About manufacture production statuses
Running multiple batches and losing track of what's in progress? Production statuses give you a clear picture of where every manufacture stands — so nothing slips through the cracks.
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About production statuses
Manufactures have a Production Status that can be set to indicate the particular stage that the manufacture is up to in your production process.
There are three statuses available:
Not Started
This is the default status when a manufacture is manually created. The manufacture has been requested but has not yet been actioned. No material or product stock changes occur when a manufacture is in this status, and costing will appear as "-".
Work In Progress
This status indicates that the product is currently being produced. No material or product stock changes occur as part of this status.
Completed
This status indicates that the manufacture has completed. Auto-manufactures will be set to this status when created. When a manufacture is changed to Completed, stock changes are actioned using the Completed Date set on the form, and costings will calculate and appear for the manufacture at this point.
A manufacture cannot be moved back to a previous status once it is set to Completed — it will be presented in a locked state. If changes need to be made to a manufacture in Completed status, the manufacture will need to be deleted and recreated.
Not Started and Work In Progress statuses are available on Business and above subscription plans.
By default, the Completed Date will be set to today's date; however, it can be set to a different date if required.
Material list view by status
Your manufacture material list will display differently depending on the current production status of the manufacture.
While in Not Started and Work In Progress statuses, your material list shows a "picklist" style view. For each material, the quantities required and available are shown, giving you an indication of whether you have enough raw material stock to complete the manufacture.
When a manufacture moves to Completed, the material list view changes to show what materials have been used and their calculated cost.
Production statuses can be used in the Manufacture Picklist report to include materials allocated to planned manufactures. Learn more: Manufacture Picklist Report
Configuring the default production status for auto manufactures
The default production status for product auto manufactures can be configured — this allows auto manufactures to be set with a specific status when they are created.
This is handy for workflows where manufacturing orders are created based on received orders, indicating what needs to be manufactured.
This setting applies to product-level auto manufactures only. If a component is auto-manufactured as part of a product manufacture, it will always be set with a default status of Completed.
This feature is available for Business+ plans.
To configure the default production status for product auto manufactures:
- Go to your Account Settings page (how do I find my account settings page?).
- Ensure that the Auto-Manufacture When an Order is Created option is enabled.
- Under the Default Production Status dropdown, set the status you want all auto manufactures to use from this point forward. This setting will not backdate or change any historical data.
For more on production planning, see the Production Planning Template and Understanding the Basics of Batch Tracking.
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