Create and Run a Work Order
A work order is the shop-floor job itself: what to make, how many, when, and which BOM to follow.
Work order types
Common types include Make to stock, Make to order, Rework, and Subcontracting for outsourced production steps.
The status flow
Draft → Planned (optional) → Released → In Progress → Completed → Closed
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On Hold
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Draft | Created and still editable |
| Planned | Scheduled, still editable |
| Released | Approved — materials can now be issued |
| In progress | Production has started |
| On hold | Paused, with a reason recorded |
| Completed | Production is finished |
| Closed | Final — no further changes |
| Cancelled | The job was stopped |
Create and run a work order
- Go to Manufacturing → Work Orders → Create.
- Select the finished item, an Active BOM, quantity, dates, priority, and warehouses. Components load automatically from the BOM.
- Save as Draft.
- Release the order — this checks that the BOM has components and is required before materials can be issued in the normal flow.
- Start to move it to In progress.
- Use On hold and Resume if production pauses.
- Complete once output is done — this also automatically clocks out any operation time logs still running for the order.
- Close to finalize the job.
Cancel, with a reason, is available from most states except Closed and Cancelled.
:::tip Shortcuts from Work Order Details The Report Production and Issue Materials buttons on a work order's details page jump straight to a pre-filled Production Entry or Material Issue for that order. :::