--- title: Add Required Work to a Unit description: While checking in a unit on the Service Board (Service menu → Service Board.), required work can be added in the check in wizard.  Required work will appear to technicians when they start work on the --- [Skip to content](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/add-required-work-to-a-unit#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://help.brightorder.com/tickets?hsLang=en) [![BO Logo](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BO%20Logo.png?width=384&height=89&name=BO%20Logo.png)](https://knowledge.brightorder.com?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://help.brightorder.com/tickets) - Go to www.brightorder.com Go to www.brightorder.com How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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Click **Check In** to open the check in wizard.   ![](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-32-21-3264-PM.png?width=688&height=330&name=image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-32-21-3264-PM.png)   Search for the Unit you want to check in and click **Select**   ![](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-33-02-7090-PM.png?width=688&height=329&name=image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-33-02-7090-PM.png) Click **Next,** You then have several options to add labor but for now we'll select **VMRS** then click a labor icon to open the labor activites associated with that system   ![](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-34-22-1318-PM.png?width=688&height=330&name=image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-34-22-1318-PM.png)   Click the **green plus** next to the labor activity to add it as work required. Repeat this step for all required labor activities for the unit, then click **Next**   ![](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-34-39-3809-PM.png?width=1918&height=918&name=image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-34-39-3809-PM.png)   To assign a unit with required work to a specific technician, click and drag their name to a date/time slot on the calendar.   ![](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-37-38-8712-PM.png?width=688&height=329&name=image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-37-38-8712-PM.png) The unit will appear on the **Arrivals** board with a link to the required work and the name of the assigned technician.   Another way to add work required to a Unit is in the **Arrivals** tab on the **Service Board.**  Click the green plus under the **Work Required** column to add additional required work for the unit.   ![](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-39-49-4829-PM.png?width=688&height=328&name=image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-39-49-4829-PM.png)   **Unit Master** You can also add Work Required to a Unit from the **Fleet** → **Unit Master** screen. Simply search and select the unit you wish to add Required Work to, Open the Unit's detailed information by clicking the Unit number. ![](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-40-33-7236-PM.png?width=688&height=161&name=image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-40-33-7236-PM.png)   Navigate to the **Work Required** tab and click **'+ More Work...'** ![](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-41-16-7911-PM.png?width=1918&height=917&name=image-png-Nov-18-2024-01-41-16-7911-PM.png)   This will open your VMRS codes and Service Programs to add any necessary work required to the unit similar to adding work seen above.   - [EMDECS](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Getting Started](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#getting-started) - [How-To Guides](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#how-to-guides) - [Troubleshooting](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#troubleshooting) - [Account & User Management](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#account-user-management) - [Integrations](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#integrations) - [Release Notes](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#release-notes) - [emdecs one](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Maintenance](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one?hsLang=en#maintenance) - [emdecs one ELD](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one-eld?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Troubleshooting](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one-eld?hsLang=en#troubleshooting) - [How-To Guides](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one-eld?hsLang=en#how-to-guides) - [Getting Started](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one-eld?hsLang=en#getting-started) - [Account & User Management](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one-eld?hsLang=en#account-user-management) - [Tracking](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/tracking?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Getting Started](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/tracking?hsLang=en#getting-started) - [Troubleshooting](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/tracking?hsLang=en#troubleshooting) - [How-To Guides](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/tracking?hsLang=en#how-to-guides) - [Account & User Management](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/tracking?hsLang=en#account-user-management) - [Integrations](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/tracking?hsLang=en#integrations) - [ELD](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/eld?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Release Notes](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/eld?hsLang=en#release-notes) - [Legacy Device Troubleshooting](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/eld?hsLang=en#legacy-device-troubleshooting) - [How-To Guides (Legacy Devices)](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/eld?hsLang=en#how-to-guides-legacy-devices) - [Dashcam](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/dashcam?hsLang=en#main-content) - [How-To Guides](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/dashcam?hsLang=en#how-to-guides) - [General](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/general?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Contact Us](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/general?hsLang=en#contact-us) - [Getting started](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/getting-started?hsLang=en) [![No Margin White BO Logo](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/No%20Margin%20White%20BO%20Logo.png?width=384&height=112&name=No%20Margin%20White%20BO%20Logo.png "No Margin White BO Logo")](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/?hsLang=en) www.brightorder.com   Help Center [mailto:email@email.com](mailto:email@email.com) Copyright © 2026, BrightOrder Inc.