InfoPlus’s light manufacturing and pre-kitting module. It lets you consume input items, assemble them, and produce finished output items while keeping inventory accurate throughout the process.

This article does not cover Kit on Demand (KOD). KOD assembles kit items during the normal order picking process and does not use the Jobs module. See Create a Kit for KOD instructions.

Before you begin

Before you work with Jobs, confirm the following:

  • Permission level: You need access to the Jobs table and associated apps in InfoPlus.
  • Fulfillment plan: A fulfillment plan must already be configured. The system uses it to allocate and pick component items when a job starts.
  • Input items: The component items (inputs) for your job must exist in inventory.
  • Job Recipe (optional): If you plan to run the same job repeatedly, set up a Job Recipe first to save setup time.

How Jobs Work

Each job moves through a defined set of phases. The sections below describe what happens at each phase and link to the task-specific article for that step.

Create a Job

You can create a job from scratch using the Create New button in the Jobs table, or start one from an existing Job Recipe. Job Recipes let you define a repeatable job structure and launch it with a few clicks.

Start a Job

Once a job is created, start it from the action menu. When you start a job, InfoPlus automatically creates an order and a fulfillment process to manage component picking and keep inventory accurate. You can filter for these orders using the Warehouse Service Type value of Job.

If there are inventory discrepancies or other errors, the job will not start and you will see a notification. Click into the fulfillment process link at the bottom of the job record for details. When the fulfillment process allocates successfully, the job moves to a Started status.

Pick Inputs for a Job

Once the fulfillment process generates successfully, the job appears in the Find Work app. Pick inputs following your normal picking process.

Run a Job

When inputs are picked and ready to assemble, use the Run Job app in the Mobile Warehouse Applications to build the required assemblies. See Run a Job.

It is possible to over-pick inputs, or to have unconsumed inputs remaining after a job runs. If putback is required, the app prompts you to select the quantity and location. If there is no putback, use the Close Putback Work button to close out.

Receive a Job

The final phase is receiving the output item(s) into inventory using the Interactive Receiving app in the Mobile Warehouse Applications. Search by Job when the app prompts for an ASN. Once all assemblies are received into stock, the job updates to a Completed status.

Delete a Job

The steps to delete a job depend on how far along it is. Delete as early in the process as possible. The more records associated with a job, the more complex deletion becomes.

Delete a Not Started Job

Job status must be Not Started to perform these steps

  1. Go to the Job table
  2. Check the box for the job to be deleted and use the arrows on the right side to choose Delete.

DeleteNotStartedJob


Delete a Started Job

  1. Go to the Order table
  2. Check the box for the order to be cancelled (status can only be Processed). Then click Actions → Unfulfill Orders → Submit → Return to Order.
  3. Locate the same order and select the box for the order. Then click Actions → Cancel Orders → Submit → Ok.
  4. If needed, unreceive any item receipts (use Unreceive Item Receipt if needed). If there are no item receipts, move to the next step.
  5. Go to the Item Receipt table and open the Item Receipt. Then click Actions → Close Item Receipt → Submit → Ok. (This receives 0 and shows the status as Received)
  6. Go to the Job table and open the job to be deleted (status should be Not Started). Then click Actions → Delete (all associated work is automatically cancelled).

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