Manufacturing orders

Manufacturing orders plan and execute production for one product. The stored status is open or done; the UI derives the production state from start, block, output, and completion history.

4 production statesrecipe snapshotlot-backed output

Production states

State	What it means	Edit plan	Produce	Delete
Not started	The order is open and no work has started.	yes	yes	yes
Work in progress	Production has started.	limited	yes	limited
Blocked	The order is open but cannot proceed.	limited	no	limited
Done	Output is recorded and the order is closed; it can return to Work in progress while its produced stock remains available.	no	no	no

Work with orders

Create a manufacturing orderPick a manufacturable product, snapshot ingredients, and set quantity or batch output.›Start & track productionMove work to in progress, block it when needed, and read progress from the list.›Complete & record outputRecord produced quantity, lot, disposition, location, and costed inventory output.›

Print production documents

Open a saved order’s header menu to print the full manufacturing order, an order without costs, an operator notes sheet, or a pick list. Once production has started, the menu also offers a partial-progress order. Print opens the complete server-rendered PDF in a new tab, while Download manufacturing order PDF saves the full order. From the orders list, select up to 50 orders to print or download the full orders together as one PDF. Pick lists include remaining ingredient quantities and planned source lots, including any unassigned shortage.