Add a close work order button

When a user completes the task or tasks, the work order should be closed. This procedure describes how to put a close button on the EXWorkOrder form and update the status of the work order to close. This procedure adds a display application option definition, adds a State definition for EXWorkOrder.view, and adds a Process definition for EXWorkOrder.close.

To create a display application option definition for EXWorkOrder.view, follow these steps:

1. From the System Navigator, click Tailoring > Tailoring Tools > Display Options top open the Display Application Screen Definition form.
2. Type EXWorkOrder.view in the Screen ID field.

3. Enter the following information.

   Field	Value
   Unique ID	Automatically generated (EXWorkOrder.view_close)
   Action	close
   GUI option	5
   Text Option	5
   Bank	1
   Condition	true
   Default Label	Close

4. Click Add.
5. Click OK.

To update the EXWorkOrder.view state definition, follow these steps:

1. From the System Navigator, click Tailoring > Document Engine > States to open the State Definition form.
2. In the State field, type EXWorkOrder.view and then click Search. The EXWorkOrder.view state definition form opens.

3. Add the following to update the state definition form.

   Field	Value
   Display Action	close
   Process Name	EXWorkOrder.close
   Condition	true

4. Click Save and then click OK.

To add a process definition record for EXWorkOrder.close, follow these steps:

1. From the System Navigator, click Tailoring > Document Engine > Processes to open the Process Definition form.
2. Type EXWorkOrder.close in Process Name.
3. Click Add.

4. On the Initial Expressions tab, type the following expression:

   • status in $L.file="Closed"
   • $L.mode="closed"
5. Click Save.

6. On the RAD tab, enter the following information:

   Field	Value
   Expressions evaluated before RAD call	$L.EXaction="update"
   RAD Application	se.base.method
   Condition	true
   Parameter Names	Parameter Values
   file	$L.file
   prompt	$L.EXaction
   second file	$L.file.save
   record	$L.fc
   second.record	$L.object
   boolean1	false

7. Click Save and then OK.