Manage Work Centers in a Production Order by starting, stopping (pausing), and completing work centers as production runs.• Each work center can be started, paused, or completed independently. • Stops are created when a work center is paused and are closed when it’s resumed or completed (or can be recorded manually).
Important Notes
Each work center can be started, paused, or completed independently and at different times. These status changes directly influence the overall status of the Production Order.
Stops are created automatically when a work center is paused and are closed as soon as it is resumed (started) or completed. This process occurs during production. The user can also enter stops manually in the Production Order details, in the “Stops” tab.
Possible States of the Work Center
Status
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Description
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To Start
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Initial status, not yet started
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Started
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In progress
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Paused
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Temporarily interrupted
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Finished
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Activity finished
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Production Order Status Rules
Condition
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PO status
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At least one work center is Started
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Started
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All work centers are Paused
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Paused
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All work centers are Completed
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Completed
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None of the conditions above apply
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To Start
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Allowed State Transitions
To Start → Started
Started → Paused or Completed
Paused → Started or Completed
Completed → Started (reopening possible)
Start Work Centers
Access the Production Order
Open the Production Orders app from the homepage.
(You can also access it from area‑specific production apps.)
In the list, locate the Production Order you want to start.
Click the three‑dot menu next to it and select Start.
Configure Work Centers
On the Start Production Order* *screen:
Start Production
Click Start to begin production.
Click Cancel if you wish to discard the changes.
After Starting
Once at least one Work Center has been started:
The Production Order status changes to In Progress.
Two new options become available: Stop and Complete.
Stop Work Centers
Access the Stop Action
In the Production Orders app, locate the relevant Production Order.
Do one of the following:
From the Production Order list, click the three‑dot menu and select Stop.
Or, open the Production Order details, click the button Change Status, then select Stop.
Select Work Centers to Stop
You’ll be redirected to a list of all Work Centers associated with the Production Order.
Reason for Stop (optional): Select the reason for stopping the Work Centers.
Select Work Centers: Choose the ones you want to stop.
Confirm the Stop
Click Stop to confirm and stop the selected Work Centers.
If all Work Centers are stopped, the Production Order status automatically updates to On Pause.
Resume Paused Work Centers
Access the Resume Action
In the Production Orders app, locate the relevant Production Order.
Do one of the following:
From the Production Orders list, click the three‑dot menu and select Start.
Or, open the Production Orders details, click the button Change Status, then select Start.
Configure Work Centers
On the Start Production Order screen:
Select Work Centers: Choose the paused Work Centers you want to resume.
Assign Operators: Enter the number of operators working at each selected Work Center.
Resume Production
Click Start to resume activity.
The system automatically ends the stop, recording the end date and time.
Once at least one Work Center is resumed, the Production Order status updates to In Progress.
Complete Work Centers
Access the Complete Action
In the Production Orders app, locate the relevant Production Order.
Do one of the following:
From the Production Orders list, click the three‑dot menu and select Complete.
Or, open the Production Order details, click the button Change Status, then select Complete.
Select Work Centers to Complete
You’ll be redirected to a list of all Work Centers linked to the Production Order.
Select Work Centers: Choose the ones you want to mark as complete.
Confirm Completion
Click Stop to finalize the selected Work Centers.
If all Work Centers are completed, the Production Order status automatically updates to Completed.
Manually Recording Stops in a Production Order
Access the Stop Recording Page
You can open the manual stop recording page in two ways:
From the Production Order details:
In the Production Orders app, locate the relevant Production Order and click the three‑dot menu and select Details.
Go to the Downtime tab and click the button Register Stop.
From the Production Orders list:
In the Production Orders app, locate the relevant Production Order.
Click the three‑dot menu and Log Downtime.
Enter Stop Details
You’ll be redirected to the manual stop registration page for the selected Production Order.
General Reason and details:
Select the Reason, Start Date, Type, and either Duration (in minutes) or End Date for the stop.
Select the Work Centers affected by the stop.
Different reasons per Work Center:
By default, all selected Work Centers use the general Reason you define.
To set a specific reason for a single Work Center, open the three‑dot menu for that Work Center and choose Edit.
A modal opens where you can specify the Reason, Equipment, Type, and either Duration (in minutes) or End Date for the stop.
If you only customize one Work Center, all others will keep the general Reason.
Save the Stop
After filling in all required fields, click Save to record the stop.
You can review all recorded stops in the Stops tab within the PO details page.
