Editing or Deleting Work Orders from the Job Schedule

Why This Matters to Your Business 🛠️

The ability to quickly update or remove jobs from your calendar is essential to staying on top of daily logistics. Crew availability, customer changes, and last-minute updates happen all the time. Movegistics makes it easy to adapt—without creating confusion across your dispatch team.

This article walks you through editing and deleting scheduled jobs right from the Job Schedule, so your operations stay clean, accurate, and in sync with your field teams.

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Who Can Edit or Delete Jobs?
 

By default, users with dispatch or admin permissions can edit or delete work orders from the Job Schedule.

🔒 If you’re unable to make changes, check with your account administrator. Role-based permissions can be applied to restrict access to calendar edits.

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Step-by-Step: Editing a Job from the Calendar

1. Go to: Operations > Job Schedule
2. Click on a job card within the calendar
3. In the job preview that appears, click the pencil icon ✏️ in the top-right corner
4. The Edit Work Order screen will open

From here, you can change:

• Title and time range (start/end date & time)
• Assigned workers, vehicles, or contractors
• Job type, service type, and activity
• Packing materials and job tags
• Notes and estimate reference

Once done, click Update to save your changes.

✅ Any changes made will reflect immediately on the calendar. 🧠 A log entry is recorded, and the user who performed the update is listed for audit purposes.

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Step-by-Step: Deleting or Canceling a Job

To Cancel a Job (Recommended)

1. Click on the job card
2. Click the WO followed by the WO number. Ex. WO005729
3. Set the WO Status to Cancelled
   
4. Click Yes, Confirm to confirm the change.
   

🚫 This removes the job from:

• The crew app (so crews no longer see or clock into it)
• The Job Schedule calendar
• The Operations pipeline view

To Permanently Delete (Use With Caution)

1. Click the trash icon 🗑️ from the job preview window
2. Confirm the deletion prompt

⚠️ Only delete if the move was created by mistake.

Canceling is a safer option and keeps your historical records intact.

To delete a published WO you must first un-publish it. 

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Tips for Best Practices ✨

• Review the job carefully before deleting—when in doubt, cancel instead
• Train your team on the difference between a Work Order and a Work Request
• Use the Work Orders module for full edit access, especially for batch changes
• Use tags for added filtering and visibility later

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Need help managing your Job Schedule more efficiently? Reach out to support at [e-mail].