The work order board
Track and move production at a glance with a status-column board view.
The work order board is a visual, column-based view of your production. Each card is a work order, and each column is a status — so you can see what’s queued, running, and done at a glance.
Open the board
- Go to Production → Work Orders.
- Switch to the Board view.
- Work orders appear as cards grouped into status columns.
Read the board
| Column | What’s in it |
|---|---|
| Draft | Orders being prepared |
| Scheduled | Planned and reserved, ready to start |
| In progress | Components issued; production underway |
| Completed | Finished and received into stock |
Each card shows the product, build quantity, and any flags such as short components.
Move work along
Drag a card to the next column to advance its status. Moving a card to In progress prompts you to issue materials; moving it to Completed prompts for the output quantity.
Use the board for daily standups — it makes bottlenecks obvious when one column fills up while the next stays empty.
Filter the board by workstation to see only the jobs for a specific area of your shop floor.
Next steps
See how each column maps to a stage in the work order lifecycle.
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