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Production operation statuses

Gain clarity on managing production operation statuses in Katana for efficient task handling.

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Written by Dayvid Lorbiecke
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Manage step-by-step production statuses to track progress, monitor time, and improve shop floor efficiency.

In Katana, you can manage production at two levels:

This article focuses on managing statuses at the Production Operation level, which is ideal for detailed task tracking and shop-floor coordination.


Why use production operation statuses?

By defining Production Operations for your products, you unlock the ability to:

Tip: If you prefer tracking only at the MO level, learn about MO status management.


How to change production operation statuses

You can update the status in two main places:

Option 1: On the manufacturing order (MO) Card

  1. Go to Make screen → Schedule tab.

  2. Click an MO to open the card.

  3. Scroll to the Operations table.

  4. Click the status icon beside a specific operation to update it.

    Highlights the status column of the Operations table inside an MO

Option 2: From the Tasks Tab

  1. Go to Make screenTasks tab.

  2. Locate the operation by Resource or Operator.

  3. Click the status icon to update the task.

    Screenshot highlighting the status column in the tasks tab

Both locations sync automatically with the Shop Floor App.


What each status means

Each operation can have one of the following statuses:

Not started

  • Default status when an MO is created.

  • Indicates work has not yet begun.

In progress

  • Set when work begins on an operation.

  • Time tracking starts immediately.

  • If at least one operation is In Progress or Completed, the MO status auto-updates to In Progress.

Paused

  • Temporarily halts the operation.

  • Time tracking is paused.

Blocked

  • Use when work is stopped due to an issue (e.g. missing material).

  • Signals production hold.

Completed

  • The operation is finished.

  • Task moves to the Done table in the Tasks tab.

  • Once all operations are completed, the MO status automatically changes to Done and is moved to the Done table in the Schedule tab.


Inventory & status notes


Analyzing task completion

  • Use the Done table in the Tasks tab to review completed operations.

  • Export task data to analyze Resource performance and production efficiency.


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