Track the actual time spent on production tasks in Katana to monitor shop floor efficiency, evaluate planned vs. actual operations, and improve cost accuracy.
Why track actual time?
Tracking the actual time helps you:
Calculate accurate manufacturing costs based on real production time. Read more
Compare planned vs. actual time for better workflow decisions. Read more
See how much time each operator spends on tasks over any time period.
We recommend using the Shop Floor App for effortless, real-time time tracking. However, you can also track time manually on the main Katana site.
How time tracking works
Via Shop Floor App (Recommended)
Only tasks that are started through the Shop Floor App will have automatic time tracking.
Operator workflow
Start a task: Time tracking begins once the operator presses Start.
➤ A yellow bar appears next to the task to show it’s in progress.
Pause a task: Pauses the timer.
Resume: Continues tracking where it left off.
Quit a task: Saves partial time but resets the task status to Not started.
➤ Previously tracked time is stored but not counted as final.Finish a task: Stops the timer. The total tracked time is logged as Actual time on the manufacturing order (MO).
Example: If an operator works 1 minute on a task, pauses and quits, then restarts later for 1 more minute, the final Actual time = 2 minutes.
On the Katana website
Time tracking is manual on the main site (unless the task was started from the Shop Floor App).
When a task is marked as In progress or Done from the website, Planned time is automatically copied as Actual time.
You can edit the Actual time afterward directly from the MO.
Note: Actual and planned times cannot be edited in the Shop Floor App after a task is completed.
Where to view time info
Use the Make screen > Tasks tab to see Planned vs. Actual time for all Done tasks.
Export task data for additional analysis in Excel or Sheets.
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