Postpone Latest Finish

Explanation

This activity is used to postpone the Latest Finish date already set on the work task due to a certain condition and to record that reason. e.g. labor shortage or lack of material.

Prerequisites

Following conditions must be met to keep track and enter a postponement reason:

• The Work Task must exist in the Prepared, Released, Work Started, Work Done or Reported status.
• The Latest Finish Date on the work task is already entered.
• The Work Type set on the work task must be enabled to enter postponement reason in Work Type Basic data.

System Effects

As a result of this activity,

• Work Task Original Latest Finish date will retain the first Latest Finish date, even if postponed multiple times.
• A dialog will appear to enter the Reason and it is mandatory. After saving it will be displayed in the Work Task
• In the Work Task/Additional Information, Postponed check box will be set to Yes.
• An Event Log is created for this event. Event Logs are generated in the Events tab found in the Attachment panel of the Prepare Work Order page.