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How to Search and Find Main and Sub Job in Reports?

5 min. readlast update: 12.15.2025

Knowing how to search for and identify Main Jobs and Sub Jobs in reports can save time, prevent errors, and make managing complex tasks much easier. By distinguishing between these two types of jobs, you can quickly see task relationships, track overall progress, and spot potential bottlenecks before they become problems.

Benefits of Distinguishing Main and Sub Job Relationships in Reports

Showing the relationship between Main and Sub Jobs in reports helps managers and teams quickly understand job context, workload, and follow-ups.

  • Clear Job Context - Easily see which tasks are linked and identify follow-ups or rework associated with a Main Job.
  • Track Progress Holistically - View overall completion of a Main Job, including all its Sub Jobs, in one glance.
  • Identify Dependencies and Bottlenecks - Spot delays or recurring issues in complex tasks by seeing Sub Jobs under their Main Job.
  • Simplify Workload Analysis - Allocate resources more effectively when related jobs are grouped, reducing duplicated effort.

How to Search and Find Main and Sub Jobs

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Desktop Version

You can find Main and Sub Jobs in Business Reports in two ways:

Method 1: Using Filters

  1. In the “Main Navigation”, under the “Business Reports”, select “Job Report”.
  2. Click Add Filter.
  3. Select Job.
  4. To find all Sub Jobs under a Main Job, scroll down and select Main Sequence No.

  5. Enter the Main Job sequence number.
  6. The results will display the Main Job and all Sub Jobs linked to it.
  7. If you want to check which Main Job a specific Sub Job belongs to, use Job Sequence No instead.
  8. Enter the Job sequence number.
  9. Open the Job
  10. Scroll down to the Related To section to view the Main Job that the current job is linked to (if the job is a Sub Job)

Method 2: Using Default Column Display View

  1. In the “Main Navigation”, under the “Business Reports”, select “Job Report”.
  2. Click Default Columns.
  3. Click Create to set up a new custom column display.
  4. Select the columns you need, making sure to include: 
    - Job No (the unique number of each job)
    - Job Main ID (shows which Main Job a Sub Job is linked to.)
  5. Arrange the columns as you like by dragging them. To remove a column, click the “X” icon.
  6. Click Save to save your custom display.
  7. The report will now show your results with the columns you selected.

Note: The Sub Job feature was introduced in May 2025.

  • Jobs created before May 2025 will show blank in the Job Main ID if they are Main Jobs.

  • Jobs created after May 2025 will show their own Job No as the Job Main ID.

 

Understanding the Results

Sub Job
If a job is a Sub Job, the Job Main ID will be different from the Job No — this shows which Main Job it is linked to.

Example:
Explanation:

Jobs J00122 and J00125 are Sub Jobs because their Job Main ID is different from their Job No.

  • J00122 is linked to Main Job J00121.

  • J00125 is linked to Main Job J00124.

Main Job
If a job is a Main Job (not a sub job), the Job Main ID will be blank or the same as the Job No.

Example:

Explanation:

Jobs J00082 and J00120 are Main Jobs because their Job Main ID is either blank or the same as their Job No.

App Version

In the mobile app, reports are not displayed in a table view like in Business Reports. 

However, you can still identify Sub Jobs and their corresponding Main Jobs, as well as view Main Jobs with their related Sub Jobs, using the available filters.

Find all Sub Jobs under a Main Job

  1. Go to the Home page in the mobile app.
  2. Under Report, tap Job
  3. On the Job Report page, tap the filter icon.
  4. Tap + Add more field.
  5. Scroll and enable Main Sequence No.
  6. Enter the Main Job’s sequence number and tap Search.
  7. The Main Job and all its related Sub Jobs will be displayed.

Find the Main Job for a specific Sub Job

  1. Go to the Home page in the mobile app.
  2. Under Report, tap Job
  3. On the Job Report page, tap the filter icon.
  4. Scroll down until you find Job Seq. No.
  5. Enter the Job ID you want to check, then tap Search.
  6. Tap on the Job Card from the search results.
  7. Scroll down to the Related To section.

  8. In this section, you can see:

    - The Main Job that the current job is linked to (if the job is a Sub Job), and/or

    - All Sub Jobs related to the Main Job (if the job is a Main Job).


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