The quick answer
In the custom Work Orders at Risk inspector shown here, select No Stock On Order and Late Risk in Priority. Expand the work order you need to investigate. Its inline component table shows the item, committed and back-ordered quantities, available stock, and on-order quantity. In the example, WO1842 exposes VC-30 Valve Coupler: 10 required, 4 committed, 6 back ordered, and 0 available or on order.
The screenshots show fictional example data modeled on a source walkthrough. This is a custom Suitelet; its menu placement, priority calculation, and columns depend on the version installed in your account. The demonstrated actions only filter and expand rows.
Before you start
You need access to your organization's deployed Work Orders at Risk inspector and the work-order, sales-order, item, and supply data it reads. Ask your administrator to confirm the deployment link and audience, your role's permissions, and the subsidiary and location scope. This guide cannot supply a standard NetSuite menu path for a custom deployment. Refresh or reopen your inspector and check its as-of time before interpreting live values; this source does not show a dedicated refresh control.
The example uses WO1842 for PC-180 Pump Control. Its source screen is a vendor-specific Suitelet; the same page was not located in the account used for this guide's access check. Treat the layout and calculation as an illustration of that implementation, and verify your installed version before relying on it.
01. Read the risk list
Open the custom inspector and scan the work-order summary. The top table shows a work order, customer, status, originating sales order, assembly item, days remaining, back-ordered quantity, expected receipt, and Priority. Status says where the work order is in its process; Priority is the inspector's own risk label. Keep those meanings separate.
02. Filter by priority
In Priority, select No Stock On Order, then add Late Risk. In the version shown, the first selection narrows the list to pink rows, and the second brings yellow rows back into the same view. The replay uses no Save or stock action.
03. Expand the work order
Click WO1842 in the Work Order column. The row turns blue and a component table opens directly underneath it. Use Created From to identify the linked sales order, then read the Item column to see which components belong to the selected work order. A repeated work-order number on those lines does not mean there is a separate customer order for every component.
04. Read the component shortage
Find the pink VC-30 Valve Coupler line. This Suitelet displays 10 in Quantity, 4 in Qty Committed, 6 in Qty Back Ordered, and 0 in both Qty Avail and Qty On Order. The PO and expected-receipt cells are empty on this line. The displayed row is a lead for investigation, not an inventory, purchasing, or delivery determination.
05. Check what needs follow-up
Take WO1842 and VC-30 to the work order, item, and purchasing records in your account. Check inventory by subsidiary, location, and status; units and commitments; current purchase, transfer, and receiving activity; the linked sales-order commitment; and production lead time before promising a date. The demonstrated workflow stops at the shortage line. It shows no allocation, purchase-order creation, or rescheduling action.
Check the result
- Both priority bands appear after the two Priority selections.
- WO1842 opens its component table inline.
- VC-30 shows 10 required, 4 committed, 6 back ordered, 0 available, and 0 on order in this inspector.
- No Save, Submit, allocation, or other mutation action appears in the demonstrated sequence.
Common questions
Is Work Orders at Risk a standard NetSuite page?
No. The page in this walkthrough is a custom Suitelet. Your account needs that implementation, and its filters and calculations may differ.
Does No Stock On Order prove there is no purchase order?
No. It is the label returned by this inspector under its current filters and refresh state. Check purchase orders, transfer supply, item locations and subsidiaries, and the custom query before treating it as a complete supply position.
Is Qty Back Ordered always Quantity minus Qty Committed?
Do not assume that formula for every deployment. The example line displays 10, 4, and 6, but its units, component demand, location, commitments, reservations, sourcing, and custom calculation must be checked in the installed inspector.
Does this screen prove the customer delivery will be late?
No. It identifies a component risk to investigate. The sales-order promise, production schedule, supplier timing, receiving, and inspection still determine the likely delivery date.
Does filtering or expanding a row change the work order?
No change is shown in this sequence: it uses no Save, Submit, or other mutation control. Verify the behavior of your installed custom Suitelet before assuming every filter or row action is read-only. Follow-up transactions and schedule decisions happen elsewhere.