--- title: How to manage a work order recurrence description: Learn how to edit, track, and stop recurring work orders using the Manage Recurring tool. --- [Skip to content](https://support.webcemeteries.com/how-to-manage-a-work-order-recurrence#main-content) [Submit a Request](https://support.webcemeteries.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![webcemeteries-logo](https://support.webcemeteries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/file-logo.png?width=400&height=67&name=file-logo.png)](https://support.webcemeteries.com/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Submit a Request](https://support.webcemeteries.com/kb-tickets/new) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [webCemeteries Knowledge Base](https://support.webcemeteries.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Management](https://support.webcemeteries.com/management?hsLang=en) 3. [Work Orders Module](https://support.webcemeteries.com/management?hsLang=en#work-orders-module) # How to manage a work order recurrence ### Managing Existing Work Order Recurrences Once you’ve created a recurring work order, you can easily manage and update it through the **Manage Recurring** section. This allows you to adjust work order details, recurrence schedules, resources, and tasks without having to start over.    To create a Recurring work order, check out this article: [How to Create a Recurring Work Order](https://support.webcemeteries.com/how-to-create-a-recurring-work-order?hsLang=en) --- ### Accessing Recurring Work Orders 1. Hover over **Work Orders**. 2. Select **Manage Recurring**. ![](https://support.webcemeteries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-01-2025-02-30-28-1468-PM.png?width=630&height=924&name=image-png-Oct-01-2025-02-30-28-1468-PM.png) Here, you’ll see two tabs: ![](https://support.webcemeteries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-29-2025-07-21-44-3511-PM.png?width=670&height=146&name=image-png-Sep-29-2025-07-21-44-3511-PM.png) - **Active:** Lists all currently running recurrences. - **Archived/Expired:** Contains past recurrences that are no longer active. --- ### Editing an Active Recurrence To manage an existing recurrence:  1. Select the recurrence from the **Active** list. ![](https://support.webcemeteries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-29-2025-07-22-30-5874-PM.png?width=670&height=146&name=image-png-Sep-29-2025-07-22-30-5874-PM.png) 2. On the Recurrence page, you can: - **Edit Details:** Update the work order details for all future generated work orders. ![](https://support.webcemeteries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-29-2025-07-54-41-5260-PM.png?width=670&height=276&name=image-png-Sep-29-2025-07-54-41-5260-PM.png) - **Edit Recurrence:** Adjust the recurrence schedule (interval, type, start/end date, etc.). ![](https://support.webcemeteries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-29-2025-07-55-25-6483-PM.png?width=670&height=241&name=image-png-Sep-29-2025-07-55-25-6483-PM.png) **Note**: Changes will only affect **future work orders**. If you need to edit an existing work order, open and edit that work order directly. --- ### Tabs in the Recurrence Page Each recurrence includes several tabs to help you manage related information: ![](https://support.webcemeteries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-01-2025-02-32-32-9023-PM.png?width=2016&height=918&name=image-png-Oct-01-2025-02-32-32-9023-PM.png) - **Active:** Shows all open work orders generated by this recurrence. - **Completed:** Lists any closed work orders from this recurrence. - **Resources:** View or update linked resources. Updates here apply only to future work orders. - **Tasks:** Manage the task list for this recurrence. Changes affect future work orders only. - **History:** Displays a log of changes made to the recurrence itself (not individual work orders). --- ### Stopping a Recurrence To stop a recurrence entirely: 1. Open the recurrence you want to end. 2. 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