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:
Manufacturing order (MO) level: High-level progress tracking.
Production operation level: Granular, step-by-step tracking.
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:
Assign tasks to Resources (workstations/employees).
Track task status in real time.
Use the Shop Floor App to update statuses and sync data automatically.
Monitor planned vs. actual time for accurate cost analysis.
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
Go to Make screen → Schedule tab.
Click an MO to open the card.
Scroll to the Operations table.
Click the status icon beside a specific operation to update it.
Option 2: From the Tasks Tab
Locate the operation by Resource or Operator.
Click the status icon to update the task.
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
Changing a single operation's status doesn’t affect inventory.
Only when the entire MO status is updated (to Done) are inventory changes triggered.
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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