Chapter 8. Work Management 169 8.6.1 Work Order Tracking application In the Work Order Tracking application, costs are reported on the Actuals tab. To enter data on this tab, the work order must not have a status of Waiting on Approval, Closed, or Cancelled. The Actuals tab supports reporting costs for labor, materials, tools and services. Figure 8- 26 shows an example of the Actuals tab that reports labor to relocate guard rails around compressors. Figure 8- 26 Work order actuals tab Material costs Material costs can be recorded to a work order if the requested material is a direct receipt. To enable this function, you may receive the material against a purchase order whose purchase order line charges the GL account related to this work order in question. To open the Purchase Orders application, select Go To . Purchasing . Purchase Orders. To learn more about purchasing, refer to Chapter 6, “ Purchasing” on page 89. Figure 8- 27 on page 170 shows a purchase order line that references the work order 1172 to report materials costs. Note: the Actuals tab in the Work Order Track application can be used to report labor, materials, tools and services.