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Work Orders & Change Orders

Managing Change Orders

Create change orders for scope changes and track their financial impact.

Managing Change Orders

Change orders document scope changes that affect project cost or timeline.

Types of Change Orders

ZonaPlan supports two types: - **Client Revenue Change Orders**: Changes requested by the client that add or reduce revenue - **Vendor Cost Change Orders**: Changes in vendor scope that affect your costs

Creating a Change Order

  1. Open a project
  2. Go to **Change Orders**
  3. Click **Create Change Order**
  4. Fill in:

Approval Workflow

StatusDescription
PENDINGChange order submitted, awaiting approval
APPROVEDChange accepted — financials updated
REJECTEDChange declined — no financial impact

Signatures

Change orders support digital signatures: 1. Create the change order 2. Send for signature 3. The signing party can sign digitally via a secure link 4. Signed change orders are locked and cannot be modified

Financial Impact

Approved change orders automatically update: - Project budget (for revenue changes) - Project costs (for vendor cost changes) - Financial reports reflect the change