# Infor VISUAL Work Order Status Reference > Source: https://netray.co/tools/infor-visual-work-order-status-reference > Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems. > Section: Free Tools ## Short answer A searchable lookup of VISUAL work order statuses, the work order ID structure and the records that hang off a work order, with what each means on the floor. ## Category other-erp ## Erp Infor VISUAL ## Industry Discrete Manufacturing ## Audience - Production planner - Shop floor supervisor - VISUAL administrator ## Tool **Kind:** worksheet **Mode:** reference **Columns:** #### Topic **Key:** topic **Type:** text #### Item **Key:** item **Type:** text #### What it means **Key:** meaning **Type:** text #### Practical note **Key:** practical **Type:** text **Rows:** #### Status **Item:** Unreleased **Meaning:** Work order exists but is still being planned and is not authorized for the floor. **Practical:** Safe place to edit quantities, operations and requirements. Not counted as firm demand by most planners. #### Status **Item:** Firmed **Meaning:** Planned order committed by the planner so MRP-style planning will not move or delete it. **Practical:** Use to protect orders you have agreed with purchasing and sales before releasing them. #### Status **Item:** Released **Meaning:** Order is authorized for production. Labor and material can be posted against it. **Practical:** Release triggers pick lists and shop papers in most shops. Check your release policy before bulk release. #### Status **Item:** Closed **Meaning:** Work order is complete and costs are settled. No more activity is expected. **Practical:** Close only after final receipt, labor and material postings. Closing is the point where variances are finalized. #### Status **Item:** Cancelled **Meaning:** Order was abandoned before completion. It should carry no further activity. **Practical:** Return any issued material to stock first, otherwise the cost sits on a dead order. #### ID structure **Item:** Base ID **Meaning:** The primary work order number. The same Base ID groups every lot, split and sub order under it. **Practical:** Often the number printed on shop papers and used by operators. #### ID structure **Item:** Lot ID **Meaning:** Separates lots of the same Base ID, for example different quantities or batches of the same job. **Practical:** Many shops leave it at 1 unless they run multiple lots per job. #### ID structure **Item:** Split ID **Meaning:** Identifies a split of a lot, used when part of a lot follows a different path or schedule. **Practical:** Splits help when you must ship a partial quantity early. #### ID structure **Item:** Sub ID **Meaning:** Identifies a sub assembly work order inside the Base ID hierarchy. 0 is normally the top level. **Practical:** Walk the Sub IDs to see the full multi level job. #### Related record **Item:** Operations **Meaning:** Ordered steps with a resource, setup and run time, and a sequence number. **Practical:** Scheduling and labor reporting both key off operation sequence. #### Related record **Item:** Requirements **Meaning:** Parts and quantities the order needs, linked to an operation where material is consumed. **Practical:** Check requirement quantities before release, not after. #### Related record **Item:** Labor tickets **Meaning:** Time postings by employee and operation, feeding actual labor cost. **Practical:** Missing tickets are the usual cause of unexpected labor variance at close. #### Related record **Item:** Inventory transactions **Meaning:** Issues of material and receipts of finished goods against the order. **Practical:** Receipts to stock create the inventory value that the order closes into. #### Related record **Item:** Work order type **Meaning:** Distinguishes a work order from other order types such as quote or engineering master records. **Practical:** Filter on type when you write reports so you do not mix master data with live orders. #### Related record **Item:** Want date and release date **Meaning:** Desired completion and desired release dates used by scheduling. **Practical:** Compare against actual receipts to measure on time delivery. **Notes:** Status names and behavior reflect common VISUAL configurations. Menu labels, release policies and add-on modules differ between versions, so confirm against your own system before using this in a procedure. ## Content **Intro:** This is a quick lookup for how an Infor VISUAL work order moves through its life and how its identifiers fit together. It is meant for planners, supervisors and administrators who need a straight answer without opening a manual. **Sections:** #### How to use this reference **Body:** Type a word such as released, split or labor into the search box to filter the table, then export the filtered rows to Excel or PDF to paste into a training note or shop floor procedure. The table has four columns: the topic group, the item name, what it means and a practical note drawn from how shops usually run it. Use the status rows to agree one shared vocabulary between planning, purchasing and the floor, and use the ID structure rows to explain why a job number appears in several forms on shop papers. #### The status lifecycle **Body:** A VISUAL work order generally moves from unreleased to firmed to released and finally to closed, with cancelled as the exit for abandoned orders. The important point is that each status controls what the system will let people do. Unreleased and firmed orders are planning objects. Released orders accept labor and material. Closed orders have settled costs. Treat the status as a control, not a label, and write down who is allowed to move an order between states in your shop. **Bullets:** - Unreleased: planning only, free to change. - Firmed: protected from replanning. - Released: floor can post labor and material. - Closed: costs settled, no further activity. - Cancelled: abandoned, material must be returned first. #### Reading the work order ID **Body:** A VISUAL work order is identified by Base ID, Lot ID, Split ID and Sub ID together, not by the Base ID alone. The Base ID is the number operators know. Sub IDs describe the assembly hierarchy under it, so a job with three sub assemblies has several Sub IDs under one Base ID. When you write a SQL query or report, join on all four parts, otherwise you will merge costs from different lots or sub orders and get totals that look plausible but are wrong. #### Common mistakes **Body:** The most frequent problems are closing an order before the last labor ticket is posted, cancelling an order with material still issued to it, and releasing large batches of orders without checking requirement quantities. Another is treating the Base ID as unique in custom reports. If your site has customized statuses or uses a different release workflow, use this table as a starting point and annotate your own differences before distributing it. **Cta:** If your team keeps re-explaining VISUAL work order behavior or rebuilding the same work order queries, we can set up a read-only assistant over your VISUAL data that answers these questions with the query shown. **Faq:** #### What is the difference between firmed and released in VISUAL? **Answer:** Firmed means the planner has committed the order so planning will not move or delete it, but it is not yet authorized for the floor. Released means production may start and labor and material can be posted. Firming protects the plan, releasing starts the work. #### Can I reopen a closed work order? **Answer:** Behavior depends on your version and security settings. Closing finalizes costs, so reopening is normally restricted and can distort historical variances. Check with your VISUAL administrator and prefer a corrective transaction or a new order over reopening when possible. #### Why do I see several Sub IDs under one Base ID? **Answer:** Sub IDs represent sub assembly work orders in a multi level job. The top level is usually 0 and each sub assembly gets its own number. Always include Sub ID when you join or total work order data, or you will mix levels. #### Is this table specific to my VISUAL version? **Answer:** No. It describes the common structure and typical behavior. Menu names, release rules and optional modules vary, so treat it as a reference to check against your own system rather than as official product documentation. ## Search terms infor visual work order status, visual manufacturing work order statuses, visual work order base id lot id split id, visual firmed vs released work order, visual work order closed cancelled, infor visual manufacturing work order, visual work order sub id, visual manufacturing cheat sheet --- Talk to an engineer: https://netray.co/contact?intent=erp_ai | Machine catalog: https://netray.co/agent/catalog.json