Update Work Order Actual Start or Finish Date Automatically

This article shows how the WO Actual Start and Finish Dates can be updated automatically when Labor is added to a Work Order.
May 19, 2026
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The Actual Start and Finish Dates can be updated automatically based on the addition of labor.

To set these fields to update automatically use the following steps when logged in as an admin user:

Select Administration.
Select Settings.
Select Work.
Select the Work Flow tab.
Set the Update Actual Start Date when adding labor and Update Actual Finish Date when adding labor fields to Yes.
Select Save.

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