Production Queue — Full Reference

The queue tracks every job from the moment art is approved through final packaging. Each column maps to a job status in Kontrol™.

Every job has a priority level. The queue sorts cards within each column by priority first, then by due date as a tie-breaker. The result: the most urgent job is always at the top of every column.

Tie-breaker: due date

When two jobs share the same priority level, the one with the earlier due date sorts higher. This means if you have five HOT RUSH jobs, the one due soonest is automatically at the top.

Jobs with no due date set always sink below jobs that have one, within the same priority group.

Kontraktr™ compares each job's due date against today at midnight local time and shows one of three states:

The production queue polls the server every 30 seconds and updates all columns silently in the background. You never need to manually refresh the page. Changes made by other team members — drag-drops, priority changes, new jobs — appear automatically on everyone's screen within half a minute.

What triggers an immediate update

When you drag a job to a new column, the board updates immediately on your screen and invalidates the server cache — so the next team member to refresh (or auto-poll) sees the change right away too.

The queue has two view modes: Stage View (the default kanban by status) and Press View (one lane per press). Press View shows estimated run times and a utilization bar for each machine.

How utilization is calculated

Kontraktr™ sums the estimatedMinutesfrom all jobs assigned to a press, then divides by that press's maxMinutesPerDay (configured in Settings → Presses):

If a press has no max configured, it defaults to 8 hours (480 min). Set realistic maximums per press in Settings → Presses to make the utilization bar accurate for your shop.

If a job includes a bag fee line item, Kontraktr™ triggers a bagging verification step before the card can move to Completed. A small checklist appears on the job card confirming:

• Correct quantity counted
• Garments folded per customer spec
• Size labels applied
• Bags sealed and labeled

The verification prevents accidentally shipping an unbottled job. Once all items are checked, the job can be moved to Completed Order.

The 5 queue stages are tied directly to Kontrol™'s built-in production job statuses. Here's how they connect to the broader job pipeline:

What you can customize right now