The Role of Document Status
Document Status is a dedicated workflow management tool designed to track the internal operational progress of specific business documents, independent of their financial or payment state. While payment statuses (like "Paid" or "Unpaid") focus strictly on financial transactions, Document Status allows you to define and monitor the actual operational stage of a task—such as "Processing," "Quality Check," or "Ready for Delivery".
Exclusively used for Purchase Orders and Detail Orders, this feature enables you to create custom-labeled and color-coded stages that reflect your unique company processes. By selecting these statuses from a dropdown during document creation or updating them directly via the order list, your team gains a clear, visual representation of exactly where an order stands in the administrative or production cycle.
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Document Status Quick Guide
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Operational Tracking in Purchase Orders
In addition to financial tracking, the Document Status serves as a vital tool for managing the physical and administrative lifecycle of a Purchase Order:
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Purchase Order Creation: Status Selection
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Operational Tracking in Detail Orders
The Document Status serves as a specialized tool for managing the workflow of Detail Orders, operating independently of financial payment tracking.
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How it is Used in Detail Orders
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Why Use Status for Detail Orders?
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Operational Stages: It allows you to track specific internal processes unique to detail-oriented tasks, such as "In Production" or "Quality Checked," ensuring the team knows exactly where the work stands.
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Administrative Clarity: While the Payment column tracks if a transaction is "Unpaid," the Status column tracks the physical or administrative progress of the order itself.
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Workflow Consistency: Using the same custom statuses across both Purchase and Detail orders ensures a unified language and visual tracking system throughout the organization.
Details Order Creation: Status Selection
When creating a new Detail Order, you can assign an operational stage immediately during the setup process:
- Integrated Creation Field: The Create Detail Orders form features a dedicated Status dropdown menu located on the right side of the interface.
- Searchable Custom Stages: This menu pulls all custom stages defined in your Document Status settings (e.g., "In Production," "Shipped," or "Quality Checked").
- Immediate Tracking: Assigning a status during creation ensures the order is correctly categorized in your workflow from the very beginning.
- Instant List Sync: Once the order is saved, the selected status and its unique color appear directly in the Detail Orders listing table for immediate visibility.






