🏗️ Production (Kanban)
In 30 seconds
- The board shows your orders in five columns, one per status.
- Drag a card to another column to change its status; it saves by itself.
- Orders completed more than 7 days ago and cancelled ones don't appear on the board.
- Read-only can look at it, but not drag.
The Kanban board is the control room for production. It shows every active order organised by its manufacturing status and lets you move them between phases with a simple drag.
The five columns
The board has five fixed columns, one per status:
| Column | Order status |
|---|---|
| Created | Confirmed order, pending production start. |
| In production | Pieces on the printer. |
| Ready to dispatch | Printing finished, awaiting shipment or courier. |
| Dispatched | On its way to the customer. |
| Completed | Delivered and closed. Orders that have been in this column for more than 7 days are hidden automatically to keep the view uncluttered. |
Cancelled orders don't appear on the board. Neither kind is lost: you still have them in Orders.
Three view modes
In the header, next to the "New order" button, you can switch between:
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| Full kanban | Columns side by side with horizontal scroll. The default view. |
| Compact kanban | Smaller cards to see more orders at once. |
| List with sections | Vertical sections grouped by status. |
BolloPrint remembers the mode you chose. On mobile the board is always shown as List with sections and the selector doesn't appear, because the columns don't fit on the screen.
Creating an order from the Kanban
Use the "New order" button in the header. The order will appear directly in the "Created" column.
Clicking a card (without dragging) opens the full order detail.
Moving an order
Drag the card from one column to another to change the order status. The change is saved automatically.
Users with the Read-only role see the board and can open orders, but can't drag cards.