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Return Repaired Part on Repair Work Order (Serial issued to Task error)

  • August 28, 2026
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I’ve created a Repair Work Order for a Serial Part with Repair and Return to Inventory option. This generates a work order with one work task. I then issue the repair part to the material tab, which automatically creates the return line.

I then perform reporting of the Work Order and Work Task, and both are now sitting in Work Done state. I then want to return the repaired part to inventory. 

However when I try to return, I’m told that the Serial Part is issued on a Work Task that is not Finished. But I can’t finish the work task without returning the part. I can’t unissue or modify the return line. So I’m now stuck with a serial part issued against the work task, but no way of continuing the work task.

I must be missing something… What have I not done?
 

Work Task in Work Done state with Material Line showing Repair Part
Work Task Execute page
Return to inventory dialog
Return Error

 

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  • Do Gooder (Customer)
  • August 28, 2026

I think I may have found the cause: the Serial is not Maintenance aware. Making it Maintenance aware solved this issue.

Pretty poor of IFS to allow the creation of the Repair Order if it then won't allow return of it...


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  • Do Gooder (Customer)
  • August 28, 2026

I’ve confirmed: Making the Serial Part maintenance aware, either before or after the Work Order is in progress resolves this issue.

I still don’t understand why IFS would allow the initial creation of this Work Order, if it was always going to get blocked OR at least share the correct error message back.