The production lifecycle

Manufacturing has two layers of state. The database stores open or done; the UI shows a derived production state so operators can see whether open work is not started, blocked, or in progress.

2 stored statuses4 visible stateshistory-preserving

Explore Each State

Select a state to see what it allows and where the order can move next.

Not started Open plan. No execution history. Work in progress Started, picked, or output recorded. Blocked Open but paused. Done Closed production history.

Visible state	Stored status	What makes it appear	What it means
Not started	open	No start, no picks, no completed batches.	Planned work is still fully editable.
Work in progress	open	startedAt, pick progress, or completed batch activity exists.	Execution has started and planning is locked.
Blocked	open	isBlocked is true.	Work is paused but still open.
Done	done	The order was completed.	Production history is terminal and read-only.

What Happens When You Complete

Completing a discrete order usually performs the whole execution write in one action: pick remaining materials, calculate actual material cost, absorb operation cost, create the finished output lot, record output-to-input consumption, close the order, clear its queue rank, and rerank open work.

Batch orders close batch rows. Partially complete records a chosen number of whole batches and leaves the order open. Done closes all remaining planned batch output.

Valid And Invalid Transitions

From	Allowed	Blocked
Not started	Start, block, complete, delete, edit plan.	-
Work in progress	Block, complete, record output.	Return to not started, edit planning fields.
Blocked	Unblock, complete if execution is otherwise valid.	Treat blocked as a separate stored status.
Done	View history.	Edit, delete, start, block, complete again.

Partially complete is a dialog action

The production status menu includes Partially complete for batch orders. It is not a stored manufacturing order status; it opens the completion dialog in batch output mode.

Why Can’t I Delete This Order?

Open orders can be soft-deleted while no production output has been recorded. Deleting releases reversible picked stock and open demand. Once output exists, the order is preserved as production history and delete is blocked.