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GeloMor: /* Work orders */

2025-12-17T22:58:08Z

Work orders

GeloMor: /* Work orders */

2025-12-17T22:48:24Z

Work orders

GeloMor: /* Office */

2025-12-17T22:39:01Z

Office

GeloMor at 19:25, 17 December 2025

2025-12-17T19:25:47Z

GeloMor at 19:10, 17 December 2025

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Silverwing235 at 13:44, 20 April 2025

2025-04-20T13:44:03Z

Moradin: /* Note */

2024-07-05T22:15:42Z

Note

Moradin: /* Work orders */ Minor typos.

2024-07-05T22:14:44Z

Work orders: Minor typos.

Putnam3145: actually i might've just missed something

2024-03-21T20:26:20Z

actually i might've just missed something

Putnam3145: /* Relevant Skills */ Managers use no social skills in the course of their work.

2024-03-21T20:25:53Z

Relevant Skills: Managers use no social skills in the course of their work.

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 Work orders are an advanced feature of [[Workshop#Management|Workshop Management]] that becomes available with a manager. It allows easier management, automation and/or fine control of the various activities needed to maintain a well-oiled fort. The manager screen lists all work orders in the fortress, shows their status and allows to modify them and place new general orders. It is accessed from the main screen through the {{menu icon|o}} orders menu, or the clipboard icon in the bottom left of the screen.
-Work orders can also be created that apply only to specific workshops, done using the clipboard button on the Work orders tab of the individual workshop's interface.  See [[Workshop]] for more information.
+Work orders can also be created that apply only to specific workshops, done using the [[File:Button new work order.png]] button on the Work orders tab of the individual workshop's interface.  See [[Workshop]] for more information.
 ==Disadvantages==

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 == Work orders ==
 Work orders are an advanced feature of [[Workshop#Management|Workshop Management]] that becomes available with a manager. It allows easier management, automation and/or fine control of the various activities needed to maintain a well-oiled fort. The manager screen lists all work orders in the fortress, shows their status and allows to modify them and place new general orders. It is accessed from the main screen through the {{menu icon|o}} orders menu, or the clipboard icon in the bottom left of the screen.
 Work orders can also be created that apply only to specific workshops, done using the clipboard button on the Work orders tab of the individual workshop's interface.  See [[Workshop]] for more information.

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 #Open the Nobles screen by pressing {{menu icon|n}} or the crown button on the bottom left toolbar.
 #Select the [[File:Button appoint position.png]] button next to Manager which will bring up a list of valid candidates in your fort; those with applicable skills will be at the top of the list. Click on the candidate of your choosing; if nobody is particularly suited to the job, picking the Expedition Leader is a reasonable choice. You will see that the Study icon (the chair symbol) for the Manager position is red, meaning their requirement for an office is not met.  Exit the Nobles screen.
-#Use the Zones tool {{menu icon|z}} to paint an Office zone in a location and of a size you desire. Once the zone is placed, and while it is still selected, press the Assign dwarf button and choose the dwarf you've assigned to the Manager position to make this their office.
+#Use the Zones tool {{menu icon|z}} to paint an [[File:Office medium icon.png|28px]] Office zone in a location and of a size you desire. Once the zone is placed, and while it is still selected, press the [[File:UI add worker.png|28px]] Assign dwarf button and choose the dwarf you've assigned to the Manager position to make this their office.
 #Build a [[chair]] inside the Office zone you've placed. Other furniture can also be included if you wish to increase the room value, but it must at least have a chair.
 #Once this is done, if you return to the Nobles screen you will see that the Study icon for the Manager position is now green, their need for an office met. You should now be able to queue up work orders.

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 The '''manager''' is a useful [[noble]] that allows players to create multiple [[Work orders]], and also lets them set up profiles for workshops. This means that players can rapidly dispatch any number of jobs from a single screen, without having to add tasks to individual [[workshop]]s.
-==Relevant Skills==
+==Manager skills==
-A certain set of skills are relevant for any manager. Furthermore, certain [[personality trait]]s influence whether any experience is gained in the skill. There are [[Attribute#Soul_Attributes|soul attributes]] that affect the skills, and other skills that affect the same attributes' cross-training. The ones relevant for a manager are as follows:
+The only skill that is relevant for a manager is the [[organizer]] skill. There are [[Attribute#Soul_Attributes|soul attributes]] that affect the skills, and other skills that affect the same attributes' [[cross-training]]. The ones relevant for a manager are as follows:
-{| {{prettytable}}
-|- style="background:#ddd"
+* Analytical ability
-! rowspan="2" colspan="2"                   | Skill (relevant for manager)
+* Creativity
-! rowspan="2" colspan="2"                   | Personality Trait (needed to gain social skill)
+* Social awareness
-!             colspan="2"                   | Attribute (affected by social skill)
-|-
+The better match-up with the skill and attributes in the table above, the better manager a dwarf will be.
 ==Office==

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 To set up a dwarf to be the manager and give them an office:
-#Open the Nobles screen by pressing {{K|n}} or the crown button on the bottom left toolbar.
+#Open the Nobles screen by pressing {{menu icon|n}} or the crown button on the bottom left toolbar.
-#Select the {{K|+}} button next to Manager which will bring up a list of valid candidates in your fort; those with applicable skills will be at the top of the list. Click on the candidate of your choosing; if nobody is particularly suited to the job, picking the Expedition Leader is a reasonable choice. You will see that the Study icon (the chair symbol) for the Manager position is red, meaning their requirement for an office is not met.  Exit the Nobles screen.
+#Select the [[File:Button appoint position.png]] button next to Manager which will bring up a list of valid candidates in your fort; those with applicable skills will be at the top of the list. Click on the candidate of your choosing; if nobody is particularly suited to the job, picking the Expedition Leader is a reasonable choice. You will see that the Study icon (the chair symbol) for the Manager position is red, meaning their requirement for an office is not met.  Exit the Nobles screen.
-#Use the Zones tool {{K|z}} to paint an Office zone in a location and of a size you desire. Once the zone is placed, and while it is still selected, press the Assign dwarf button and choose the dwarf you've assigned to the Manager position to make this their office.
+#Use the Zones tool {{menu icon|z}} to paint an Office zone in a location and of a size you desire. Once the zone is placed, and while it is still selected, press the Assign dwarf button and choose the dwarf you've assigned to the Manager position to make this their office.
 #Build a [[chair]] inside the Office zone you've placed. Other furniture can also be included if you wish to increase the room value, but it must at least have a chair.
 #Once this is done, if you return to the Nobles screen you will see that the Study icon for the Manager position is now green, their need for an office met. You should now be able to queue up work orders.
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 == Work orders ==
-Work orders are an advanced feature of [[Workshop#Management|Workshop Management]] that becomes available with a manager. It allows easier management, automation and/or fine control of the various activities needed to maintain a well-oiled fort. The manager screen lists all work orders in the fortress, shows their status and allows to modify them and place new general orders. It is accessed from the main screen through the {{K|o}}rders menu, or the clipboard icon in the bottom left of the screen.
+Work orders are an advanced feature of [[Workshop#Management|Workshop Management]] that becomes available with a manager. It allows easier management, automation and/or fine control of the various activities needed to maintain a well-oiled fort. The manager screen lists all work orders in the fortress, shows their status and allows to modify them and place new general orders. It is accessed from the main screen through the {{menu icon|o}} orders menu, or the clipboard icon in the bottom left of the screen.
 For detailed usage, see [[Work orders]].

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 |                                             Social awareness
 |}
-The better match with the skills, traits and attributes in the table above, the better of a manager a dwarf will be. Try to avoid traits that halt experience gain for a relevant skill, otherwise time will be lost training a dwarf who will never get better at that skill.
+The better match-up with the skills, traits and attributes in the table above, the better manager a dwarf will be. Try to avoid traits that halt experience gain for a relevant skill, otherwise time will be lost training a dwarf who will never get better at that skill.
 ==Office==
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 For detailed usage, see [[Work orders]].
-Work orders can also be created that apply only to specific workshops. This is done using the clipboard button on the Work orders tab of the individual workshop's interface.  See [[Workshop]] for more information.
+Work orders can also be created that apply only to specific workshops, done using the clipboard button on the Work orders tab of the individual workshop's interface.  See [[Workshop]] for more information.
 ==Disadvantages==
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 ==Note==
-In older versions of Dwarf Fortress, options could be set to restrict the allowed tasks at any workshop using Workshop Profiles. This feature needed the manager but has been removed.
+In older versions of ''Dwarf Fortress'', options could be set to restrict the allowed tasks at any workshop using Workshop Profiles. This feature needed the manager, but has been removed.
 ==See also==

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 !                         style="width:1em" | Soul
 |-
 | rowspan="3"             style="width:5em" | Organizer
 | rowspan="3" colspan="2"                   |
 | rowspan="3"             style="width:1em" |
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 |-
 |                                             Social awareness
 |}
-The better match with the skills, traits and attributes in the table above, the better of a manager a dwarf will be. Try to avoid traits that halt experience gain for a relevant skill, otherwise time will be lost training a dwarf who will never get better at that skill.
+The better match with the skills, traits and attributes in the table above, the better of a manager a dwarf will be. Try to avoid traits that halt experience gain for a relevant skill, otherwise time will be lost training a dwarf who will never get better at that skill. As of right now, organizer skills don't improve management work.
 ==Office==