The form function parameter, WIP_WIPDJMDF_CLOSE. enables the Unclose option in the Tools menu. If you do not want Unclose to display in the menu, set the parameter to No. See: Security Functions.

   To find one or more jobs to view, close, or reopen:

1. Navigate to the Close Discrete Jobs window. The Find Discrete Jobs window appears.

2. Query to find one or more jobs. See: Finding Discrete Jobs.

   The Close Discrete Jobs Summary window appears with the results of your query. Option: to navigate to the Close Discrete Jobs window, choose the Open button.

   You can view information about the jobs you intend to close from either the Close Discrete Jobs or the Close Discrete Jobs Summary window. You can view job operation information by choosing the Operations button and component requirement information by choosing the Components button, see: Viewing Job and Schedule Operations, Viewing Component Requirements, and Viewing Component ATP Information. You can also view sales orders that are linked to standard discrete jobs by choosing the Sales Orders button, see: Linking ATO Sales Orders and Discrete Jobs.

   To close discrete jobs:

1. Navigate to the Discrete Jobs Summary window. If more than one job is displayed in the Discrete Jobs Summary window, select the jobs to close. .

   You can only close jobs with statuses of Cancelled, Complete, Complete - No Charges, Failed Bill Load, Failed Close, Failed Routing Load, On Hold, Released, and Unreleased.

2. Choose Close from theTools menu. The Close Discrete Jobs Request window appears.

3. Select a Report Type.

   Reports are printed per the Report Type specified, after the close process computes job close variances. If your organization uses standard costing, the Discrete Job Value Report - Standard Costing is printed when standard discrete jobs and non-standard asset jobs are closed. If your organization uses average costing, the Discrete Job Value Report - Average Costing is printed. The Expense Job Value Report is printed when expense non-standard jobs are closed regardless of your costing method. It is always printed in detail format regardless of the Report Type option specified. For more information about these reports see: Discrete Job Value Report and Expense Job Value Report.

   Report Type options and formats are as follows:

   Summary: Lists each job and includes job header, period-to-date summary, and cumulative-to-date summary information. The system also lists summary elemental account values for each job.

   Detail Using Planned Start Quantity: Lists each job using the planned start quantity of the job to calculate the material usage variance. A detail report includes the following: job header, material, resource, resource-based and move-based overhead costs, completion, scrap, and job close variance transactions. It also includes period-to-date and cumulative-to-date summary information.

   Detail Using Actual Completion Quantity: Lists each job using the actual completion quantity of the job to calculate the material usage variance. A detail report includes the following: job header, material, resource, resource-based and move-based overhead costs, completion, scrap, and job close variance transactions. It also includes period-to-date and cumulative-to-date summary information.

   No Report: Does not print a report.

4. Select an Actual Close Date. The system date is the default.

   The actual close date must be later than the most recently dated material, resource, or move transactions associated with the selected job or jobs. It must also be in an open accounting period. If it is not, the last date of the most recent open accounting period is defaulted.

5. Select a Submission Date and time. The system date and time is the default.

6. Choose OK to submit the request.

   Only those jobs with appropriate statuses are closed. The statuses of jobs that are being closed are changed to Pending Close until the close process completes.

   Note: The abnormal termination of a close request, either due to a hardware problem or manual termination of a concurrent request, can result in a status of Pending Close. These jobs must be manually resubmitted.

   To reopen closed jobs:

1. From the queried jobs displayed, select which jobs to reopen. .

   You can only reopen closed jobs. When you reopen a job, it reverts to its pre-close status. For example, reopening a job that had a pre-close status of Complete changes its status from Closed back to Complete. See: Discrete Job Statuses.

2. Choose Unclose from the Tools menu to submit the request.

   When you choose Unclose, job statuses are immediately changed to their pre-close status.

   Note: Only the status of the job is changed. Costing information, historical information, and MPS quantities are not updated.

   To check the status of close requests:

1. You can check the status of close requests using the Concurrent Requests window. See: Concurrent Requests.

   To print reports for a job:

1. If you need additional information about a job, you can optionally print reports for the active or current job. See: Printing Reports for Current Discrete Jobs.

   To view pending job information:

1. You can use the Pending Actions window to determine if there are pending or uncosted transactions associated with a job. You cannot close jobs if pending or uncosted transactions exist. See: Viewing Pending Job Transactions.

   To resubmit jobs with a Pending Close status:

1. From the queried jobs displayed, select one or more jobs to resubmit. .

2. Choose Check Requests from the Tools menu. .

   You can use the Check Requests option from the Tools menu to manually resubmit jobs that have failed to close and have a Pending Close status. Resubmitting a job with Check Request sets the job's status back to its original status. Resubmitting jobs that have Pending Close statuses because the process has not yet concluded does not interrupt the close process.

   To view operations for a selected job:

1. From either the Close Discrete Jobs or Close Discrete Jobs Summary windows choose the Operations button.

   You can optionally view the components required at a selected operation using the Components button. See: Viewing Job and Schedule Operations.

   To view component requirements and their ATP statuses for a selected job:

1. From either the Close Discrete Jobs or Close Discrete Jobs Summary windows choose the Components button. The Material Requirements window appears and the job's components are displayed. See: Viewing Component Requirements and Viewing Component ATP Information.

   Note: When no routing exists, all components default to operation sequence of 1.

   To view sales orders that are linked to a standard discrete job:

1. From Close Discrete Jobs Summary window choose the Sales Order button. See: Linking ATO Sales Orders and Discrete Jobs.