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# How to Track Production Orders Through a Pipeline
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/track-production-orders-pipeline/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:31:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:31:21.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **track production orders**, each order becomes a record that moves through the stages your operation actually uses. Status stops being something people ask about and becomes something they can see.

## Why production status is the most requested information

Everyone downstream of production needs it, and almost nobody has direct access.

- Sales unable to answer when a customer asks
- Production interrupted by status questions
- Delays discovered by the customer before the team
- No record of where an order spent its time

## What the order record should carry

- **The client**, connected rather than typed
- **The items and quantities** from a shared product catalogue
- **The current stage** on the production pipeline
- **Timing per stage**, recorded automatically
- **A chat**, so anything specific to that order stays with it

## How to set it up in Jestor

1. Build the products and clients tables in **Jestor**, connecting orders to both.
2. Create orders by selecting the client and adding items with quantities.
3. Define the production stages on a **Kanban** matching your real flow.
4. Enable log metrics on the stage field so time per phase is captured.
5. Give sales read access to the pipeline so they can answer without interrupting production.

## Why choose Jestor for production visibility?

**Jestor** records time per stage automatically, which turns the recurring question — where does production actually lose time — into data rather than opinion.

Permissions by role, field, and action mean sales can see status without being able to change it, which is usually the objection to giving them access at all.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can sales see status without editing?

Yes, through role-based permissions. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Is timing per stage recorded automatically?

Yes, once log metrics are enabled on the stage field.

### Can each order have its own discussion?

Yes, every record has its own chat.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

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