Once artwork (and your shop rules) allow it, move the job onto the floor.
Start production from the order
Open the Approved order.
Use the status action to go to In production (often labeled Start production / status change).
Designs lock; the Production tab becomes the live floor workspace.
You need permission to change status (usually Approve-capable roles). If the button is disabled, check proofs or ask a manager.
Three ways the floor works the same job
Place in the menu | Best when… |
|---|---|
Order → Production / Controls | You’re focused on this job’s steps, packing, notes |
Production → In Production | You want a station board (columns = stations) for all live jobs |
Production → Queues | You pull work by decoration method and ship date / priority |
Orders → Scan | You scan a printed order label at a station |
Schedule | You booked time blocks for the job earlier |
Deep floor how-tos: Production, Schedule.
Moving station status
On the In Production board or on the order:
Find the job card / station strip.
Move it (drag or action) from waiting → in progress → completed (labels vary by station).
Need
updaterights on orders — floor roles usually have this; pure viewers don’t.
Default stations from setup often look like inventory check → prep → printing → QC → packing → shipping. Your shop can rename/enable stations under Settings → Shop floor stations.
Hold and complete
Hold — pause when waiting on the customer or ink.
Complete — when shop work is done (shipping may still finish separately).
Rollback to Approved — managers only, when design must reopen.
Scan workflow (short)
Print order labels when you use floor barcodes (Orders label print tools).
Open Orders → Scan.
Scan → jump to the job / station actions without hunting the list.
Work down the order tabs from left to right when you can — quote and proof before production and ship usually avoids rework.