About manufactures

Learn how material and product stock levels change when you create a manufacture.

A manufacture is a record of the creation of your products, variations, or components. This process involves making a product or batch of products for sale, which is a crucial aspect of your job if you're in manufacturing.

When you create a manufacture and mark as Completed, any materials you have included in the material list will decrease your on-hand material stock. Your available product stock will also increase simultaneously, based on the quantity you have indicated that you have made. 

You can create a manufacture before or after a customer orders, whichever fits your business workflow.

In this article:

• Making batches
• Production statuses
• Auto manufacturing
• Assigning manufactures
• Tracking labor costs
• Useful features
• Manufacture FAQ

Making batches

When you add a recipe to a product, the manufacture will automatically use the material list from the recipe. This can be handy if you make the same products repeatedly.

If you need to size a manufacture up or down (for example, a batch of 12 soaps instead of a batch of 6, or for a half batch 0.5 instead of 1), you can increase or decrease the manufacture quantity of your manufacture.

Production statuses

You can set statuses for your manufacturers to provide fine-grained control over your production process. Only Completed statuses deduct stock from your raw materials and increase your product stock. More information on production statuses

Auto manufacturing

If you're on an eligible plan, you can turn on Auto Manufacture to automatically create manufactures for your products, variations, or components when an order comes in. This saves you time and effort if you make products or variations that often use the same materials in every manufacture, or when utilizing components for product bundles or sets. 

By default, the auto manufacturing setting will be off.

To enable auto manufacturing:

1. Hover your mouse over the Settings icon, then select the Account Settings option from the menu that appears. (How to find your account settings page)

2. Scroll down to the orders section and check the 'Auto Manufacture from Orders' box.

   

3. Click on Save details.

   
   

When the remove auto manufactures on order cancellation setting is enabled, if an order is imported with a "canceled" status, Craftybase will not create an auto manufacture for that order. Additionally, if an existing order is updated to "canceled," Craftybase will automatically remove any associated auto manufactures. This ensures your inventory remains accurate and up-to-date by preventing unnecessary manufactures and maintaining accurate manufacturing records.

Assigning manufactures

Manufactures can be assigned to a user to enable you to see who is working on each product batch.

To assign a user to a manufacture, select the user from the Add or Edit Manufacture form dropdown.

Tracking labor costs

Useful Features

Adding Notes to a Manufacture

Notes can be added to a manufacture to record any additional information about the production process. This feature is especially useful for:

• Documenting specific details about a production batch (e.g., adjustments to recipes, substitutions, or unexpected issues).
• Adding internal comments for team members about the manufacture.
• Keeping a record of quality control checks or production steps taken.

To add a note to a manufacture:

1. Navigate to the Manufactures tab and open the manufacture you want to update.
2. Click the "Edit Details" option located in the top right corner.
3. Locate the Notes section, typically found near the bottom of the manufacture form.
4. Click into the notes field and type your comments.
5. Click Save to ensure your notes are stored with the manufacture.

Attachments Section

The Attachments section allows you to upload and store files related to a specific manufacture. This is useful for:

• Attaching certificates, quality assurance documents, or compliance records for the manufacture.
• Storing photos of the finished product or the production process for documentation.
• Uploading receipts or invoices for materials used in the manufacture.

To add an attachment:

1. Open the manufacture you want to update.
2. Scroll to the Attachments section.
3. Click Add Attachment or drag and drop your file into the upload area.
4. Once uploaded, the file will appear in the attachments list.

Manufacture FAQ

Can I manufacture multiple products in a single manufacture?

No, you can only manufacture one product at a time in a single manufacture

Is it possible to get a timestamp for Manufactures?

While we currently don't have an automatic timestamp feature, a good workaround would be to manually add the timestamp in the "manufacture notes" section.

Learn more

• Craftybase Tutorials: Introduction to Manufactures
• Add or remove a manufacture
• Enter manufacture information for a recipe

Are you encountering any issues with a Manufacture? Feel free to reach out to us via email at help@craftybase.com or click here.