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title: "Job Enquiry"
slug: "job-enquiry"
description: "What is Job Enquiry, how is it used, and why is it important in Canary7? Guides on how to use Job Enquiry for searching, creating or editing Jobs."
updated: 2025-07-29T10:45:24Z
published: 2025-07-29T10:45:24Z
canonical: "help.canary7.com/job-enquiry"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.canary7.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Job Enquiry

# 📋 Understanding Job Enquiry

## 🔍 What is Job Enquiry?

**Job Enquiry** is a central workspace within the WMS that enables users to view and manage detailed information about jobs in progress across the warehouse. These jobs may include **Putaways**, **Picking**, **Packing**, and more.

It plays a key role in operational visibility, giving warehouse supervisors and system users oversight of current workloads, priorities, and assignments.

## ⚙️ Key Job Enquiry Features

Beyond just viewing job data, **Job Enquiry** also allows you to:

- ✅ **View Job Instructions**: Access detailed step-by-step actions for each job
- 🗑️ **Delete Jobs**: Remove jobs that are no longer needed (based on permissions)
- 👷 **Assign Users**: Allocate or reassign operatives to specific jobs
- ⏸️ **Hold Jobs**: Pause jobs temporarily due to issues or changes in priorities
- ⬆️ **Change Job Priority**: Modify job urgency to prioritise key workflows

## 📂 Accessing Job Enquiry

To open Job Enquiry:

- Use the **Navigation menu**, type `Job Enquiry` into the search bar, and select **Job Enquiry**,
- Or navigate via **Jobs > Job Enquiry**

## 🔎 Searching for Jobs

To find information on Jobs, you can search within the Jobs tab.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1733823767080.png)

Within the **Jobs tab**, you can search for specific jobs using multiple filters

### 🔍 Searchable Fields Include:

- Job Type
- Job Number
- Job Class
- Job Group
- Reference Number
- Container Number
- Item
- Users
- Warehouse
- From Location
- To Location

Once you have entered all the information, you need to find your results click on the search button![search button](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/search%20button.png) to continue.

![pick search results](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/pick%20search%20results.png)

💡 **Tip:** Columns can be dragged and reordered to suit your preferences.

📊 **Available Job Columns**

- From Location
- To Location
- Job ID
- Job Type
- Job Number
- Job Class
- Job Group
- Job Instruction
- Created At
- Updated At
- Priority
- User
- Dependency Sequence No.
- Hold Status
- Has Dependents
- Warehouse Code

If you want to go back and input more information click on the search icon![search icon](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/search%20icon.png) and enter whatever data you need to refine your search.

## 🧾 Viewing Job Summaries

### 🗂️ **Job Zone Summary** ![Job Zone summary](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/Job%20Zone%20summary.png)

Displays job progress grouped by warehouse zone—ideal for managing zone-based picking or putaway.

### 🗃️ **Job Type Summary** ![Job type summary](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/Job%20type%20summary.png)

Provides an overview of all active job types, helping you assess operational workload across picking, packing, putaway, etc.

## 📤 Exporting Jobs to CSV

Canary7 lets you export your search results for further analysis or record-keeping.

- At the top-right of the Job Enquiry screen, click the **Red Action Button**.
- Select **Generate CSV**.
- A CSV file containing your current search results will be downloaded to your computer.

![job enquiry generate csv](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/job%20enquiry%20generate%20csv.png)

🖨️ Perfect for reporting, handovers, or offline reviews.