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# How Can I Handle Custom Orders With Approval Steps Before Production?
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/custom-orders-approval-steps-before-production/
- Published: 2026-10-13T21:19:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T21:19:34.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

You can **handle custom orders with approval steps before production** by sending every custom order through a technical review, a commercial check and customer approval of drawings and specifications, releasing it to production only when all approvals are recorded.

In **Jestor**, approval steps are part of the order flow, and validations block production until every step is complete.

## Why do custom orders need approvals?

Custom orders carry risk: unusual dimensions, special materials or tight deadlines. When they go straight to production, errors are expensive.

Customers may also claim that the product is not what they ordered.

Without recorded approvals, the factory cannot show what was agreed.

## What problems do approval steps solve?

- Technically unfeasible orders reaching production
- Prices that do not cover special requirements
- Disputes about specifications
- Rework after production starts
- No record of who approved what

## How does an approval workflow with value limits work for custom orders?

Orders above a certain value or with special discounts can require a manager's approval, while standard orders follow a simpler path. Each decision is recorded on the order.

This protects margins without slowing routine work.

## How do I set up custom order approvals in Jestor?

1. **Create the custom order** with specifications, drawings and price.
2. **Add a technical review step** for production or engineering.
3. **Add a commercial step** with approval by value.
4. **Send drawings to the customer** and record their approval.
5. **Release to production** only when all approvals are complete.

| Approval step     | Approver                  |
| ----------------- | ------------------------- |
| Technical review  | Production or engineering |
| Commercial check  | Sales manager, by value   |
| Customer approval | Customer                  |

## Why use Jestor for custom order approvals?

- **Approvals with limits**: the Approvals solution supports hierarchy and value thresholds.
- **Validations**: production blocked until approvals are recorded.
- **Documents attached**: drawings and specifications on the order.
- **Customer approval recorded**: fewer disputes later.

Approval history is also valuable for repeat customers. When a similar order arrives, the team can review earlier decisions, drawings and prices to answer faster and avoid repeating the same discussion.

Clear records also make training new salespeople easier.

This is how you handle custom orders with approval steps before production and avoid costly mistakes.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can approval levels depend on order value?

Yes. Approval flows route by value thresholds and hierarchy.

### Can customers approve drawings online?

Yes. A form or shared link can record the customer's approval; see [jestor.com](https://www.jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Can production be blocked until approval?

Yes. Button validations can require all approvals.

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